Xingui & Kaihua joint star switch evaluation: light and soft, good feel

Xingui has made continuous efforts in the field of mechanical keyboards in the past two years, and has launched a variety of small-sized keyboards, themed keyboards and three-mode wireless keyboard products. With its excellent workmanship and product design, it has also won the attention and recognition of many users. . Recently, Xingui launched its first two mechanical keyboards with Gasket structure, GM780 and GM980. While providing mainstream configurations, it also added a brand-new switch body jointly customized with Kaihua—the star switch. Next, let the author experience this first. How does the shaft feel in the hand?

Appearance design:

The Xingui & Kaihua co-branded star axis uses a color scheme of transparent axis cover with dark blue axis seat and light blue axis center, which has a fresh and natural look and a good appearance. The transparent shaft cover is decorated with rich green sequins, which makes the upper cover look more layered, and can also bring better visual performance under the light. The shaft seat is made of nylon material, which is durable and can support small deformations. It is very convenient to install and disassemble. The light blue shaft is made of POM material, and the self-lubricating properties can also provide users with a longer-term smooth feel. The bottom of the shaft body adopts a five-pin scheme, which is compatible with the PCB of most mass-produced keyboards at present, has high versatility, and is more secure and stable when fixed. For users who like no positioning plate, it can also avoid the problem of skewed axis during installation, and the overall performance is still very good.

The star shaft is a linear shaft with light pressure. It adopts the current mainstream MX structure design, the four-legged shaft cover scheme, the overall combination of the shaft body is tight and firm, and the shaft center of the dust-proof wall scheme can reduce the intrusion of dust and impurities into the shaft body. , can provide a longer service life and maintain a smooth feel for a long time. The side wall of the shaft center and the inside of the shaft seat are lubricated, and with the guide rail structure, it can provide a smoother and more stable pressing feel. This shaft uses a single-section long spring, which has uniform force and a stable and linear feel. The trigger metal sheet contacts inside the shaft are also gold-plated, which can provide a longer service life for the shaft.

test:

Installed on the keyboard, the switch body looks three-dimensional and full. The crystal-clear transparent switch cover and the internal sequins also make the switch body look deeper and richer. It also has a high appearance performance with the white positioning board as a whole. The structural scheme of the bridge cover also allows the shaft body to be easily compatible with most current lamp bead types, providing better light transmission and uniform light performance, and is also very friendly to keyboard users who like lighting effects.

The star switch adopts a light trigger pressure scheme of 40g, with a total stroke of 4mm and a trigger stroke of 1.9mm, and has a service life of about 50 million times. As a linear shaft, the pressing feels light and smooth, the bottoming is stable, and the rebound is also relatively close to the hand. Under continuous tapping, the hand feels soft and comfortable without stickiness. The overall percussion noise of the shaft body is properly controlled, and there are no obvious problems such as spring sound and noise. The overall performance is still very good. The light and smooth feel performance is very good for daily use. It is very suitable for text input workers or female users. It will not bring obvious fatigue after long-term use. With excellent noise control, it can be easily applied to Most of the daily use scenarios. In terms of false touch performance, there is no obvious false touch problem with the moderate key travel, and it is enough to use it for a period of time to get used to it. For game users, it still takes a long time for players to get used to the lighter feel and moderate rebound of this shaft.

Summarize:

Xingui & Kaihua co-branded star switch is the first customized switch body of Xingui. Still very user-friendly. The hand feel is light and linear, soft and smooth. It also has a high tolerance for user groups and can take into account more applicable scenarios. The overall performance is still very good. This switch will be first installed on the upstart GM780/GM980 two Gasket structure keyboards, users who like it may wish to pay more attention