What you think, what you should have, it has-Heijue AK966 three-mode mechanical keyboard

Productivity tools, besides the PC is the most mainstream at present, I can’t think of others. If you want to say that the best friends of the PC are naturally the keyboard and the mouse. So, how can you choose a more comprehensive mechanical keyboard among mass-produced keyboards? This is a bit more difficult. My personal needs are also a bit harsh, such as: high battery life, RGB backlight, quiet tap on the shaft body, three-mode connection, etc. At present, this type of keyboard on the market is basically ceiling-level.

As the main player of productivity, if you use it all year round, you must choose a comfortable one! ! This time, I found a new "ceiling-level" friend for my little PC brother - Heijue AK966 three-mode hot-swappable gasket structure mechanical keyboard.

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▲Hey, it's a little different this time. This packaging is a bit of a gift box design. It adopts a hard carton design with a window in the center of the front. The cover shows the brand Heijue and the product name AK966 three-mode mechanical keyboard, and the painting of the League of Legends professional youth training cooperation brand.

The back is marked with basic technical parameters and manufacturer information:

Model: AK966

Transmission method: wired, 2.4G, bluetooth

Interface type: Type-C

Size: 387.5*136.8*41.5mm

Weight: 1027g

Shell material: ABS

Keycap material: PBT thermal sublimation

Wire length: 1.8m

Lighting effect: 18 kinds of RGB

Key layout: 96 keys + 1 knob

▲Packing list, including Heijue AK966 three-mode mechanical keyboard, Type-C cable, key puller/axis puller integrated, four Mac apple supplementary keycaps, Kaihua new switch-experimenter, thank you letter, warranty card, manual , and a very high quality dust cover.

In fact, in addition to the metal knob on the keyboard, this keyboard also comes with an extra knob as a replacement.

▲Okay, the regular army is here, I turned on a psychedelic night light just now, and woke up this time.

Heijue AK966 three-mode mechanical keyboard adopts 98% arrangement, 96-key layout + 1 metal volume knob, divided into 3 colors: Xingwan, Senyu, Mengxia, I entered Xingwan, using dark gray, light gray, The yellow splicing is more textured. Of course, these are superficial, and the real power is still inside:

The most popular gasket structure design for customized key rings, three poron support (poron sandwich cotton + bottom shell cotton + shaft under pad), which brings excellent key consistency to the keyboard and effectively eliminates the cavity The typing sound becomes more pure and pleasant.

10000mAh ultra-large capacity lithium battery, this can be regarded as the "highest respect" for three-mode products! The starting price is only 649 yuan, which is really amazing~

▲The back design is more conventional, but also rich!

There are rubber feet at the four corners, which will not slide easily even when playing games; the two-stage foot support has rubber on the supporting contact surface, which has a good anti-slip and mute effect; the three-way wiring slot, in the wired connection mode, can be customized according to your preferences Choose the outlet to make the desktop more tidy and clean.

The interface is built-in Type-C and has an insertion guide rail, which has better stability. Of course, you can also choose a customized aviation plug-in cable with a flatter connector for compatibility.

▲This time, the switch of the keyboard is finally placed on the table, and there is no need to go to the bottom to operate it.

The side adopts a sliding type, the center position is the shutdown and wired mode, the upper part is wireless 2.4G, and the lower part is Bluetooth, which is very convenient, and the operation and viewing modes are very convenient without moving the keyboard.

▲What is relatively novel is that a metal black knob is designed on the upper right side of the Heijue AK966, which can directly control the system volume of the PC. Of course, if you connect a mobile phone or tablet, you can also directly control the volume of the device.

▲From the side view, under the metal knob is a small storage compartment for the 2.4G receiver. This is very necessary. The storage inside the fuselage avoids loss, and it is more convenient to take it from the side.

When many manufacturers open the mold, they don’t know whether they forgot or because of cost control, they often don’t open a receiver storage slot for the keyboard, but this Black Jue AK966 keyboard is very powerful, and it overcomes all the pain points we can think of. up.

Looking at the keycap from the side, it is a ball cap with MDA height. It has a large contact surface with the fingertips. The surface is matte and feels good to use. It is made of PBT and processed by sublimation process. It will not appear oily or faded after a long time use. In the case of class, the characters are relatively fine, and there is a feeling of simple apple style.

▲Heijue AK966 three-mode mechanical keyboard, the shaft body is made of: Kaihua MX Cream ice cream shaft, all POM material, strong self-lubricating property, and has the characteristics of "the more you use it, the smoother it is". After opening the shaft body, it is found that it is better than the traditional The shaft body with the transparent upper cover feels a lot thicker. After checking the price of this shaft body, 90 shafts cost about 380 yuan. Heijue really made me speechless this time! !

Of course, if you are more accustomed to the feel of other shafts, it supports full-key hot-swappable, using the Kaihua hot-swappable shaft seat, which is compatible with three-legged and five-legged shafts, which means that all shafts on the market All can be unplugged and replaced.

The large key position uses a custom-made satellite switch, and the switch has been moistened before leaving the factory. The effect is quite good, and there is no wire sound.

【pair】

▲In terms of pairing, the Heijue AK966 keyboard uses the Bluetooth 5.0 solution, and the effective transmission distance is within 10-20 meters. It is very mature, with stable transmission and strong anti-interference ability.

It can be adapted to the whole system of fruit, android, window and mac. In Bluetooth mode, you can connect 3 devices and switch freely through FN+Q/W/E. After pairing with the mobile phone, you can also check the remaining power of the keyboard on the mobile phone. ,Very convenient.

