Only I can receive such a gift, a keyboard from four years ago......
This Yuemi Pro has been around for some years. In 2019 and 20, it was a representative of the cost-effectiveness of mass-produced aluminum lumps. Unfortunately, it was not available at that time. Today in 2023, being able to receive such a gift can be regarded as making up for a regret. Haha, maybe I can receive such a strange gift.
87 keys, Cherry red/TTC silent red, CNC aluminum Tuotuo, when it first came out four years ago, it was once the best mass-produced aluminum Tuotuo at that time. Whether it is the integrated structure of the positioning bar and the upper cover, or the excellent anodizing process, there has been a wave of transformation of Yuemi Pro.
However, as a mass-produced keyboard, the performance of Yuemi Pro is not satisfactory, and the price has jumped from 599 until today, three years later, I bought this TTC mute red version for 179.
The packaging and accessories are very simple, the surface is the picture and introduction, and the sticker on the back is impressively written, the production date: 2018.
After opening, the dust cover, the keyboard body, a white braided data cable, a key puller, and a cmd key are supplemented. The cable is still good, but this supplement is a bit sloppy, and it’s all given to cmd. What about opt?
I think the appearance of the keyboard body is still very high, and the corner transitions are very rounded, which is more difficult to deal with than the current square aluminum lumps.
The front is a conventional TKL arrangement, and the back is a Type-c opening, which fits perfectly, the socket does not shake, and the size is moderate, and there is no problem with general cables.
On the back is a non-slip pad and a one-piece foot support, with four screws hidden underneath. The entire keyboard is very flat, and there is basically no curvature without opening the feet. You may not be used to it. Fortunately, it has feet.
The keycaps are a set of very ordinary OEM height ABS lettering, which is unremarkable, and the standard is relatively rubbish. Anyway, it needs to be replaced.
I don't know if it's the shaft body or the keycap is a bit tight, it's a bit difficult to pull it out, but there are no other problems.
Anodizing can’t be made white, so the keyboard shell is silvery. I don’t think the color matches well. Even the original keycaps seem a bit inconsistent to me.
The keyboard is wired single-mode, no hot-swappable, monochromatic white light. This should be the first time that Yuemi has made a keyboard. In terms of software, it can’t be said that it has everything, but it can only be said that there is nothing.
Monochromatic white light is pure white light, always on, without any lighting effect, and the five levels of brightness can be switched by FN + arrow keys.
Although I don't use this thing, you can't live without it. Then, although he has a FN key that takes up a precious space of 1.25U, its function is limited to switching the brightness, there is no multimedia function such as volume, and there is no driver. As today's keyboard, it is undoubtedly unqualified. Maybe I am a bit harsh on it four years ago.
We all know that the now defunct TTC base axles are rubbish, and this Silent Red is no exception. Although there is no spring sound, there is a word - astringent. Let's put it this way, if a normal shaft is stepped on a stone road, then this shaft is like stepping on snow. In order to mute the sound, the bottom is also very meaty. If I can, I will choose Cherry red.
Then the big key is also at a very rubbish level, it should be the pot of the satellite shaft. These problems seem a bit intolerable today, but for it four years ago, it was normal.
After talking for a long time, it felt like nonsense. Indeed, looking at it from today's perspective, there are indeed problems everywhere. But after using it as the main force for a few weeks, I feel that these problems are not so unacceptable. 179 yuan such a handful of aluminum lumps, what else can you ask for? Just buy a case! After two days, it will be fully remodeled.
