The "Xiaomi" in the mechanical keyboard world? 300 yuan 99 keys, Kaihua customized shaft, the true value of Black Canyon!

In recent years, the domestic mechanical keyboard market has really blossomed. We have seen many excellent brands launch a lot of products with stunning design, excellent quality, and extremely cost-effective products. This makes many people want to know about mechanical keyboards, and want to start from the beginning. There are a lot of choices for my friends, and it is very easy to find a mechanical keyboard with a very good cost performance.

As an early famous mechanical keyboard brand with excellent cost performance, Black Canyon has always attracted the attention of many small partners with its excellent quality control, good axis control and super high cost performance. Just recently, Black Canyon launched a very cost-effective mechanical keyboard with 99 keys—Black Canyon X4. This mechanical keyboard has inherited the advantages of the previous Black Canyon X3. You can experience the control of Kaihua's customized BOX, so I couldn't help but buy another one.

The Black Canyon X4 I bought this time is the Black Forest Mousse color scheme. This color scheme mainly uses black and white. This is also a very classic and well-received color scheme on the previous Black Canyon X3.

Although the design of this Black Canyon X4 has not changed much from the X3, but from this mechanical keyboard alone, this Black Forest mousse color scheme looks a bit retro, with a clear overall texture, and with PBT pudding keycaps, The whole is very attractive.

As a very nice operation of Black Canyon, most of the keyboards under its brand come with a hand rest, so that friends don’t need to spend extra money to buy hand rests that may not match the size.

The difference from the Black Canyon X3 is that the hand rest of the X4 no longer uses a snap-on design, but has been replaced with a magnetic hand rest that is more reliable and easier to operate.

The palm rest is made of the same material as the keyboard cover, with a slightly matte texture and a little anti-slip resistance, and the texture is also very good.

To be honest, we can't let everyone respect the same aesthetics and hobbies, just like the double-layer pudding keycaps equipped with the Black Canyon X4.

Maybe many people will say that this black and white color scheme is very classic. No matter from which angle you look at it, you can feel a kind of depth, which makes the internal space of the keyboard have a certain sense of mystery.

What is certain is that some people will definitely not like this two-layer design. They will feel that the mechanical keyboard with this design will lose its coordination and bring a certain loss to the overall texture. And my opinion is that this is a mechanical keyboard. If you like it, you can use it boldly. If you don’t like it, then choose a keycap that you like. Isn’t this the most fun part of a mechanical keyboard?

In terms of material, Black Canyon X4 uses high-purity PBT material keycaps. Friends who have compared ABS keycaps must know that PBT material keycaps are not only relatively higher in cost, but also in the case of high strength and long-term use. Obviously, the reliability is also better. The more prominent advantage is that it is not easy to oil, and the overall texture of the keycap is also better.

From this point of view, many friends will think that the keycap adopts a light-transmitting design, but it is not. The keycap of the Black Canyon X4 adopts a font and color scheme similar to that of the transparent keycap, and the actual keycap is opaque.

In terms of key layout, the Black Canyon X4 uses a 99-key arrangement, which achieves a relatively better balance in terms of space layout and key selection as a whole. It can not only meet the key usage needs in most scenarios, but also It can meet the needs of desktop space saving.

Remove the keycap, we can see that the workmanship and feel of the keycap are really good, the texture is very comfortable to touch, this is at the price of 300 yuan, the texture of this keycap really can’t fault too much .

Let’s take a look at the details of the keycaps. The printing of the fonts is very natural, and the black and white double-coloured keycaps look very coordinated.

In terms of switches, the Black Canyon X4 uses Kaihua’s very well-reputed BOX series switches, including quicksand gold switches, Kaihua BOX sky blue switches or Kaihua BOX rose red switches. Since this mechanical keyboard does not support hot swapping, when choosing a switch body, you should choose according to your own usage habits.

I personally like paragraph switches, so I chose this sky blue switch. The texture of this switch is similar to the BOX white switch launched by Kaihua before, and the reputation is also very good. This shaft has an operating force of 45gf, a segment pressure of 55gf, a trigger stroke of 1.8mm, a total stroke of 3.6mm, and a pressing life of up to 100 million times. I think the biggest feature of this switch is that the performance is very stable, and the sound of the passage is very crisp, and the rebound feels very comfortable. I believe this is also the preferred model of many paragraph lovers.

From this angle, we can see that the brightness of the white backlight is still very good, and it can achieve a variety of light effect changes.

It should be mentioned that since Black Canyon X4 uses opaque keycaps, and the lower part of this pudding keycap is made of black material, plus the black light-absorbing positioning board, the lighting effect of the entire keyboard is not very prominent. If you want to change the effect, you can still consider replacing the keycaps to try.

At the bottom of the keyboard, we can see a hidden 2.4G signal receiver. Since this Black Canyon X4 uses a dual-mode connection method, the combination of 2.4G connection and wired connection method, I think this is enough . We weighed and compared the difference between 2.4G and Bluetooth. The 2.4G connection is relatively more stable and reliable. This is more friendly to friends who like games or have requirements for keyboard delays, but it needs to occupy a USB port. The Bluetooth connection is obviously more convenient, but if there is a requirement for delay, it is recommended to use a wired or 2.4G connection to be more reliable.

There is a set of two-stage feet at the bottom, which allows the keyboard to be adjusted to three different heights, ensuring that it can be adapted to a variety of usage scenarios.

In terms of battery life that many friends care about, the Black Canyon X4 is equipped with a 2300mAh large-capacity battery, plus a white backlight, which can make this mechanical keyboard meet a long battery life.

After using the Black Canyon X4 mechanical keyboard for a period of time, I think this is a very cost-effective mechanical keyboard. First of all, it adopts a 99-key arrangement that complements practicality and space utilization, which can take into account the utilization rate of keys and desktop space; secondly, the selection of Kaihua BOX shaft makes this keyboard more comfortable in operation. In addition, the pudding double matching color can bring some new ideas to the table; most importantly, I personally think that it is very worthwhile to start with such a mechanical keyboard at a price of 300 yuan.