Of course, it doesn’t matter even if your computer doesn’t have a Bluetooth function, this keyboard supports wireless 2.4G, you can pair it with the 2.4G receiver directly, and enjoy the joy of wireless office or gaming! If you like stability, of course, you can also choose a wired connection.

▲In terms of typing, it feels very comfortable. The decibel of typing does not exceed 70dB, which is quieter than the traditional red switch. The Bluetooth output is very smooth and has no delay; it is triggered when the keyboard is pressed. The back of the keyboard is not supported, and the height of the wrist is raised It is also very comfortable, maybe I personally prefer tiled operation.

The pressing force of the Kaihua ice cream switch is slightly larger than that of the traditional switch body. This model is a linear switch with a trigger stroke of 2mm, a total key stroke of 4mm, a trigger force of 55g, and a bottoming force of 70g. Novices need to adapt to the function. I learned that this switch can be regarded as a "top star" in the circle of playing customized keyboards. It has a wealth of gameplay. After disassembly and self-lubricating adjustment, it is very good. After all, the price is also very good.

▲ Seeing this, it is not far from the main course.

Although I haven't played fighting games for a long time, the full key no punch is basically aimed at the attributes of fighting games, requiring various combinations of multi-key presses to trigger skills. Do you have the impression that the ordinary keyboard in the past will directly alarm when you press the der and der on the main board? That voice was so refreshing.

As for the keyboard of Heijue AK966, I used the Keyboard software to test its impact resistance, and it performed well, with no impact on all keys.

▲ Serving food is said to be productivity. A new brother can't let him sit idle and do some serious business!

"LOL": It's relatively simple, just a few buttons trigger skills, and you can also try out the operating feel from the axis. The travel of this Kaihua ice cream shaft body is actually similar to the red shaft, both are 4mm, but the pressing pressure has increased, which makes it feel longer than the red shaft travel. In fact, they are the same, but the skill trigger is pressed more accurately. The skill has been triggered when the journey reaches halfway, and the response is quick.

"Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain": This classic Hideo Kojima masterpiece is currently a ceiling-level game. It has rich plots, stories, and operations. The entire game features are similar to movie-level blockbusters. The picture quality is good. Heijue AK966 is fully operated, the trigger is accurate, there are no dumb keys, and the keys are effective.

"God of War 4": Kui Ye has always had an irreplaceable position in my view of the game. God of War 4 is an action FPS game with hardcore output throughout the whole process, especially the close-up slow motion against the boss. The feeling of tearing is real. Comfortable, pure violence aesthetics, the operation area is spread over most of the keys on the left side of the keyboard. For this kind of pure fighting game, it is inevitable that the adrenaline will explode, and the pressing pressure will naturally increase. The rebound effect of the keyboard is good, and the single key is crazy It is also a very accurate number of times output. How come I don’t feel the trigger force is too strong after playing the game, um...it’s weird hahaha.

▲RGB lighting effect is definitely a boon for night workers. Although AK966 has PBT sublimation keycaps without light-transmitting characters, the RGB effect of this keyboard is still much brighter than some keyboards.

In addition, the speed, brightness, and direction of the lighting mode can be adjusted; 18 kinds of lighting effects are preset at the factory, which is also very rich; you can also customize 3 sets of game lighting effects, and the 37 keys of the office mode are lit , record and save separately, to meet the lighting effects of different operations, the keyboard still needs to have RGB, so it has its own taste, isn't it? !

▲ In terms of table setting, I actually like minimalist placement, and I don’t like those bells and whistles. It’s best to have a keyboard and a wireless mouse. Cups, mobile phones, etc. are readily available. Recently, I turned out the microphone again when I was making a video. I was a little lazy and confiscated it.

【Summarize】

▲The overall weight of the keyboard is 1065g, which can be regarded as a heavy-duty keyboard. It’s not that it’s not good, but what you get is naturally the stability of the control and full stacking.

Having played here, we should also summarize its advantages and disadvantages.

Advantage

1. There are 3 colors of appearance, Xingwan, Senyu, Mengxia, to meet the different needs of appearance lovers;

2. 98% configuration, 96-key layout, reserved keypad + metal volume knob, to ensure high-level productivity;

3. Full pile of material, the overall gasket structure, composed of poron sandwich cotton/bottom cotton/shaft pad, the percussion feel and sound performance are both excellent;

4. The 10000mAh large-capacity lithium battery is currently the highest configuration in mass-produced keyboards, and it is really "violent";

5. Three-mode connection, wired + Bluetooth + 2.4G, you can use it however you want;

6. Kaihua MX ice cream shaft, the unit price is 4 yuan/each, the overall is moist enough, the mute effect is good, and the linear feel is very good;

7. Full-key hot-swappable, compatible with three/five pins, can be replaced at will;

8. Factory preset 18 kinds of RGB lighting effects, brightness/speed/direction/recording can be adjusted freely, and the lighting is quite in place;

9. In terms of size, it is slightly longer than the 87 keys, leaving a lot of space for the mouse to be happy;

10. Mode switching switch, the front design is very convenient and efficient, and the 2.4G receiver storage slot on the right is practical and anti-lost;

11. The free accessories are very rich, such as replacement knobs, shaft testers, mac supplementary keycaps, key puller and shaft puller, etc.

Need to improve

Because the keycap and the switch body are opaque, the RGB lighting effect is insufficient.

To sum up, I personally feel that Heijue’s AK966 three-mode hot-swappable mechanical keyboard, 10000mAh lithium battery, MX ice cream shaft body at 4 yuan each, gasket structure, three poron settings, RGB lighting and other configurations can be directly filled to the limit. "Top match", starting at 649 yuan, it is really worth starting.