The cute, small warped marshmallow theme keyboard from 2㎡

The keyboard is the most commonly used tool for people's daily work and study. An easy-to-use keyboard can not only improve work efficiency, but also reduce finger fatigue. More and more people are using mechanical keyboards. Compared with ordinary membrane keyboards, mechanical keyboards can allow their fingers to type in the most comfortable state by changing different shafts, and at the same time experience different typing feels. Many people have heard of Luofei’s products. Xiaoqiao is now Luofei’s main mechanical keyboard. It has launched many versions. The most popular one is the Van Gogh theme model. In fact, other theme models are also very popular. , today I will give you a review of Xiaoqiao’s new product-marshmallow-themed mechanical keyboard.

The packaging of Luofei is very generous, and the box of the 100-key keyboard is really not small. I used to prefer to use 75 and 68 keyboards with fewer keys. Xiao Qiao's packaging is printed with a keyboard pattern, and you can see the overall shape of the keyboard and the color of the keycaps.

In addition to the keyboard, the package also includes a custom-made data cable, three AAA batteries, a partition for Luofei’s small ornaments, manuals and a lucky draw card, but there are no hat pullers and key pullers. I have to say that the concept of 2 square meters created by Luo Fei is very good. Although the desk only has a place of 2 square meters, it can become an absolutely independent space for yourself. In this space, you can be your true self.

The shape of Luofei Xiaoqiao has always been a very unified style. Except for the different number and length of keys, the entire series of Xiaoqiao keyboards adopt a compact key design. The uniform shape design brings a very high degree of recognition. The shell of this marshmallow-colored Xiaoqiao is also made of milky white, which is also the basic color of Xiaoqiao. Except for a few special colors such as cement gray and dark night blue, the shell of Xiaoqiao is mostly made of milky white.

The structure of the shell adopts the design structure of the ship’s shell, and most of the keyboard shells adopt the traditional angular design, but Xiaoqiao adopts the design elements of arc and rounded corners, plus warm color matching, so that the keyboard has I have a different feeling. The overall arc of the shell can be clearly seen from the side. With Luofei's own tofu keycaps, the overall shape is also curved, with very high consistency, and it is also to improve the input feel. The curved keyboard curve is also convenient for users to enter text. After using it for a period of time, it is indeed easier to press the top row of buttons than a straight keyboard.

The back of Xiaoqiao is very simple. There is only a prominent fixing bracket, and the design of the bracket is also made into a cylindrical shape, which is integrated with the keyboard.

Xiaoqiao does not use an adjustable bracket, and the fixed bracket angle is about 9 degrees. With the curved keyboard design, I personally feel that typing is quite comfortable. On the right side of the bracket is the switch knob and Type-C interface. It is also very convenient to use the knob to switch between wireless/Bluetooth and wired mode, and the switch is located on the inside, so it is not easy to accidentally touch it.

On the other side of the bracket is the battery compartment, open the cover to see the battery compartment with 3 dry batteries and a 2.4G wireless receiver. The hidden receiver is good, and it is also placed in the cover, so you don't have to worry about losing it. But to be honest, mechanical keyboards powered by dry batteries are too rare now. Compared with keyboards with built-in large-capacity lithium batteries, the battery life of keyboards using dry batteries is still slightly inferior. However, Xiao Qiao does not have a backlight, and with its built-in sleep function, three AAA dry batteries can be used for about 4 weeks. If you use AA batteries, you can have a larger capacity and a longer standby time.

Xiaoqiao's tofu keycaps are made of excellent materials and craftsmanship. The keycap is made of PBT material, which is more durable than ABS material, and it is not easy to oil easily, and it will not make the keycap shiny after long-term use. At the same time, the pattern on the keycap adopts the sublimation process. Compared with the secondary injection molding process, the sublimation process will not be limited by the mold process, and various keycap patterns can be made, which is more personalized. The cost is relatively higher.

Looking at the keycaps alone, it can be seen from the thickness that the material used for Xiaoqiao is still very solid. The texture of the matte is very good, the color is also very uniform, and there is no uneven color.

Looking at the edge, I can’t see any obvious spout burrs. I have also bought sublimation keycaps before, and there may be a little burr problem, but the small warped keycaps are very neat, combined with the small warped keycaps. The selling price is definitely worth the price. Moreover, the inner page of the keycap has a label, and you can see information such as the height and position of the keycap.

The height of Xiaoqiao's tofu keycaps is also the highest I have ever seen. Compared with the SA height keycaps, Xiaoqiao's keycaps are taller. The top is also rounded, which makes the keyboard look softer.

