The first choice for people who go out to work, the compact and lightweight Keychron K3 Pro mechanical keyboard hands-on experience

Nowadays, young people have higher and higher requirements for keyboards, especially customized mechanical keyboards are very popular in the current keyboard market. Most of the customized mechanical keyboards are thick and heavy, like small and easy-to-use mechanical keyboards. It’s really hard to find, but fortunately, the hard work pays off, and I found a mechanical keyboard that is not only thin and light, but also supports hot swapping.

This mechanical keyboard is the low-axis keyboard "Keychron K3 Pro". When I first got this mechanical keyboard, I was a little surprised. How could such a small box be our common mechanical keyboard? The English introduction, if you don’t know English, you really can’t understand the content of the introduction. The black packaging looks very hardcore, full of business style.

After opening the package, you can see the keyboard body and a series of accessories inside. The accessories are quite complete, including: supplementary keycap*5, type-c data cable*1, plug-in switch instruction card*1, warranty card And manual*1, key puller*1, shaft puller*1.

Let’s take a brief look at the accessories. Let’s look directly at the K3 Pro keyboard. The color scheme of the keyboard is gray, black, and red. The sense of vitality is in line with the needs of young people.

The K3 Pro keyboard is very compact and thin, with a body size of 306*116*22mm and a weight of about 525g. Compared with most of the heavy mechanical keyboards on the market today, it is a special case. The small and light mechanical keyboard It is more convenient to carry, and it will not be too burdensome to put in a backpack.

Although the K3 Pro keyboard is compact, it does not lose much in terms of keyboard arrangement and functions. It adopts a 75% arrangement layout and retains 84 keys. Except for the lack of a numeric keypad, other keys and functions are readily available. The most important thing is that the size of the keys has not shrunk, and it is very comfortable to tap.

In terms of material, the shell of the K3 Pro keyboard is made of anodized aluminum frame. The biggest advantage of the shell of this material is its lightness, which makes the keyboard more textured without increasing its weight.

The back of the keyboard is also equipped with non-slip foot pads, with two-stage foot support design, three different use angles, support 6° and 9° support, not only can prevent slipping, but also can adjust the appropriate angle according to your needs.

Every part of the K3 Pro keyboard can be assembled by yourself, especially the replacement of the shaft body is a must-have for every customization enthusiast. This time, the K3 Pro keyboard has a rich variety of styles, various light effects and shaft There are all versions. The one in my hand is a white light blue switch. The switch body is the short switch body version 2.0 produced by Jiadalong. The key travel is about 3.0mm.

Although the green axis is good, it must not be used when others are resting, because the sound of tapping on the keyboard is really disturbing, but the author just likes this feeling. The large key of the K3 Pro uses a steel plate satellite shaft. The newly designed steel plate satellite shaft keeps it at the same level as the shaft body. The combination of the two can greatly reduce the swing of the large key.

The K3 Pro keyboard supports hot-swappable switches, and supports most of the three-teach and five-leg low-axis switches on the market. It is very suitable for friends who like DIY switches. The keycaps are made of PBT material two-color injection molding process. The height of the keycaps is added to the height of LSA, which looks tall and straight, and the PBT material is more wear-resistant and dirt-resistant, and it is not easy to oil.

In terms of lighting effects, the K3 Pro keyboard has a white light version and an RGB version. The white light version in my hand, although the color is only white light, but there are quite a lot of shapes. It has 14 lighting shapes and is equipped with an independent button to switch the light. Effect.

In terms of connection, the K3 Pro keyboard adopts a dual-mode design, supports wired connection and wireless Bluetooth connection, supports Windows, Android and Mac systems, and can be adapted to switch freely between 3 devices at the same time. If you are interested in programming, you can also open source and change keys through QMK/VIA.

As a customized keyboard, custom key is a compulsory course for every customized user. The K3 Pro keyboard can also be changed through the official application. The keychron 0/1 layer is the mac system, and the 2 The /3 layer is a Windows system. Users who like DIY keys can maximize the function of each key through VIA key modification according to their specific needs, creating an exclusive mechanical keyboard.

In the middle of the back of the keyboard is the Type-C interface, which is mainly used to connect devices and charge them. When it comes to charging, we have to talk about the battery life of the keyboard. The battery life of this keyboard is still very long-lasting. It can reach 50 hours of long battery life without turning on the light effect, and it can reach about 35 hours after turning it on. The overall battery life is considered Very good.

Finally, let’s talk about the experience. I personally think that the Keychron K3 Pro is very suitable for people who often go out to work, because although the laptop has a keyboard, the feel and speed of typing are still not as comfortable as a mechanical keyboard. Of course, some people will say that it has a membrane keyboard. It’s okay, it’s okay, but it’s still the same sentence, why use a membrane keyboard if you can use a mechanical keyboard that is more comfortable to type on?

As for the shortcomings of the Keychron K3 Pro, there are also some shortcomings. After all, there is no gold and no man is perfect. The biggest disadvantage of the Keychron K3 Pro is that it does not support 2.4G connections. The color matching needs to be improved, because the black and red color matching is good for men, but for men The ladies were less friendly.

But in general, Keychron K3 Pro is indeed a good compact mechanical keyboard. If you have friends who plan to buy a small and light mechanical keyboard in the near future, you may wish to add it to the reference range. I believe you will not be disappointed.