Mysterious Museum Diary Part 27: Hot-swappable full-key shaft, colorful lighting effect, 87-key compact layout-the new volume king of mechanical keyboards worth 100 yuan, Heijue AK873 wired DIY mechanical keyboard

Heijue AK873 wired DIY mechanical keyboard is a compact layout mechanical keyboard with 87% configuration and 87 keys recently launched by AJAZZ, a well-known domestic peripheral manufacturer. The functions cover the separation of keys and wires, colorful backlight system and hot-swappable full key shaft body, plus the original two-color injection molded PBT keycaps, whether it is mobile office text editing input or home games, the adaptation scene is rich, and the percussion feel is good. Remarkable, good application experience. If you have higher requirements for the knocking feel of the standard shaft body, you can also replace and adjust the shaft body and keycaps yourself if you want to enjoy the virtual game world.

Below I hope to talk about the detailed design, percussion feel, battery life and overall quality of this product through this summary of my own experience, so as to help everyone who has the same needs as the author understand this product as much as possible.

It is customary to simply open the box to show the workmanship and details of the crowd-tested products.

▲Heijue AK873 is packaged in a single-layer color box. The front side is printed with the sketched appearance and model of the keyboard, and the cooperation guide with Qingyu e-sports is arranged in the upper right corner.

▲The back is printed with various information about this keyboard, such as the packing list, support system, keyboard material and shaft body.

▲All accessories are here, from top to bottom and left to right are the Type A to C data cable (about 1.6 meters in length), four replacement shafts, key puller / shaft puller, manual and keyboard body.

▲The keyboard body, the Heijue AK873 wired DIY mechanical keyboard in the author's hand is white and gray, and the standard configuration is red switches.

▲The overall workmanship of Heijue AK873 is excellent by visual inspection. The three-dimensional dimensions (length, width, and height) are 363*137*37mm, and the total weight is about 758G. The weight and volume are moderate. Although it is an 87-key design, the size is relatively acceptable. It is relatively easy to put it into a backpack or satchel, and carry it to the office scene or home scene.

▲The standard white and gray color keycaps of the keyboard are all treated with an old-fashioned effect, and the touch is round and refreshing.

▲This slightly tough color scheme makes its appearance simple and retro, bringing a technological and stylized visual perception.

▲Heijue's brand logo is set on the front right side of the keyboard frame.

▲The multi-function key next to the right ctrl key can realize the quick function of pasting when typing in WeChat/QQ, and realize the function of right-clicking when editing a document in word, which is very practical.

▲The two lock indicators are located under the page down button.

▲The back of the keyboard is equipped with a one-piece tripod and non-slip foot pads, which can flexibly adjust the angle to adapt to various input scenarios.

▲Heijue AK873 adopts a 5-stage and 6-column layout as a whole. The front is high and the rear is low with a certain inclination angle.

This concludes the unpacking and keyboard appearance details.

▲The keyboard in the author's hand, except for the five large keys, the rest of the key switches are red switches independently developed by Heijue. The trigger pressure is 45±10gf, the total stroke is 4.0mm, and the single-axis key life is about 50 million times .

According to the official description: The self-lubricating shaft core of the shaft is stable in use, the pressure is moderate, the sound is small, the sense of straight up and down is low, and the trigger speed is fast, suitable for office games.

▲Heijue’s own red switch and Shanlan switch, which were pulled out from the keyboard, are designed with a two-legged cross international standard. The English name AJAZZ of Heijue is injection molded on the switch body, indicating that this is a self-developed product of Heijue.

▲The five keys of space, left and right shift, enter and backspace use the satellite axis design, and the main axis is the Shanlan axis, which has been specially tuned by Heijue to balance the tapping feel and input accuracy.

Compared with the red switch, the Shanlan switch has a more obvious sense of paragraph, and it is slightly weaker than the green switch. For players who want to experience the charm of mechanical keyboards, this is a switch that balances linear rebound and silence.

▲The standard configuration is the PBT sublimation keycap, which adopts two-color injection molding process. The characters are printed in bright colors, round and clear, and the light transmission is even; Condition.

