"The Happiness of Using PC Machines" Chapter 119: Coexistence of Cost-effectiveness and Appearance, TCC High-speed Rail Structure Switch, Multi-layer Silencer Mechanical Keyboard—Kezhi Z98 Keyboard

Hello everyone, I am Zongbi Fusheng~

For contemporary young people, computer keyboards are very familiar. Most people don’t pursue too much, as long as they can be used, there are no other requirements for their functions. But in the eyes of many keyboard fans, owning a A good mechanical keyboard is a wonderful thing, especially for friends who are keen on playing games, they are more in pursuit of the cost-effectiveness and functions of the keyboard. The husband of the poster is also an avid game fan and has a persistent pursuit of mechanical keyboards. Before his birthday, I thought about giving him a cool keyboard.

Recommended by a friend, I bought a Kezhi Z98 mechanical key, the Cabernet Sauvignon Neptune switch. This keyboard adopts a more streamlined 98% layout, uses a CASKET structure, has four layers of noise reduction measures, and is equipped with a TCC high-speed rail structure switch. , supports full-key customization, and can switch freely between MAC and WIN systems. The interactive smart color screen in the upper right corner adds a lot to Kezhi Z98. As for the features of this keyboard, let's take a look.

The packaging box of Kezhi Z98 is mainly yellow, and the background design looks very high-end and very sci-fi. In the middle is the product outline of Kezhi Z98, and the font "Z98" on it represents the model of the keyboard.

The back of the box is basically the same as the background of the front, the only difference is that there is no product outline drawing.

Open the lid of the packing box, you will see the KZZI Z98 wireless mechanical keyboard user manual, and the outline drawing of the keyboard is on the right.

Below the user manual is the keyboard body. Although separated by the packaging bag, you can still feel the good temperament of Kezhi Z98.

Take out the keyboard from the packing box, the landlord chose the Cabernet Sauvignon TTC Venus switch, the overall size is 392mm×152mm×42mm, it adopts the color design of purple and black powder, it looks very textured and silky, making people feel fond of it .

In fact, Kezhi Z98 has five color designs, namely red and black, matcha red beans, lemon sea salt, cabernet sauvignon and blackberry mousse, and each color corresponds to a meaning.

Z98 adopts a rounded appearance design as a whole, every edge and every corner is smooth, and the whole keyboard has no edges and corners, which makes you feel that there is nowhere to go. The front of the keyboard is designed with glossy spray paint, and the upper right corner belongs to Kezhi's logo button. If the screen is off, you can't find a color screen hidden underneath.

The keycap is a concave ball cap with a height of KSA. Its height is similar to that of ASA. The surface is relatively smooth and you can feel the obvious concave. Clear and nice. Not to mention anything else, but the Fn combination key prompt symbol engraved on the side, you can't feel any bumps when you touch it, and the overall keycap level feels very high!

Careful friends may have discovered that this keyboard does not seem to have as many keys as traditional keyboards. The arrangement of Z98 is actually 94 keys. The biggest advantage of this design method is that the F area is the same as the standard keyboard, and there will be no accidental touches. The blind press comparison scheme has the disadvantage of lack of function keys. The original NumLock uses Del The key has been replaced, and the function keys such as ins, screen capture, pause, PgUp, and PgDn are all realized through the Fn combination key, which is not very convenient for actual operation.

Look carefully at the keyboard frame, the glossy spray paint design looks like a ceramic texture, giving people a very conspicuous feeling.

Focus on the upper right corner of the keyboard. There is a small intelligent interactive screen that can switch modes and display power and time. On the left is a button, and on the right is a lever switch with up and down functions. It feels similar to the function logic of an old TV. All interactive functions are controlled through the combination of the lever and the button, that is to say, the Z98 has the functions that other color screens have, and the Z98 that other color screens do not have!

Look at the front side of the keyboard, there is a black strip at the junction of the front cover and the back cover, which feels very round to the touch, without any cut feeling, and the workmanship is really meticulous.

The design on the back is relatively simple, the whole is made of pure purple matte material, the four corners of the non-slip foot pads, two-stage foot support, one is looser, the second is slightly tighter, the sound of opening and closing is very pleasant.

The details of the two-stage foot support are as follows. The white strips at the bottom of the foot support are probably designed to be non-slip.

There is a white nameplate in the center of the back. The nameplate is all in English. Fortunately, the host has a little English background and can understand some of it. On it, you can see the model, power, official website link, and information about the keyboard produced in China.

The power interface is on the left side of the front edge, and a HUB expansion with C port and USB port is also made here, and the storage compartment of the receiver is also in this position, so it is very convenient and convenient for daily storage.

From this perspective, the smart screen area of ​​this keyboard is designed to be raised, and in order to ensure the viewing angle, a certain degree of inclination has been made, which feels very considerate.

Kezhi Z98 adopts the CASKET soft connection structure, which improves the overall feel and sound consistency. The KSA height ball cap is Kezhi’s own improved height. It is quite comfortable to use, but it is recommended to use it with a hand rest to make it more comfortable. The two-color process of PBT material is used, the surface of the keycap is relatively delicate, and the overall quality feels good.

