Play customized keyboard without threshold? The kit of the little nerd is full of cost performance
Customized mechanical keyboards are the only way for many people to play keyboards. Various DIY configurations are also personalized labels, and many interesting tricks can be played. More convenient function settings are the ultimate upgrade of experience. However, the kit gives me the feeling that the threshold is relatively high and the price is relatively expensive. The more functions, the more expensive, and various DIY functions also require some basic knowledge. However, in the recent Crazy Kit Festival on March 3rd, a small nerd launched a wave of low-latency multi-chip 3-mode wireless kits. The Nordic low-latency anti-jamming chipset is used for unlimited use. The price is only more than 200, and various models and sizes Optional, I also made a set of 75 configurations, a preliminary exploration of customized kits.
The package of the kit seems to be thinner than the traditional keyboard package. There is a line drawing of the keyboard on the white package, next to the picture is the logo of the nerd, the model GK75 is on the bottom, and the two keycaps of the nerd are on the side. Both the shaft and the shaft have their own packaging. The blue and yellow color scheme is still very good-looking. There are also the logo of the nerd and comic characters on it, which is very cute.
I chose the chocolate V2 lemon for the shaft body, which includes a positioning plate, gold split space module, and the keycap is PBT industrial titanium gray with OEM height, and there are two knob buttons, which I am looking forward to.
The kit is opened, and the accessories are quite complete. The kit, dust cover, a warning note, instruction manual, adapter, USB Type-C cable, shaft body and keycap are all in separate tubes, which are very convenient to store. It also looks good.
The shell of the kit is a black translucent hard shell with sharp edges and corners, and the internal strengthening structure can be vaguely seen. What is more eye-catching is actually the shiny golden positioning plate. You can see that there are three screws in the space. This structure can be replaced. The traditional space bar is basically a shaft plus a satellite shaft to form a balance, but The GK75 kit is different. There are also holes on both sides of the shaft seat for the left Shift, Enter, and Backspace buttons, which are reserved satellite shaft seats.
There are also many functional designs on the back of the keyboard, 5 non-slip foot pads, 2-stage foot support, USB Type-C cable routing in three directions, 2.4G wireless receiver storage compartment, and two dials at the middle nameplate The switch can switch Bluetooth, USB, 2.4G, and switch the key layout of Windows and Mac, basically giving everything that can be given.
A split space positioning board module is added to the positioning board of the GK75 kit, which can split a space bar into 3 small spaces of different sizes. This is also the innovative appearance design of the small bug.
There is a white translucent cushion between the positioning board and the PCB. This is the Lite Gasket one-piece cushion, which is composed of a silicone core and a shaft pad. Noise-absorbing cushions can effectively reduce the sound of keyboard hitting. Under the PCB, there is a bottom layer of sound-absorbing cotton, which can be vaguely seen from the round hole in the middle of the shaft seat in the upper right picture, which is the sound-absorbing cotton.
The following two pictures are another patented design of Xiaobu. The shaft-knob hot-swappable interchangeable module can compare the difference between the upper right and the lower left. Four circular contacts are added on both sides. The shaft seat can be Knob shafts can also be used with ordinary shafts. In order to increase functionality, besides one on the ESC part of the GK75 PCB, there are 5 such modules on the right side. As long as you want, you can install 6 knobs to expand 12 functions, because the knob buttons support pressing and clockwise rotation.
The shaft body is a chocolate V2 lemon shaft, the shell is orange-pink, the transparent feeling is still very good-looking, the shaft is lemon color, and the combination of the two is more harmonious. The knob button is special, the shaft body is white and transparent, there is a metal contact foot at the bottom, the shaft is a pillar, and there is an orange silicone pad between the shaft body and the knob, which has a certain sound insulation and shock absorption effect.
The installation of the shaft body is relatively simple. I, a person who has never played with kits, can easily get started. First install the satellite shaft, and then align the lemon shafts with the positions of the pins and press them in one by one. Because it supports hot swapping, the installation process In fact, there is no problem with turning on the power. After installing everything, connect it to the computer and try all the buttons to ensure that it can be triggered normally.
The keycap is industrial titanium gray color, the input area is mainly beige, the function area is gray, and the arrow keys are orange, which adds a touch of fun. Of course, there are also gray replacement keys, like Enter, which also has a green replacement, and ESC has a special shape. The keycap replacement is quite interesting.
▲Compared with the standard complete body
Because there are two knobs, so it can’t be wasted. Install the other knob. It is also explained in the manual. The first knob defaults to volume addition, subtraction and mute, and the second knob is ZOOM± and ESC. Of course, these All of them can be designed by DIY through the driver of the small bug, and it also supports writing to the onboard storage, so you can play whatever you want.
To split the space module, you need to replace the positioning board module, just turn a screw, which is very convenient, and then install the satellite shaft and shaft body, and add the corresponding three keycaps of different lengths to become three spaces. After my use, the space on the left is the most frequently used, the middle is average, and the right is basically not used, so the button on the right still has space for DIY buttons.
The lighting effects are also very rich in the default state. There are a total of 5 lighting effects. You can also drive and change different lighting effects by yourself. You can switch the lighting effects through the combination key FN+-, and each lighting effect can also switch the interactive mode. It is realized by FN+= key.
▲ Lighting effect selection interface
In the driver, you can see the default 5 lighting effects, including Macice Blue, RGB gradient, spectral cycle, windmill, rainbow wave, all of which are relatively common. Of course, they can also be modified. Click the three points next to them to change, very convenient.
The custom function button is the more fun function of the little nerd, and you can change to other content by clicking the button. For example, if I want to change the function of the knob, I can see that there are 4 options on the 6 knob modules. The upper left is the default function for non-knob shafts, while the lower and upper right are the knob functions. For example, press to mute, counterclockwise to decrease the volume , clockwise is the increase volume. All these buttons can be modified, which is also the ultimate spirit of the little nerd.
The customized kit of around 200 yuan is indeed very cost-effective. You can own a three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard, which can realize the customization of various buttons, comes with RGB lighting effects, and can also DIY lighting effects. There are 6 pieces Knob module design, adding more function selection and use. The hot-swappable switch body can be changed to the switch body you like for different key positions, and you can also buy your favorite keycaps for the keycaps. The split space can increase the efficiency of the space and add more key functions. Lite Gasket's sound-absorbing pads also play a role in sound-absorbing. This price plus this configuration makes me drool. It is really a professional-level experience at a civilian-level price. It really lowers the threshold of customization, allowing more people to touch the door of customization and enter the pit. best choice.
