The appearance value is upgraded again, full of colorful colors, Luo Fei Xiaoqiao Galaxy theme mechanical keyboard evaluation

The mechanical keyboard has a better feel, and it also has more advantages in terms of playability and function, which improves the input efficiency during games or work. Although the biggest function of the keyboard is typing input, it pays more attention to the keyboard axis and layout design, but Appearance has become one of the main considerations for consumers. After all, the keyboard needs to please your eyes when placed on the desktop, and it will be more pleasing to the eye when matched with the desktop environment. With five to six colors, it still lacks a sense of color layering. Speaking of mechanical keyboards of the LOFREE Luofei brand, they all have a sense of fashion and personalized design style. Recently, Luofei launched the Xiaoqiao Galaxy-themed mechanical keyboard, which continues the shape and key layout design of the Xiaoqiao series, but in The appearance and color are one step closer, completely bid farewell to the boring appearance design, and adopt the gradient color design as a whole, forming a unique gradient flow visual effect, and then share the actual experience of using this mechanical keyboard.

First of all, let’s unpack the box. This mechanical keyboard is a co-branded model of an artist. It was jointly launched with the cutting-edge artist Tian Danlu. The front of the box is printed with the design pattern of the LOFREE Luofei Xiaoqiao Galaxy-themed mechanical keyboard, and the background is a Galaxy-themed illustration to enhance its art. Infectious, the back of the box is the product feature description and manufacturer information.

The box contains the LOFREE Luofei Xiaoqiao Xinghe theme mechanical keyboard body, metal iron frame, data power supply line, 2.4GHz wireless receiver, three AAA alkaline batteries and instructions, and the USB-C end of the data power supply line is L Type interface design, and comes with electromagnetic shielding ring, the outer layer of the wire is made of plastic material and the length is about 1.5 meters.

A metal iron frame is attached randomly, which can be installed on the upper end of the mechanical keyboard, and some small ornaments can be placed on the display platform, such as Luofei’s own Xiaoqiao doll series ornaments, which can beautify the desktop environment. However, due to the limited width of the metal iron frame, only some small models and figures can be placed.

This LOFREE Luofei Xiaoqiao Xinghe-themed mechanical keyboard adopts a compact layout with 100 keys, which compresses the space between different key areas and does not reduce the efficiency of daily office use. The length of the fuselage is much shorter than that of the standard 104-key layout keyboard, which takes up less space on the desktop.

The mechanical keyboard adopts a gradient color design style, and there are no more complicated design elements such as illustrations. The color on each keycap is different, rich in color and full of bright colors, forming a delicate and balanced hierarchical structure, and the transition between colors It is relatively smooth and soft, does not give people the feeling of visual contrast, and gives people a new look in the overall visual effect.

At present, there are many mechanical keyboards with colorful designs on the market, but generally different regions use different color designs, and there are only a handful of overall gradient color designs, such as the global gradient of the LOFREE Luofei Xiaoqiao Galaxy theme mechanical keyboard. The color design is indeed different, and the rich color changes bring a unique and layered visual effect.

The mechanical keyboards of Luofei Xiaoqiao series adopt a unique arc shape design, which conforms to the ergonomic design. When viewed from the side, the keyboard body is tilted up in a 9° upward arc, which makes the distance between different rows of keys Being closer, it's easier to reach the upper buttons, and the reduced wrist travel distance also helps reduce wrist stress.

The key area and key positions of the mechanical keyboard are quite neat. Compared with the 104-key layout, only four seldom-used keys such as the Insert key are simplified, and the position of some function keys has also been changed. The numeric keypad area is completely reserved. For users who frequently input parameters or numbers, the input efficiency of the numeric keypad is irreplaceable.

In addition to a complete key layout, the mechanical keyboard also has a relatively rich FN combination key function, which can realize shortcut operations such as screen brightness control, multimedia control, enabling quick search, enabling voice assistants, etc., both under Windows and Mac systems It brings a faster control experience for notebook computer users.

LOFREE Luofei Xiaoqiao Xinghe theme mechanical keyboard supports three connection modes: wired, 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth wireless. After switching to wireless connection mode, you can quickly switch between 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth mode through the combination key. The Bluetooth connection mode can be paired Three devices, five devices can be connected, which is very practical for users with multiple devices.

