Xiaoyuan’s review Part 23: Heijue’s first mechanical keyboard, aluminum lump, gasket structure, experience with Yuanfeng Blue AC067

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When it comes to peripherals, there are more and more tricks now, from different internal structures to external shell materials, shafts, and keycaps. It can be said that there are all kinds of customized keyboards, including mass-produced keyboards from major manufacturers, and customized limited-edition customized keyboards. In short, mechanical keyboards have been played with tricks until now.

Last year's popular gasket structure, this year there are more popular transparent elements, camping elements and so on. Mass-produced large manufacturers have also followed suit and made a lot of elemental substitutions. However, there is a mechanical keyboard with an aluminum gasket structure, which should also be a must for those who play keyboards. Today, let’s talk about this Heijue family’s three-mode gasket aluminum tuo, AC067 Yuanfeng Blue, which I just bought some time ago.

Before talking about this keyboard, one point of popular science is "what is a gasket structure". Although you can find it on Baidu, I would like to briefly describe it here. I hope that cute newbies who like mechanical keyboards will quickly understand it!

Gasket structure

The Gasket structure is considered to be a keyboard internal structure that will attract more attention from keyboard players in 2021. Many manufacturers have introduced the Gasket structure into the mass production field. This term will be included in many keyboard selling points. There are many people on the Internet. The Gasket structure is often mentioned when describing the mechanical keyboard, so what is the Gasket structure? You can see the picture below.

Gasket literally translates "gasket", so Gasket is a gasket structure - no screws or screws are only responsible for fixing the upper and lower shells, the inner tank has no rigid structure and screw support, and the positioning plate is fixed in the middle by the gaskets set on the upper and lower shells .

Since the keyboard liner has no rigid structure and screw support, it only depends on the silicone or cotton sliver and the upper and lower covers to be fixed in the middle of the keyboard, so the overall tapping feel will be very uniform. There will be cushioning, which provides a softer, more elastic and warm feel than ordinary lock screw keyboards. This is why "Gasket" is highly respected in the custom keyboard circle.

The Gasket structure was first developed and sold by the TYL customization team. Later, it was recognized and popularized in the customized keyboard circle. However, the Gasket structure is due to the material and hardness of the positioning plate, the precision of the shell mold and The processing details of the buffer gasket are very demanding, so the cost is relatively high and mass production is very difficult. Therefore, most Gasket structural products are currently sold in the form of kits rather than finished products.

Today, let’s talk about this Heijue’s aluminum Tuotuo, Light Krypton series Yuanfeng Blue AC067, which I just bought some time ago. Qingkrypton is a customized series of mechanical keyboards from Heijuejia. Just like their slogan, you can easily enjoy customization, but this series of products does reflect this slogan. There are AC064, AC081, and then Add AC067.

The ridge of the mountain, the blue of the distant peak

keyboard configuration

1. As a customized keyboard, its shell is designed with all aluminum alloy material;

2. Yuanfeng blue color matching, anodic oxidation treatment;

3.65% layout design, 67 keys with small front teeth;

4. OEM height, PBT three-color keycap;

5. Gasket gasket structure design, built-in sandwich cotton + bottom cotton;

Equipped with 6.35g blueberry shaft, it supports full-key hot-swappable and pluggable to replace other shafts;

7. 18 kinds of RGB lighting effects can be switched to support music rhythm;

8. Support Bluetooth, wireless 2.4G, wired 3 connection methods;

9. The wireless low-power module is equipped with a 2000mAh lithium battery for longer battery life.

unpack

The packaging box of AC067 looks quite low-key, with a white and gray color scheme, you can see Qingkrypton and their slogan on the front, and an aluminum kit is printed in the middle, which also shows that this keyboard is more inclined to customized keyboards yes. There are technical parameter descriptions in Chinese and English on the back of the box.

When you open the box, you can see the weighty blue keyboard body, a type-c data cable, a 2.4G receiver, a small 6-angle wrench, and a two-in-one keycap shaft key puller. It is a regular accessory.

AC067 keyboard

All aluminum shell, gasket structure

AC067 Yuanfeng Blue is sold as a finished product, you don't need to assemble it yourself, you can use it after you buy it. It is an aluminum tuo with a three-mode gasket structure. The shell is wrapped in an all-aluminum alloy material, (it is still very heavy to pick up) anodized, with a matte texture.