Let’s take a look at the shaft again. This marshmallow-colored Xiaoqiao uses Jiadalong’s G Red Pro. Jiadalong’s Pro series shafts are recognized by people for their very good stability. The G Red Pro is a It is a linear shaft with parameters of 4mm total stroke, 2mm action stroke, and 45gf operating pressure. It is a very suitable shaft for the daily use of the public. If the Xiaoqiao series can be used with the G Pro2.0 series, it will get more cost-effective .

G Red Pro is a tripod shaft body, and it comes out with lubrication. After opening the inside, you can see that there are traces of lubrication everywhere on the shaft. If there is no special need, there is no need to manually lubricate it yourself. After all, you are a Manual lubrication is laborious work. And not all shafts must be re-lubricated. Now many shafts are equipped with factory lubrication, which is also to reduce the user's operation. After all, for some new users, if they are lubricated incorrectly, it will be counterproductive.

From the small upturned positioning board to the use of the internal PCB, the five-pin jack is practical. If you replace the shaft body by yourself later, you don’t need to pick the shaft, and both the tripod shaft and the five-pin shaft can be used. And there is a light hole on the top, it seems that Xiaoqiao may launch a version with backlight in the future.

If you want to modify the interior, such as replacing the sandwich silicone or adding noise-absorbing cotton at the bottom, you don’t need to disassemble all the keycaps. You only need to remove the keycaps near the fixing screws, and then unscrew the screws. It’s simple and fast.

When removing the positioning board and PCB board, pay attention to the connecting wires. The small warped connecting wire connectors use fixing glue to prevent the connectors from loosening.

From the side, you can see a layer of silicone sound-absorbing pad in the middle.

The bottom of Xiaoqiao is not filled with any sound-absorbing material. I used the sound-absorbing cotton I bought before to fill the bottom. I used very cheap home improvement sound-absorbing cotton with a thickness of 3mm. The cavity sound is a little less. If you want to build a hifi keyboard, you must replace the shaft body to achieve it.

Finally, I would like to summarize Xiaoqiao's actual experience. Let’s talk about this separate cotton candy color first. The saturation of the keycap color of this cotton candy keyboard is not as bright as in the promotional picture. The actual color saturation will be lower. It’s really the color of cotton candy. , with the shape of the rounded bean curd keycap, it looks soft. I have to say that Luo Fei is very good at color control.

The 100-key compact key design not only reduces the footprint, but also has more practical performance. You don't have to worry about the desktop being occupied by only one keyboard, which is only 80% of the size of a conventional 104-key keyboard, allowing you to have more desktop layout space.

In terms of typing feel, Jiadalong’s G Red Pro used by Xiao Qiao, compared with some other red switches, has a very stable performance. The pressure of 45gf makes the typing feel moderately soft and hard, which is suitable for most people’s daily life. Work and office use. I think the performance of the large keys is good, especially the space bar, which is very good. The satellite shaft is firm and does not shake, and there is no need to paste Teflon tape on it.

Xiaoqiao supports three-mode connection. If you connect wirelessly, Bluetooth can connect 3 devices, and you can switch by combining buttons. It is very friendly to users who need to operate multiple devices. Computers, tablets, and mobile phones can be switched at will, and the switching speed is still very fast. Fast, the connection is also very stable, the only regret is the battery capacity.

The PBT content of Xiaoqiao's keycap is very high, so you don't have to worry about oiling after long-term use, and the pattern printed by the dye-sublimation process is very good-looking, and there is no dissatisfaction or overflow of characters that may occur in the two-color injection molding process. The quality is excellent.

In the internal structure, a sandwich silicone is added between the positioning plate and the PCB, which reduces the cavity sound to a certain extent, and at the same time, there is almost no steel wire sound of the large key, which should be the effect of the sandwich silicone. However, there is no filling at the bottom, and there will still be some cavity sound, but it will not be unacceptable.

Finally, let’s talk about the typing sound. Although the typing sound should not be a keyboard assessment item, the typing sound is pleasant and pleasant, and there is nothing wrong with it. Xiaoqiao uses the G Red Pro shaft body, only adds sandwich silicone inside, and the cavity sound is not loud. However, Internet celebrity typing sounds such as mahjong sound and water drop sound cannot be triggered, and the typing sound is not unpleasant.

As far as the feeling of using it these days, the current Xiaoqiao is already a qualified mechanical keyboard that can be used immediately. After all, the finished keyboard needs to be ready to use. Xiaoqiao has achieved a better combination of appearance and performance, and got rid of the concept of flamboyance. After all, many people do not have the need to smash the keyboard, and more people just want it. A good-looking and easy-to-use keyboard, change the keycaps occasionally, change your mood, and let yourself type happily.

I don’t know how you feel about Xiaoqiao’s cotton candy-colored keyboard.