The mechanical keyboard is compatible with a variety of systems and devices. It is suitable for mobile phones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers. It is compatible with Windows and Mac systems. Driver-free operation and automatic recognition, some keys have two system logos, and shortcut keys on Windows laptops. There is no problem in using it. Since I don’t have a Mac system device, I can’t test the compatibility.

In terms of switch matching, the Jiadalong G red Pro switch mounted on the LOFREE Xiaoqiao Xinghe-themed mechanical keyboard is a linear mechanical switch that goes straight up and down without a sense of paragraph. The total stroke of the switch is 4mm, and the trigger stroke is 2mm. , the trigger pressure of the button is 45gf. From the perspective of the switch body parameters, the switch body of Jiadalong G Red Pro is very similar to the original red switch. The actual feel will be discussed later.

Space and other large keys are designed with a satellite shaft structure. All mechanical shafts are installed on a metal positioning plate, and the bottom of the positioning plate is a silicone sandwich pad, and the PCB board is at the bottom. By filling the PCB board and the metal positioning plate The gap between them can minimize the cavity sound when the shaft bottoms out, and the sound is lower when typing on the keyboard at night.

The mechanical keyboard supports full-key hot-swappable function, and the shaft seat is compatible with most mechanical shafts on the market. You can replace different styles of mechanical shafts according to your own preferences, such as changing from a linear shaft to a segment shaft. You only need to purchase the corresponding The shaft body can be replaced directly, which can retain the original shape and appearance design, and can save a lot of cost compared to replacement.

The PBT material keycaps on the mechanical keyboard have uniform and fine frosting on the surface, and the characters are all processed by thermal sublimation printing process. There is basically no need to worry about the wear of the characters on the surface of the keycaps, and it can remain clear for a long time. The characters on the keycaps are all regular Engraved design, the clarity of the characters is not smudged, and the inner side of the keycap is designed with a rib to improve its firmness.

There are four slender non-slip rubber pads on the bottom of the fuselage, and a label paper is pasted in the middle, indicating the model, serial number and manufacturer information of the mechanical keyboard. There is no adjustable support foot, so it is impossible to adjust the mechanical keyboard. The angle of inclination, but because the body shape is tilted with a certain angle of arc, it will not affect the comfort of use.

Located above the bottom is the battery compartment and the storage compartment for the 2.4GHz wireless receiver, which can avoid the loss of the receiver during carrying. The mechanical keyboard is powered by three AAA alkaline batteries. If you use the wired mode, you don’t need battery power. It can last for three to four weeks with moderate use, and I personally prefer to use it with a rechargeable battery.

The right side of the fuselage is designed with a knob-type power switch and USB-C data power supply interface. By turning the knob, you can turn off the power of the mechanical keyboard, or switch to wired or wireless connection mode. There is a power indicator in the middle of the switch knob. Although the knob It is made of plastic, but the texture is very good, and the sense of fall is obvious when rotating.

LOFREE Luofei Xiaoqiao Xinghe-themed mechanical keyboard is plug-and-play without a driver, and there is no supporting special control software, so there is no extended function such as key mapping or macro command input. The mechanical keyboard is not equipped with a backlight function. The PBT material keycap itself is not transparent, even if there is a backlight, the actual lighting effect is relatively general.

Personally, I attach great importance to the appearance and layout design of the mechanical keyboard. Since the mechanical keyboard is placed on the computer desktop, it needs to look comfortable when working and playing games. I don’t like the common black and autumn color scheme and gradient color design. It is really eye-catching, the colors are very rich and the visual layers are rich, and it can easily capture people's hearts.

The layout design of the keyboard will directly affect the input efficiency. For example, in the numeric keypad area of ​​the Jiugongge layout, although the numeric keypad above the letter keypad can be replaced, the horizontal layout of the numeric keys is still very different in the input process. It is difficult to fully realize the input experience of fast touch typing, so the input speed is still not as good as that of the numeric keypad area.