The whole piece of aluminum plate is used to maximize the stability of the keyboard, so that users can get a stable rebound when pressing each button, and at the same time, the overall appearance is realized by minimizing the opening of the keyboard. sex.

Exterior

The keycaps are made of PBT material, and there are three colors of yellow, blue and white. The blue keycaps are the same as the color of the keyboard shell, wrapping the inner letter area of ​​the white keyboard, and the space, esc, and enter keys are all used The yellow keycaps also add more connections and embellishments between the white and blue keycaps, making the overall look more comfortable, not monotonous, but also distinctive.

The bottom is fixed with 8 screws, only the product information code and a design element of a mountain (Yuanfeng blue is estimated to be designed from this), and then 4 rubber pads are used to protect the wooden table top.

Viewed from the side, there is no three-stage foot support as a whole, and it basically fits on the desktop. The keycap has a slope design from bottom to top.

You can’t see any design of indicator lights and redundant switch keys on the keyboard. After looking around, you can see a type-c interface on the back side. Like many keyboards that hide the 2.4G receiver design, this The keyboard is invisible, and it is because the designer wants to maintain the integrity of the design of the whole piece of aluminum. There is a certain circular groove at the position of the type-c interface, which can be regarded as a personalized design.

There are no other key positions for the full keyboard, because this keyboard has the toggle switch for turning on/off Bluetooth or wireless mode hidden under the space bar. When using it, you need to use a key puller to pull out the space bar. , to turn on the switch.

I don’t think there is a big problem with this design. Some people may like the external control switch. Of course, the built-in design is also for the integrity and aesthetics of the appearance. There is nothing wrong with it.

Pull out the keycap, you can see that the shaft body is also the same blue as the shell, which should also be carefully matched. The equipped blueberry switch is used as a linear switch, with a trigger pressure of 35g and a feel like a gold powder switch. The trigger feedback is fast and the knocking sound is relatively quiet, which is suitable for both office and game scenarios.

This keyboard also supports full-key hot-swapping, and is compatible with three-legged and five-legged switches. Almost all switches on the market are compatible. You can replace other switches you like anytime, anywhere, and the playability has improved a lot. .

Wireless three-mode, RGB backlight

AC067 Yuanfeng Blue supports Bluetooth 5.0, wireless 2.4G, and Type-C wired connection schemes. In Bluetooth mode, it can be connected to 3 devices for switching. It is compatible with Windows, Mac, Android and other systems, and can be connected to devices such as tablets, mobile phones, and computers. .

This keyboard is preset with 18 kinds of RGB lighting effects that can be switched, and can also be set through the product driver (the driver can be downloaded from Heijue's official website) to set functions such as single-key color adjustment, music rhythm, etc., to have a richer operating lighting effect experience.

Experience

For myself, the usual environment for using the keyboard is to write some self-media articles. The usage rate for typing is still very high, and for editing pictures and editing videos, these are slightly less used for keyboards.

The blueberry shaft body feels good in daily use, and the gasket structure can eliminate cavity sound. Although I work at home, I also have a very good experience in daily typing.

In addition, for Yuanfeng’s blue aluminum appearance, the size of 67 keys is not large. As a table peripheral, the blue appearance is also a beautiful landscape on the desktop, and it is small in size and does not take up too much space on the desktop. , It also helps a lot in desktop storage and tidiness.

In addition, it supports three modes and multiple systems. Bluetooth can switch to connect laptops, tablets, and mobile phones at any time, and can also switch between different systems of mac and win. For desktop wireless, the problem of switching between multiple devices is well solved up.

The built-in 2000mAh battery can last for 100H without a backlight, that is, it can last for four or five days continuously. Of course, it will enter a sleep state when not in use, and it can be fully charged in four hours. If you use your own aviation plug-in cable to connect, you will not worry about power issues while improving the appearance.

Summarize

Overall, Heijue’s AC067 Yuanfeng Blue is a mechanical keyboard with a high cost-effective aluminum gasket structure. Players who want to experience two kinds of mechanical keyboards can rest assured to enter.