Peripherals Show Chapter 105: To the Red ESC in the Dark Night, Rapoo V700-8A Lonely Brave Unboxing Experience

In 2009, Riot Games launched the MOBA competitive game "League of Legends", which has been popular all over the world for more than ten years. In 2011, the national server was launched. Ten years later, Riot Games sent League of Legends players and fans a six-year love letter "League of Legends: Battle of Two Cities", which has been rated as high as 9 points by IMDb and Douban so far. The Chinese theme song "The Lonely Brave" sung by Eason Chan touched everyone's tears and broke the defenses of many lonely fighters. The song topped major music charts as soon as it was released. "The Lonely Brave" became popular all over the Internet in an instant, and became a song that three-year-old children can sing. Not long ago, a chorus of thousands of children in the Changsha Concert Hall was full of positive energy, and netizens praised it one after another.

Rapoo, an old brand of peripherals that has been deeply involved in the field of keyboard and mouse for more than ten years, started from wireless keyboard and mouse, and is now the first camp enterprise in peripherals. Once, I once thought that Rapoo had fallen behind. Mass-produced mechanical keyboards with multi-color keycaps are already all over the street. Rapoo still has a solid appearance and unchanged arrangement. It is either black or white, and the color tone is single, which is easy to make people feel tired. Of course, for large enterprises, popularization and national character face are the safest solutions. Indeed, there are many cases of peripheral brands that fail to take the personalized route. Under the influence of factors such as e-sports games, competitions, live broadcasts, and self-media, domestic mechanical keyboards have begun to involve in various ways. Rapoo, which has always been on a stable line, has also opened Pandora's box and launched the V700-8A multi-mode 75% configuration mechanical keyboard. The keyboard comes in three styles: Mech Purple, No Man’s Land, and Lonely Brave. The official price is 299 yuan. Let me briefly share with you one of them: Lonely Brave.

The packaging of the V700-8A Lonely Warrior adopts the traditional black background and blue border theme of Rapoo. The front of the packaging is the appearance of the product, and the product model and shaft version are marked.

Product family portrait, V700-8A lonely brave man, product manual, Type-C data cable, 2.4G receiver, key puller.

V700-8A Lonely Warrior adopts 75% configuration, 84 keys, ESC uses red keycaps, letters, numbers and some F areas use black keycaps, and others use blue-gray keycaps.

The color difference between the two keycaps is not very large, it is not a common color contrast, and the overall color is stable. The layout of the keyboard is quite tight, and there is no obvious dividing line between the F area and the functional area on the right, which makes this 84-key keyboard almost 60% of the size of the keyboard.

The keyboard adopts a narrow frame design, made of aluminum alloy, CNC trimming, sandblasting and oxidation process, and the four corners of the frame are chamfered.

V700-8A supports wired, Bluetooth 3.0, Bluetooth 5.0, 2.4G multi-mode connection, FN+ number 1, 2, 3 switches Bluetooth mode, FN+ number 4 switches 2.4G wireless mode, FN+ number 5 switches wired mode.

The keyboard uses 84 keys, removes the number area, retains most of the 87 keys, and puts the most commonly used DEL key in the upper right corner where it is best recognized.

The keyboard adopts a floating button design, OEM height keycaps, and a Rapoo LOGO light on the left side of the front frame. The red light is on when charging, and the white light is on when in use.

The keyboard is designed with key lines separated, and the Type-C interface is arranged on the left side of the rear frame, mainly for the convenience of using with a laptop. If it can be designed directly on the left side frame, and then use the L-shaped interface, it will be more suitable for notebook computers. Of course, when connecting to a laptop, it is generally connected in wireless mode, after all, it can save a USB interface.

The bottom of the keyboard is made of black PC material, the surface is frosted, and there is a non-slip foot pad at each corner. The keyboard has a built-in 4000 mAh lithium battery. When fully charged, the wireless continuous use is about 25-225 hours.

The keyboard stand adopts a one-piece design, which can realize two heights of laying flat and standing up. The end of the stand has been treated with anti-slip treatment, and the power switch is next to the stand.

The V700-8A series has four Rapoo autonomous axis versions: black, red, tea, and green, and the price is the same. My model is the Rapoo Red Switch, with a transparent upper cover, a linear switch body, a trigger stroke of 2.0±0.6mm, and a trigger pressure of 45±15cN. The parameters are similar to those of the Cherry Red Switch.

The large keys of the keyboard are designed with satellite shafts, and it is very convenient to remove and assemble the keycaps during daily cleaning. The satellite axis is not well adjusted, the feel is not fleshy, and the rebound is relatively strong.

The keyboard keycap is made of ABS material, two-color injection molding process, and the font is closed. The thickness of the key wall is medium, and the burrs are not obvious except for the spout on the edge. For ABS and PBT, the two materials have their own advantages and disadvantages. The ABS keycap has a soft feel and good light transmission effect, but it is easy to oil after a long time. The PBT keycap is not easy to oil, but it feels hard and the light transmission effect is average.

