Too many keyboards and mice Part 21: In the crazy 75% keyboard market, why does IQUNIX ZX75 sell for 1,000 yuan?

In this year's keyboard market, 75% of the configurations of each company are absolutely flying, three-mode hot-swappable, gasket structure, full of sound-absorbing cotton, fine-tuned satellite axis and other configurations, which have been sold for less than 400 yuan. It’s not just one or two products, there are many brands on the market, large and small, all making efforts at 75% of this price, which shows the fierce competition

The aluminum factory IQUNIX has also continued to launch many good products this year, including the ZX75 series with 75% matching. However, when the aluminum factory is so serious, the ZX75 still maintains a price close to 1,000 yuan, even for an aluminum factory like me. Old fans will have a question "Why? ’ ‘Is anyone really buying at this price? 』, Is the aluminum factory inflated, or does it really have the confidence to sell a thousand yuan, this ZX75 camping unboxing may give the answer

The packaging of the keyboard is very familiar to those who pay attention to the aluminum factory. The materials, design, and printing quality are by no means comparable to low-priced keyboards.

The accessories are still full, the color of the 2.4G receiver matches the keyboard, and the small details add points. However, this time the replacement keycaps only give the cmd and opt for mac, and there is no more space ESC like the previous theme keyboard, which is a little regrettable.

The moment I saw this keyboard, I was amazed. It is different from the 75% of the "male models" on the market.

The theme of this keyboard is camping. Friends who are familiar with the cooperation between Aluminum Factory and Fingertip Creative must already know that this is the new color scheme designed by Aluminum Factory around the camping theme keycap of Fingertip Creative. Although I can't say whether it is the keycap or the keyboard that was designed first, the overall color matching and details of the entire keyboard fit the color theme very well, and the consistency is very high.

Let’s talk about the design of the ZX75 first. Leaving aside the theme of camping, the body of the ZX75 is actually a 75% keyboard with a bit of an industrial retro style, with intentionally exposed hexagonal screws, retro indicator lights, and industrial-style details everywhere. , so that the design of the whole keyboard is obviously different from 75% of the "male model".

In order to meet the theme of camping, the keyboard shell uses the same grass green color as the keycaps, and it is amazing to use the previous OG80 exclusive translucent frosted shell. This semi-transparent feeling greatly enhances the texture, especially with the camping A sunny color scheme, with a very transparent feeling.

Of course, the most amazing thing about the transparent shell is the moment when the lights are turned on at night

There is no sloppy in other details. For example, the volume knob has also turned into military green. The scale and damping of this knob are just right, which is very high-end. And this is not easy to use, but even the high-end magnetic metal feet are also used in the same color.

The material of this translucent plastic shell is the same as that of the OG80. It is delicate and smooth, fits perfectly, and the transparency and frosted texture are just right. However, the buckle can still be seen, and perfectionists may be a little disappointed.

This back is probably one of the best looking ones I've ever seen.

Arrangement, keycap, shaft body

75% of the configurations are the hottest configurations of this year. 75% can be understood as classic compact configurations and 80% of the slightly compact boards. The number of keys is generally 81 or 82. This ZX75 has 81 keys (82 if the knob is included) Compared with the 80% arrangement of 87 keys, a few not-so-commonly used editing keys are subtracted, and then the arrow keys are moved to the left below the carriage return, which becomes a 75 with more coordinated proportions, better compactness, and easier-to-use arrow keys. % collocation. The 4 editing keys of zx75 are DEL, INSERT, HOME, END. They lack the commonly used PageUp and PageDown. Many 75% keyboards can be realized through fn combination keys. Unfortunately, the fn combination of ZX75 is reserved for RGB control. Unable to realize page turning, friends who need these two keys may be disappointed

The two biggest points of this keyboard are undoubtedly the camping theme keycaps. This set of keycaps produced by Fingertip Wenchuang is perfect in terms of color matching, fonts, and pattern matching. The sublimation pattern is clear, with a sense of design and at the same time Quite restrained, not too unrestrained. I am particularly satisfied with the color scheme of this set, which is mild and not flat, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

The KDA-height ball cap design makes the feel of the keycaps more than one grade higher than that of ordinary OEM-height keycaps. The larger contact area adds a bit of solidity and stability to the input, and it is matched with the smooth and light gold powder V2. The combination of shafts creates a wonderful feel of 1+1>2.

My favorite is the slightly oily touch of the keycap surface

Because I plan to use it as the main keyboard, I use the classic all-match TTC gold powder switch for the switch. At present, the ZX75 should be equipped with the V2 version of the switch. As mentioned above, it will definitely satisfy you.

Hot-swappable and factory-tuned satellite shafts are already standard configurations for this series of new IQUNIX products, and you can also see the shock-absorbing cotton between the positioning board and the PCB. The feel of the satellite shaft has been filled with grease at the factory, the smoothness is invincible, and the sound is well controlled. However, the cavity space of the whole keyboard is not small, and the space between the PCB distance and the bottom surface has not been silenced, so the cavity sound will be more obvious. Fortunately, I personally don't care much about the cavity sound.

For keyboards from aluminum factories, I usually don’t recommend the RGB version because they won’t be equipped with light-transmitting keycaps, but the style of the transparent shell is different. The hazy light, there will be a sense of restrained mensao.

The rest of the wireless 3-mode and battery life I think the keyboard is doing pretty well now, and there is no problem meeting the needs of most users, so there is no need to go into details. A major feature of the IQUNIX keyboard is that it supports Mac very well. In addition to the Mac-specific keycaps, you can also switch the Mac keys with one click.

Summarize

Back to the question at the beginning, in this market where 75% of the keyboards are generally priced at 4,500 yuan, can IQUNIX ZX75 support a price close to 1,000 yuan? TTC's popular gold powder shaft, and the KDA ball cap cooperated with Fingertip Culture and Creativity, the cost of these two can almost pull back the cost difference of 200 yuan. The excellent design and exquisite workmanship, as well as various carefully designed details, will definitely impress many friends who pursue a sense of design and appearance.