The most capable of playing within 500 yuan 98 matching new volume king Tuge TOGAR T9 three-mode

I heard that 2022 will be the most exciting year for mechanical keyboards, and various well-known and unknown manufacturers have launched gasket structure products at affordable prices. The Kaiku 84 used by the author's unit has been in service for N years, and it is still an old and welded cherry tea shaft, so naturally I thought of replacing it. In the end, the goal was locked on a gasket structure keyboard within 500 yuan. The performance reference standard is:

1. Ready to use, 2. Good sound, 3. Three-mode, 4. Light pollution, 5. Independent digital area

Aunt Zhang went shopping for two days and locked the 98 arrangement. The finalists are as follows:

1. Black Canyon E4, the price is about 500 yuan, the promotion page is 2 layers of silicone pads, 4600 mAh battery, the matching Kaihua V2 shaft is about 110 yuan, and the yellow croaker disassembly kit is about 270 yuan.

Reason for giving up: The plastic case like piano lacquer is really unacceptable aesthetically. (Of course, aesthetics is a matter of opinion)

The picture comes from other users of JD.com

2. Cheap donkey RS2, the price is about 400 yuan, the promotional page is 1 layer of shock-absorbing cotton, 1 layer of silicone pad, 4000 mAh battery, the price of the shaft body with Jiadalong is about 100 yuan, and the price of a single kit is about 280 yuan.

Reason for giving up: As a sub-brand of Keychron in China, Chilu is full of low-end sense in terms of name and product materials, but we can never talk about products regardless of price. Before it appeared, the price did break through the low price of Gasket. In addition, RGB only has a dark shell, and the light shell only has white light, which is also the reason for giving up.

3. The game power VGN V98Pro, the price is 399, the gasket structure + poron sandwich cotton + ixpe shaft pad + bottom silicone pad is fully equipped, and the 8000 mAh battery ensures battery life. The price of the ice cream pro switch that is matched with the 399 version is around 180-200 yuan. The magic is that the switch body and the keycap that sells for about 40 yuan are removed (actually because the V98Pro has only two keys on the right side of the keycap space, FN and CTRL. The reason is that the original keycap is not easy to sell), and the V98Pro disassembly kit on Yellow Fish is generally more than 210 yuan, which is enough to show the status of this keyboard in the hearts of players.

On the whole, V98pro is already a champion in terms of quality and price. If you have to find a shortcoming, I am afraid that the delivery cycle of 8-10 days seems to be the reason for futures. In fact, if it wasn't for another keyboard by accident, I'm afraid the author's V98pro has already been scheduled for production.

Just when I was about to place an order, I suddenly found a keyboard with a high evaluation at Station B, please let me know the protagonist~~

Tuge TOGAR T9, Jingdong sells TTC gold powder V2 for about 500 yuan, and in mid-December there are cross-store 600-70 coupons for 430 yuan. Poron sandwich cotton + shaft bottom pad + poron bottom cotton + silicone bottom pad can be regarded as full of sound configuration, and the 7500 mAh battery can guarantee battery life. Aside from the TTC gold powder V2 and keycaps, which are worth about 190-200 yuan, the price of the disassembly kit is about 270 yuan.

In the end, I chose the latter after a comprehensive comparison of VGN V98PRO and TOGAR T9. There are two reasons:

First, TOGAR T9 is indeed a gasket-structured mechanical keyboard with a very high comprehensive quality that can be directly used at hand.

Second, Tuge drew a big cake for me

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After placing an order on Taobao, I accidentally found that the delivery warehouse was in the city next to the author, and SF Express arrived the next day. Here are the unboxing pictures:

Please ignore the flashy Kaiku 84 above, Kaiku, Kaiku, play a good hand of cards

The interior of the package is not luxurious, there are only two left and right pieces of shock-absorbing foam, and there is no independent dividing slot for accessories

The attached zinc alloy data cable looks more luxurious, and the plug of the data cable has a charging indicator light, praise

Comes with a dust cover, plastic material, but relatively thick, praise

Comes with supplementary keycaps, for players who don’t like the original keycaps, it’s easier to recover blood in the small yellow croaker

Some other accessories that are better than nothing

The color chosen by the author

At present, TOGAR T9 has 2 colors for sale. It is reasonable to say that the orange one looks better, but this person, as he gets older, gradually loses interest in those fancy things...

There is a four-grid power indicator light in the upper left corner

Magnetic metal nameplate, it is said that personalized patterns can be customized later

This magnetic nameplate looks very individual, but what I wonder is, since I chose to add an isolation area between the letter area and the number area, why not just make it a button...

Receiver storage, three-mode switching, system switching, charging port position

The 2.4G receiver, mode switcher, and charging port are uniformly deployed on the top side of the keyboard, which can be operated blindly. Praise. In particular, the position of the charging port is mentioned. VGN V98PRO designed the charging port at the center of the bottom of the keyboard, but it is not as convenient as the top side position in terms of cable compatibility and ease of charging. (Of course, friends who like long-term wired mode may be more suitable for the design of VGN V98PRO)

The nameplate on the back of the keyboard is made of brushed metal, which is well received

Two-stage booster pad + four-corner non-slip pad, praise

Considering cost savings, I chose Togar’s own TOGAR ice and snow switch (I don’t know which OEM), of course, the keyboard was replaced with a gold powder switch as soon as I got it.

The overall quality of the original keycap is good, lacking the matte texture, but it is more skin-friendly. The only disadvantage is that the spout is obvious

After getting it, it was replaced with TTC gold powder shaft + ASA height ball cap of DAGK

lighting effect

Finally, let’s talk about the lighting effect. I don’t know if it’s because of the reversed light. The light transmittance of TOGAR T9 is very good. Compared with the Royal Ax R108 in the author’s hand and the aluminum factory L80, it is really a sky and two underground.

1. The keyboard function indicators are arranged above the numeric keypad, making it difficult to see the four indicators at the position where the keyboard is normally used.

The position of the indicator light is anti-human

2. The tip of the attached shaft puller (black) clip is too long, so when pulling out the shaft at the edge, you need to break the keyboard frame to get in. Compared with the shaft puller (white) of the royal axe, the tip is very short, which saves effort when pulling out the edge shaft.

shaft puller one

3. There is an F on the supplementary keycap13

Found a weird addition to the keycaps :)

The sound test uses TOGAR original ice and snow shaft

Although there is a so-called customized circle for mechanical keyboard players, for ordinary players, I personally think that "usable" should be an important criterion for selection. No matter how high-quality a mechanical keyboard is, it needs to be adjusted, moistened, padded, etc., etc., so it can hardly be called a good keyboard anyway.

On the whole, TOGAR T9 is a keyboard with no shortcomings. It can be regarded as a hexagonal warrior within 500 yuan. You can even use it to compare with the more expensive Fuling FL980V2, Heijue AK966 and even Royal Axe Y. series and L series, Dareu's underglaze green. TOGAR T9 can basically satisfy all the reliable fantasies of the author about the mechanical keyboard with the Gasket structure for the first time.