The domestic keyboards are rolled to the color screen, and it is difficult to import high-end foreign ones

It is said that China is the factory of the world, and this statement is also very accurate for the keyboard industry. When the original mass-produced and highly unified production mode is impacted by the customized and customized mode, the value of the factory becomes more prominent. "Whoever wins the factory wins The world" does not seem to be too much. The cost, quality and richness of the brand will all depend on the foundries and suppliers behind it. This is also the reason why the customization of Chinese keyboards can be at the forefront of the world.

At the same time, customized "standards" have also affected mass-produced keyboards. We have found that the keyboards of local brands have been getting better and better in the past two years. On the other hand, those foreign brands that are restricted by the axis, lack overall thinking, lead to less gameplay, and a general sense of experience are more unaccustomed to enter China. They are "unfun" and gradually lose the interest of young users. The FILCO and LEOPOLD we used to be familiar with are typical representative. These imported brands used to be role models of workmanship and feel in the industry, but now sales are also declining sharply. In addition, there is no e-sports gene, and it is difficult to stand in the thousand-yuan market. Although they may not realize that from ID to electronics The scheme, from the shaft body to the structural design, and even the workmanship have basically lost their competitiveness.

Maybe they haven’t compared carefully what the 800 yuan keyboard can look like now, and consumers are also rational. Brand beliefs are also linked to services and social networking. As far as pure e-commerce business is concerned, What faith? Take the new A98 PRO from Dareu, the high-end domestic product is to make people feel that the money is spent where you can see it, don’t play fake.

The new silver packaging should be the latest Dareu style. The front is covered with ripples, which looks more classy.

In the era of hot-swapping, in addition to keycaps, dual-purpose shaft pullers are also essential.

Looking at the overall appearance, the A98PRO still adopts the A98-type layout, and the shape and proportion of the frame are also similar, without any bells and whistles, which is simple and attractive. In order to make room for the small color screen, the starting point of the F area has been moved to the right by a key, players who often use the F area need to pay attention. However, it is basically Dareu's 97-key layout. This type of 98-key layout exists as the best substitute for the 104-key layout on the market, and it is still very popular.

Let’s look at the PBT keycap first. The Frost Blue color scheme is not uncommon, but the echo effect with the two-color bottom cover is not the same. The A98PRO is paired with a set of two-color keycaps of the original factory height, which is also my personal favorite classic height, with sharp keycaps and tight gaps, it looks more LEOPOLD than LEOPOLD.

From the perspective of the deformation of the keycap and the flatness of the characters, the workmanship is very good. In fact, the keycaps of domestic manufacturers are at normal prices, whether they are two-color molding or thermal sublimation, the overall standard is very high.

Compared with the A98, one of the biggest appearance breakthroughs of the PRO lies in the bottom cover, which adopts the entire one-piece two-color mold, the inner color is transparent and the outer is transparent, forming a transparent texture.

Choose the undulating blue rippling structure to highlight the three-dimensional effect, which is also an extra point for the appearance that other 98 keys cannot give at present.

Moreover, for the overall effect, the bottom cover is deliberately raised by about 3mm, and multiple viewing angles can highlight its good personality. It is a rack of brains to look handsome. Of course, the height of the lower edge will inevitably be raised a little. A wrist rest would be more comfortable.

The second biggest breakthrough is of course this 1.14-inch TFT small color screen, which can display status such as "connection mode, battery, capitalization and key lock", etc., and can also be used with Fn+Enter/←/→ in the second and third levels Under the interface, it is much more interesting to adjust "RGB lighting effect/color", "animation switching" and "volume adjustment" than the high-end keyboard with screen like APEX PRO.

It can be said that its appearance makes the punch-hole indicator light a thing of the past. It feels like switching from analog to digital. This is fun, and I am willing to pay more to keep this screen.

A98’s iconic three-mode fader on the side, which are 2.4G, wired and Bluetooth, remains unchanged. What must remain unchanged is the GASKET structure and hot-swappable RGB, as well as various types of sound-absorbing cotton and filling structures. The high-end keyboard is really to be "stuffed" full.

The sky axis has been developed to the V4 version. The five-legged axis has a light guide column. I really admire Dareu’s persistence. The new version is said to use a new material POK. At the same time, the length of the guide core touches the bottom, and the sound is more concentrated, clean and louder. , suitable for players who like to play mahjong sounds, of course, the appearance of this axis is also better than the previous one.

After all kinds of noise reduction, the satellite switch of A98 PRO is also the latest Zijin satellite switch. Judging from the texture and size of the satellite switch, the mold is very good.

The effect on the table is good, although the fuselage is thicker due to the ice blue two-color mold on the lower cover, but after all, the appearance is there, and it is worth it. It’s a big deal to add acrylic or resin transparent hand rest, in fact, it may add points. In addition, the small screen is also a bonus item, full of sense of technology, my feeling is that this mechanical keyboard finally has a color screen.

With a wealth of experience in mechanical keyboards and the success of the A98, Dareu has added a better sky switch V4 to the A98 PRO, and the fun of typing has really improved again. The shaft where the guide core touches the bottom, the sound of ordinary keys is clean, the sound of the bottom is loud, and the impact sound of the rebound is not as divergent as before, it is thicker and calmer, and it is best to hit it yourself if you have the opportunity.

In actual experience, the balance effect of the large key satellite axis of the A98 PRO is very powerful, with sufficient travel and clean bottoming. With the filling of the silicone pad, there is almost no cavity sound when bottoming out, and the steel wire sound control is also in place.

A98 PRO is an 800 yuan mechanical keyboard. The new design language has greatly changed the appearance and experience. With the GASKET structure flying all over the sky, new elements are the next high-end keyboard that needs to be broken through. I believe that in addition to Dareu, there are still many customized and mass-produced brands that are inspiring ideas or learning from each other. There is really not much space and time left for foreign brands. But no matter what innovation is done, I feel that it is necessary to bring users a "visible" or "touchable" difference, otherwise there is no way to stand at the forefront of high-end keyboards.