The sound-absorbing stacking material of this keyboard is basically full. It uses Inoue's custom white Poron sandwich cotton and IXPE shaft pad. The bottom pad is made of thick silicone material, and a sponge material is added between the bottom pad and the PCB. The shaft seat cotton suppresses the overall cavity sound very well.

Kezhi Z98 is the first batch to be equipped with TTC high-speed rail-type structural shafts, which adopt the square and round shape of the ground floor and the Chinese style design. From top to bottom, there are high-transparent buttons, which are located in the center of the shaft body and adopt a light-transmitting design; the split shaft body The upper cover is printed with the TTC logo pattern; the silver-plated shrapnel is designed for DIY customization and adopts a durable hot-swappable design; the silver-plated spring is consistent in color and also adopts a durable design; the TTC condenser lens module improves the LED luminous flux and is more transparent The light is uniform and bright, and the last is a highly transparent bottom shell, which improves the overall light transmittance of the LED.

Kezhi Z98 has a good control of the details, which can ensure that all keys respond at the same time without conflicts, and the real-time processing fully enters without lag, and can maintain the state of high-frequency input and output.

I used Z98 to conduct a typing test. The surface of the keycap feels more delicate during use, and the overall quality is still very good. The TTC high-speed rail structure shaft equipped with the shaft body has a good overall smoothness and can produce a little pebble sound. I feel that typing with this voice is really silky smooth, and the more I type, the more vigorous I am.

The overall feeling of the hand is really good, and there is no feeling of hindering the hand at all, but if your hands are oily, it will feel greasy after using it for a long time, which really affects the experience.

This keyboard also uses a 3750mAh large-capacity battery, which can be used for 5 days with the lights on and about 20 days with the lights off, based on 6 hours of use per day.

The lighting of Kezhi Z98 is also remarkable. It adopts RGB lighting effect, which can move with the music, the backlight is cool, and a variety of dynamic lighting effects can be switched. The high-content PBT color matching keycaps are matched with cool backlight, and it supports 5 levels of height and speed. Adjust the dynamic backlight to create a cool game atmosphere.

In use, you can find that the brightness of the RGB light is quite bright, coupled with the light guide support of the shaft body, the effect will be even better. There are multiple lighting effect modes that can be switched, and you can also customize the settings through the driver, and it also has music. rhythm lighting effect,

It can be seen that the lighting rhythm of Kezhi Z98 is very dynamic, and it feels a bit like KTV and bar lighting, which is really cool.

The overall design of this keyboard feels round and comfortable. The shape of the functional operation area is integrated with the keyboard as a whole. The operating platform is created through the transition of curved surfaces, forming a comfortable operating angle of 14.3 degrees with the desktop.

The smart interactive color screen of the keyboard adopts high-brightness and wear-resistant color plating technology, and the high-brightness semi-transparent silver-plated lens KZZI develops a custom IC chip, which can customize boot animation, connection method, time and date, volume adjustment, etc., the lever and LOGO button and the screen Form interaction and bring more interesting gameplay to friends,

The lever on the right side of the Kezhi Z98 smart interactive color screen is very convenient to use. It feels a bit like an old-fashioned TV knob. Do you think it looks like it?

On the left and right sides of the keyboard, there is a magnetic mirror metal plaque, which is light in weight, and the magnetic part should only be on the inner side. As for why it is magnetic, it may be that there will be replacement parts for you in the future. choose.

Kezhi Z98 is also compatible with the MAC system, you can switch between the MAC system and the WIN system through the lever and button on the upper right corner of the keyboard, without using the Fn + combination key operation.

This keyboard supports three connection methods of 2.4G wireless/Bluetooth 5.0/wired connection, which can be switched freely under multiple devices, and the connection method can be switched by simply pressing the lever.

With the help of the integrated key puller, the keycap can be pulled off very easily. Girls can pull it off. Presumably boys should be easier. Pull out the keyboard when the light is turned on, and you can see that the light is still cool Dazzling, highlighting the good temperament of Kezhi Z98.

The installation of the keycap is also very convenient. Hold the surrounding area of ​​the keycap with one hand, align it with the installation position and press lightly to install it. It feels no difficulty.

Kezhi Z98’s large key still uses their own satellite shaft, which has been lubricated and tuned at the factory. After using it, the owner feels that the overall feel of the large key is dry and smooth, as stable as an old dog, and there is no problem in using it.

All in all, Kezhi Z98 is a more individual keyboard that I have seen. Its appearance reveals the characteristics of "we are different". The layout of 98% 94 keys not only retains the complete keyboard functions, but also has a compact appearance. , the first batch of TTC high-speed rail-type structural shafts, smoother, more stable, more transparent, with a silky feel of hot knife-cut butter, following the CASKET structure, PC positioning board plus white custom-made sound-absorbing cotton, adding multi-layer sound-absorbing structure , allowing you to easily enjoy pure sound, and the height of the KSA concave ball cap, allowing you to experience a different feel. I have to say that the workmanship of Kezhi Z98 is really solid, and the price of 699 is definitely worth the money.

★ The above is the whole content of this issue. If you have any questions or supplements~ welcome to leave a message in the comment area~~