We all know that Rapoo's previous driver is equipped with a driver for each device. For those who often change devices, it is a bit troublesome to uninstall and install. This time, the V700-8A uses the same driver as the VT960S and V28S, and Rapoo is developing towards an integrated driver. The driver interface is quite simple and atmospheric, divided into configuration settings, parameter settings, backlight settings, macro editing, support, and personal center. In the personal center, after logging in to the account, you can upload or download settings and perform cloud synchronization.

Key setting, you can change the key on the keyboard, or re-customize the system, multimedia and other functions.

Lighting settings, you can set the brightness of the light, 0-3 levels are optional, the light speed is also 3 levels, the right side is the light mode, there are constant light, breathing, curve, starry, single light, ripple and other modes, the Rapoo LOGO light also It can be set to three states: constant light, breathing and off.

The backlight of the keyboard adopts monochromatic white light, with ABS light-transmitting keycaps, the brightness and uniformity are not bad. Some people say that the end of playing lights is white light, and now it seems that this is indeed the case. Not long ago, the blingbling crystal keyboard, which was very popular, used monochrome white light.

The floating button design makes the atmosphere effect of the backlight stronger. After the light is turned on, the font on the keycap is clearer. The keyboard has 7 built-in lighting effects. In addition to the driver software, it can also be switched by FN + right Ctrl key. FN + arrow keys can adjust the brightness of the light and the speed of movement.

The white light on the metal frame is quite textured. The V-shaped LOGO light in the lower left corner is cooler than the conventional engraving. In addition, the LOGO light can be set or turned off.

Support wired, bluetooth 3.0/5.0, 2.4G multi-mode connection, can connect 5 devices at the same time, switch between using FN+1~5 number keys. The keyboards of most laptops feel very ordinary. It is estimated that many people, like me, will set up their laptops and match them with a small mechanical keyboard, which will make coding or playing games much easier. In addition, if the computer is not around, it can also be used with a tablet computer to form a set of temporary productivity tools, and it is still no problem to code.

The size of the keyboard is 310.1mm×120.2mm, which is much smaller than the conventional 87-key keyboard. This hand rest was originally equipped for the 61-key keyboard. This time it is used with the V700-8A without any sense of disobedience. The difference between the two sides is only a few millimeters . The front frame of the V700-8A is still a bit high. It is recommended to use a hand rest. After a little adaptation, you will find that your wrist will thank you.

In the wired mode, the V700-8A adopts a full-key no-click design, and in the wireless mode, it adopts any six-key no-click design. In wireless mode, generally speaking, there is no problem for one-handed games. Considering the delay, you can choose 2.4G for competitive games, and Bluetooth for casual games.

I used the 2.4G wireless mode, played CSGO for a few days, and did not encounter any key conflicts. Rapoo's independent red switch, linear switch body, soft to the touch, not loud. The large keys are well tuned, not so fleshy, and the rebound is more powerful. During the game, operations such as moving positions, switching weapons, and jumping boxes are quite smooth. For players who are used to C-red, basically it doesn't take time to adapt, and they can use it after getting started.

Go, go, with the humblest dream,

Fight, fight, with the loneliest dream,

To the whimpers and howls in the night,

Who said that those who stand in the light are considered heroes!

Finally, today’s sharing ends with a lyric of "The Lonely Brave". The V700-8A is the first key for Rapoo to open Pandora’s Box. In the vast sea of ​​V500 series keys, it is eye-catching. 75% small configuration, compact layout, aluminum alloy frame, floating buttons, multi-mode connection, 299 yuan. There is no turning back when the bow is opened. I believe that Rapoo will launch more sincere works in the future.

For example, at the end of August, Rapoo launched the V700-8A exclusive KC-8A themed keycaps, meow cute holiday and sailing diary, priced at 149 yuan, using PBT sublimation technology, the former can be matched with mech purple, and the latter can be matched with lonely Brave or No Man's Land. In addition, Rapoo and the eStar e-sports club King Glory team launched a joint peripheral set: the endless star sea, blue and white colors, equipped with multiple personalized keycaps with eStar elements. At the end of the article, briefly summarize the characteristics of V700-8A Lonely Warrior, and put forward some personal suggestions for your reference.

【Features】

-75% small arrangement, compact layout, narrow frame design, aluminum alloy material

-ABS black double-color keycaps, light-transmitting closed fonts, white backlight

- Black, red, tea, blue four kinds of Rapoo main axis body versions are optional

-Bluetooth 5.0/3.0, 2.4G, wired multi-mode connection, switch between 5 devices

-Built-in 4000mAh lithium battery, about 25-225 hours

【suggestion】

-The gray keycaps of the keyboard are a bit blue, and I personally think that it might look better with a cement gray tone

- When the ABS light-transmitting keycap is not turned on, the font is dark, and a set of PBT opaque keycaps is recommended