TTC high-speed rail structure axis + intelligent interactive color screen, this round KZZI (KZZI) Z98 mechanical keyboard is a bit interesting

Regarding mechanical keyboards, I have experienced many brands! However, the Chinese brand "Kezhi" KZZI, which focuses on customized keyboards, has never had a chance to experience it! The Z98 mechanical keyboard launched by Kezhi recently integrates the TTC high-speed rail shaft body, four-layer noise reduction structure, and smart color screen into one! I was very excited, so I bought it to experience it!

Let’s take a look at the packaging first. It is different from the traditional single-brand and industrial-style designs of traditional peripherals on the market. The fashionable and colorful packaging boxes give people a refreshing feeling!

In terms of color, the choice is very rich! Red and black, matcha red bean, lemon sea salt, blackberry mousse, cabernet sauvignon five different theme style color matching!

And I chose the blackberry mousse color scheme like blackberry dotted on the cake! Purple chassis with white and purple keycaps! The front of the keyboard is designed with a gradient glossy spray paint. The color gradually fades from the sides towards the center, like a cake that gradually eats white cream from the outside to the inside!

The keyboard adopts a round and edge-free appearance design, which is very different from most mechanical keyboards on the market, like a sweet and delicious mousse cake! Among the many keyboards, it is very unique in appearance and recognizable! In addition, it feels very comfortable in the hand! For families with babies, even if naughty babies play with the keyboard, the rounded corner design will not cause bumps!

The keyboard layout adopts 94 keys, cancels some function keys that are not commonly used, replaces the traditional keyboard layout of 104 keys, and reduces the length of the keyboard. Compared with the full keyboard, it saves a certain amount of space on the desktop, but at the same time retains the numeric keypad and direction keys ! Some special operations of the full keyboard, such as taking screenshots, PgUp, PgDn, etc., need to be realized through FN combination keys. It is a little uncomfortable to use for the first time, and blind operation can be realized after a day or two of transition.

The biggest feature of the appearance of this Z98 keyboard is that it is equipped with a smart interactive color screen in the upper right corner, which can display information such as time, remaining power, connection method, and volume adjustment. Based on the built-in KZZI to develop a custom chip, you can also customize GIF animation, which is highly playable and can bring consumers an interesting sensory experience! In addition, the interactive screen combines the LOGO buttons and levers on the left and right sides of the screen to bring consumers a new interactive experience!

The keyboard structure adopts the very popular and common Gasket structure in recent years. On the basis of it, a four-layer noise reduction structure is added inside, which greatly reduces the knocking sound of the keyboard, restores the sound of the shaft body, and makes the code word feel more comfortable. !

In terms of keycaps, the new KSA height closed character keycaps are used. The material is made of wear-resistant and dirt-resistant PBT material, combined with the sublimation process, to ensure that the characters on the keycaps will not fade or wear easily after long-term trial use. The keycap is KSA high, with a concave center, a strong sense of boundary, and a good fit with the fingertips. I personally like the touch of this keycap, it is smooth, warm and easy to use!

This Kezhi Z98 is the first batch to be equipped with TTC high-speed rail-style structural switches. There are Neptune switches and Venus switches to choose from, which is another big selling point of this keyboard! The brand-new TTC axle body adopts the high-speed rail-style long track structure, and the ground pavilion has a square and round shape. Compared with the previous axle body, it feels more stable, smoother, and more transparent. The shape also has a full Chinese style.

The Venus switch has a trigger pressure of 45gf, a total stroke of 3.8mm, and a trigger stroke of 1.8mm. It is a linear switch with light pressure. The pressing feels light and smooth, stable and smooth, and the rebound response is sensitive. Pretty good under control too! In addition, the keyboard also supports hot plugging, which can be adjusted by DIY according to the needs.

The RGB lighting performance of this Kezhi Z98 is also good. It supports arbitrary switching of various dynamic lighting effects, and 5 levels of lighting brightness support adjustment. Especially when playing games at night, it can bring a more cool gaming experience!

The keyboard supports three connection methods: wired connection, Bluetooth 5.0, and 2.4G wireless. It is compatible with multiple operating systems such as Windows, iOS, Android, and MacOS, and can be switched through the adjustment lever on the side of the screen.

The receiver and wired interface are designed on the upper left of the top of the keyboard. In addition, there is a wired expansion HUB interface. In the wired mode, it can be used as a HUB expansion to connect peripheral devices, which is equivalent to a computer socket, which can be used to charge mobile phones or identify U disk, hard disk, etc. This design is very novel, and it is also the first time I have seen this kind of expansion design on the keyboard. Although the transmission and charging speed may be limited, it also expands the computer interface to a certain extent to meet the needs of emergency use. I believe that in the future, with the development of science and technology, the problem of speed will be gradually solved.

Final summary

This is the first time to experience Kezhi Z98 mechanical keyboard, TTC Year of the Rabbit new high-speed rail structure switch, interesting interactive smart color screen, simplified 94-key layout, combination of Gasket structure and four-layer noise reduction structure, RGB colorful lighting effect, wired HUB interface Expansion, etc., gave me too many surprises! This mechanical keyboard with a full configuration and a very distinctive appearance has a starting price of only 699 yuan, and the price/performance ratio is quite high! Interested friends, may wish to buy a try!