The more concentrated button layout creates a compact and short body. Compared with the mechanical keyboard with the standard layout of 104 keys, on the premise that most of the independent buttons are equipped and the same input efficiency is guaranteed, the LOFREE Xiaoqiao Xinghe-themed mechanical keyboard The length of the body has been shortened a lot, and the overall size is equivalent to that of a standard layout keyboard with 87 keys, and the desktop space is no longer crowded, and the sliding space of the mouse is also more generous.

The keycaps of the mechanical keyboard are designed in the shape of ball caps, and the surrounding edges are also rounder and smoother. The concave and four-sided convex design can better fit the arc of the fingertips, which will make the fingertips feel more wrapped when hitting the keycaps. However, the height of the ball cap is relatively higher. In order to be able to type more comfortably, I personally recommend using a wrist rest to reduce wrist fatigue.

LOFREE Xiaoqiao Xinghe-themed mechanical keyboard supports three connection modes: wired, 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth wireless. It is well compatible with various devices, and the switching method between different connection modes is easy, and the connection response speed is also fast. For example, if you use a laptop computer and a desktop computer every day, you can switch between different devices directly through the combination of keys.

When lightly editing and processing some document copywriting, or communicating with others, just simple office work and do not want to open laptops and other devices, you can connect mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets wirelessly through Bluetooth, and touch typing can be easily realized on the mechanical keyboard , the input experience is almost the same as on a computer, and the efficiency is much better than that of a mobile phone touch screen.

Strive to create a wireless desktop environment, get rid of messy cables to ensure the simplicity of the computer desktop, whether it is headphones, mice or mechanical keyboards, all use wireless connection methods. If the game scene uses 2.4Ghz wireless connection solutions first, although they can be paired at the same time Three Bluetooth devices, and will not occupy the USB interface of the device, but the 2.4Ghz wireless connection is more stable and lower than the Bluetooth connection.

LOFREE Luofei Xiaoqiao Xinghe-themed mechanical keyboard is equipped with Jiadalong G red Pro switch body, which belongs to the linear switch body such as the original red switch and black switch. In terms of parameters, it is compared with the standard cherry red switch. It is smooth and smooth, and there is no noise such as spring sound. When pressing, the axis is more stable and shakes less.

Due to the built-in silicone sandwich pad of the mechanical keyboard, the sound of the key shaft body is soft when it touches the bottom, which effectively reduces the noise generated during tapping. It is suitable for use in the dead of night or in libraries and other places. The PBT material keycaps have rounded edges, The surface has a slight matte treatment, which can bring a fairly dry and tough percussion experience, and it will be slightly rougher in terms of touch.

Linear switches with silicone pads can achieve a balance between feel and noise control. Mechanical keyboards also support full-key hot-swappable functions. There are many types of mechanical switches on the market. If you want a fast and light feel, you can choose silver switches. If you have higher requirements for quietness, you can choose a shaft such as a silent red shaft. If you like a shaft with a sense of paragraph, you can choose a mechanical shaft such as a brown shaft or a green shaft.

General comments:

LOFREE Luofei Xiaoqiao Galaxy Theme mechanical keyboard is very aggressive in color design. It adopts a unique global gradient color design. The colors are constantly changing and merging from left to right. Every keycap is full of colors and just right. The transition of the film will not make people feel abrupt at all, allowing it to have a gorgeous and exquisite visual perception, and it has indeed raised a level in terms of appearance. It can be said that everything you see is color. In terms of shape design, it conforms to ergonomics, and the overall shape is naturally tilted to reduce the pressure when typing. It adopts a compact layout with 100 keys and a narrow frame design all around, which saves more space on the desktop without affecting the input efficiency.

The mechanical keyboard is equipped with Jiadalong G Red Pro switch body and PBT material keycaps. The linear switch body feels smooth and pure, and it touches the bottom solidly and rebounds cleanly. Stronger wrapping, more comfortable tactile experience, rapid triggering and non-disturbing sound when bottoming out, can well take into account office and game scenarios, and supports full-key hot-swappable function, replacement and upgrade of mechanical shaft It is more flexible and free. The keyboard supports three connection methods: wired, 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth wireless. It is also compatible with multi-system devices and has a very good performance in compatibility. Generally speaking, this mechanical keyboard is both practical And the characteristics of high appearance value, for friends who control appearance and color control, I believe its appearance design can touch you.