▲Heijue AK873 supports the hot-swappable function of the full key shaft body. If you want to pursue the ultimate input experience, you can purchase other standard two-legged cross shaft bodies for replacement, which meets the individual needs of users who love tossing; the keycaps are also the same Compatible with conventional cross models for replacement, and a large degree of DIY space is reserved for the needs of the beauty party. As far as the author’s use of the body feels during this period of time, the original keycaps of the Heijue AK873 are made of good materials and feel comfortable, and they can be replaced later by themselves. Keycaps may not be able to find a better quality than the original.

▲The author is engaged in the electric power design industry. The commonly used office software are GstarCAD, PS, PR, Word and Excel. The full-key no-click function of Heijue AK873 is more than adequate for the operation of document editing and drawing software.

▲As a user who needs to face the computer most of the time during work and personal time, finally talk about the actual use experience of Heijue AK873 in various scenarios.

In this test, the time spent by the author in each scene is:

1. The editing and finalizing of this article takes about 2 hours a day for 7 days.

2. Office drawing/document editing/instant messaging software communication chat (mo) day (yu) usage time is about 6 hours a day for 10 days.

3. The game usage time (Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection PC version and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade PC version) is about 1.5 hours per day for 7 days.

The total time is about 85 hours.

Because I am used to using a keyboard with a standard size layout and 87-key layout, I personally don’t need to spend extra time adjusting the tapping posture and touch typing operation mode when I get started with the Heijue AK873.

When using a mechanical keyboard, what everyone wants to know most is the feel of tapping. Heijue's own red switch gives me the feeling of soft rebound, sensitive key travel, and light pressing. This kind of silky and soft input feel similar to superficial touch can be said to be one of the basic capabilities that an excellent mechanical keyboard product must have; as for the feedback of paragraph feeling, as far as the author uses the somatosensory, it is only slightly less obvious, but It can still be noticed after careful observation; and thanks to the addition of double-layer noise-absorbing cotton, it fills the gap inside the keyboard to reduce the cavity feeling, making the hand feel solid and bringing more quiet daily performance.

The pressing feel adjustment of the five big keys of space, carriage return, space, left and right shift is consistent with that of other keys.

Apply force on one side or the middle of the keycap, and the feedback of the press rebound is smooth. After nearly 85 hours of use, the keyboard has not been found to be stuck.

Regarding the lighting effect system of mechanical keyboards, the author has always held the attitude that I can use it but I can't.

And in recent years, ordinary consumers are not satisfied with the use of basic functions in the choice of products, and even the importance of appearance is far more important than pragmatism; and the lighting system is an important weapon to effectively increase visual effects and appearance.

Heijue thoughtfully added three backlight systems to the AK973 this time. The author chose the colorful version, which comes with 22 different lighting effects by default. Use FN+INS/DEL/HOME/END/PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN six A combination of keys to switch, allowing users to choose to use with different scenes or states.

Lighting effect show time.

The author likes this kind of lighting effect the most. It is low-key and gorgeous, with elegant charm and awe-inspiring visual perception.

As a customized mechanical keyboard, the hardware configuration and design workmanship of Heijue AK873 Wired DIY Mechanical Keyboard White Gray Edition/Red Switch are quite excellent. For users who like to toss the switch body and keycap, the full key supports the standard cross shaft body Hot-swapping and conventional cross keycap replacement also reserve a huge DIY space for users. There are also a variety of combinations and matching schemes for the original version of the shaft and keycap color matching, which is enough to meet the picky needs of most players.

The meticulous running-in between various design details of the 87-key layout and the tapping input experience has achieved gentle, light and smooth input feedback.

1. The keyboard is excellent in workmanship, retro in appearance and tough in color.

2. The full key has no impact, the red axis feels silky and soft, the feedback is gentle and neat, and the press is light.

3. The full-key shaft body supports hot-swappable replacement, allowing more DIY space.

4. The single-mode connection is stable. In the actual use process (document editing, drawing input and game testing, etc.), the author did not find obvious input delay.

5. Cool and changeable dynamic light effects.

As a leapfrog product, the Heijue AK873 wired DIY mechanical keyboard is extremely cost-effective and has an excellent user experience. Interested friends can start with one and experience it for themselves.

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