My daughter-in-law has a habit of buying back all the same style and different colors whenever she encounters clothes or shoes she likes. And I seem to be influenced by her too. I just bought a F97 roaming guide from an aluminum factory in March. It is very comfortable to use. Recently, I couldn’t help but bought the F97 Black Warrior.


The F97 Black Warrior is a keyboard with 96% layout, 100 keys, and a small keypad. It is a good choice for people like me who need a digital area and want a compact size. The keyboard size is minimized.



The F97 Black Samurai is made of all-aluminum shell, which feels heavy to the touch. The shell is not integrally formed, but the frame and the base are fastened and connected by screws. Aluminum casing, so it is full of weight, and the excellent workmanship also makes it appear to be of good quality.



The feet are designed with conical rubber feet, which are supported by the feet, so that when the keyboard is placed on the desktop, an included angle of 6° is formed, and it feels very comfortable when coding.



F97 Black Warrior supports three-mode connection:


USB wired: This connection has the least delay and can provide continuous power. Gamers and users who like light pollution can use this connection method


2.4G wireless mode: You only need to plug in the 2.4G wireless receiver to achieve direct connection without installing the driver, and the response speed is very fast and the delay is very low.


Bluetooth connection: The Bluetooth chip is upgraded to 5.1, with faster transmission, lower delay, and stronger anti-interference ability. Multiple devices can be connected at the same time, and switching between devices can be realized through shortcut keys, which is very convenient.


F97 Black Warrior can easily connect up to 5 devices, and can basically handle all wireless devices on your desktop. At the same time, the three modes can be switched separately through shortcut keys.



The F97 Black Warrior is equipped with a set of two-color keycaps made of PBT. The sublimation process has better wear resistance, and it is not easy to oil up after long-term use. The hand feeling when typing is also very good. The color scheme of this set of keycaps is slightly low-key, but the feeling of getting started is still excellent.



F97 Black Samurai offers matte and RGB versions, and there are a variety of switches to choose from. Because I really like the feel of the quick silver switch, I bought the quick silver switch version this time. The only regret is that the keyboard of the F97 Black Samurai does not support the light-transmitting design, which makes the Black Samurai look not cool enough when the RGB backlight is turned on.



The F97 Black Warrior has a built-in 4000mAh high-capacity battery, which greatly extends the battery life of the keyboard. In Bluetooth mode, it can bring a longer battery life. With the keyboard RGB light off, it can be used for 8 hours a day, and the battery life can reach 260 days.




F97 Black Samurai provides a hot-swappable solution for all key switches, which is compatible with mainstream three-claw switches and five-claw switches. Users can replace them with their favorite switches by themselves, and get more different hand-feeling experiences through a keyboard. It has a good performance in practicality and playability.


The initial pressure of the quick silver switch 45gf is heavier than the trigger pressure of the gold powder switch, so it will take a little more effort to press it down than the gold powder switch, and the total stroke of 3.4mm is also shorter than the TTC gold powder, and the quick silver switch has a rebound strength. A little faster than the gold powder switch, it has a strong heel feel, and the starting pressure is higher and it is not easy to accidentally touch it.



The F97 Black Warrior supports the iMac system, and it comes with a few supplementary keycaps that the iMac system needs to use. You can switch to the iMac keyboard working mode through the shortcut key.



The keyboard has a built-in 16 million color RGB backlight, and the lighting effect is outstanding. Through the FN shortcut key control, players can also easily adjust the lighting effect mode and brightness. If you don’t like the RGB lighting effect, you can set it to a solid color backlight, and you can clearly identify characters when typing at night.





Summarize


The F97 Black Warrior from the aluminum factory surprised me again. The 96% matching and black keycaps make the F97 Black Warrior a low-key keyboard with no lack of texture. Friends who like to show their personality may think it is too Understated, and that's exactly what I like. TTC’s Kuaiyin switch is very easy to get started. As a user who accounts for half of games and code words, I think Kuaiyin switch is very competent. It has a pure aluminum shell, stable and convenient three-mode connection, and perfect large key adjustment and design. It can provide a perfect user experience, and it also makes me happy to use it. Just because of the keyboard layout, it will take a while to get used to it.


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After gradually improving and enriching the product layout of the Q series, the Internet celebrity keyboard brand Keychron has launched a new V series product line while the iron is hot, and recently brought the first product of the V series - Keychron V1. Different from the metal style of the Q series, and also different from the wireless connection of the K series, the V series, as a brand new series, focuses on affordable prices for the people, which can be seen in the price of the V1.




The V1 adopts the packaging style of the sky and the earth cover. In addition to the keyboard, it also provides accessories such as a key puller, shaft puller, data cable, additional keycaps, removal tools, and spare screws. Why is there a disassembly tool and spare screws given away? This is related to the product characteristics of V1, let’s make a secret first, and reveal it later.





The appearance of Keychron V1 directly reproduces the design language of the same door Q1: 75% column size, 82-key partition layout, four-sided equal-width border, metal knobs, ball cap matching, and even the position of the USB interface and the Win/Mac system switch The location is also the same. But the biggest difference from the Q1 is that the V1 uses a plastic body and cancels the Gasket structure, so that its cost has been further reduced, and the price is more friendly to the people. In a sense, Keychron V1 can be regarded as the youth version of Q1.






The overall layout of the V1 with the knob in my hand still has some trade-offs - the key gap around the entire F area is smaller than that of a conventional full-size or TKL keyboard, and the right side of the arrow keys is not greedy to set 4 functions. keys. This makes the key layout of this keyboard sparse and orderly, not too crowded visually, and has a more coordinated and well-proportioned look and feel; at the same time, it also ensures the independence of the direction keypad and reduces the probability of accidental touches.




The back of the keyboard is relatively ordinary, and there is nothing particularly eye-catching about Yimapingchuan’s graphic design. Black strip anti-skid pads are arranged on the four corners of the back to improve the anti-skid ability of the keyboard, and the two-stage foot support is used to adjust the input angle of the keyboard. From the exposed 8 golden screws on the back, it can be judged that the V1 adopts the classic structure design of the heaven and earth cover. It is quite simple and easy to operate when disassembling the upper and lower covers. .



Although the Keychron V1 is based on the subtraction of the Q1, it has not done any castration in the matching of keycaps. It still uses the ancestral set of OSA PBT two-color injection molding ball caps, following the classic black, gray and red color scheme. The height of this set of OSA PBT two-color injection molded ball caps is close to the common OEM height, and the rounded rectangle around the outline has been optimized to make it more round and lovely, with strong brand recognition.




The shaft mounted on the V1 is no longer the previous Jiadalong G PRO series shaft, but the independent shaft developed by Keychron: K-pro shaft, double side wall structure + factory lubrication, which has better stability and smoothness. For slippery feeling, there are currently three options of K-pro red switches, K-pro brown switches and K-pro green switches. The keyboard itself supports hot-swapping, and adopts a formal design with a lower light position, which is quite rare in mass-produced RGB keyboards.








The disassembly of the keyboard is quite simple: use the tool in the accessories to unscrew the 8 hexagonal screws on the bottom surface, and then the upper and lower covers can be separated; the PCB positioning plate is fixed on the bottom cover by screws, and can be separated with tools, and the keyboard is disassembled. . The hot-swappable shaft seat of the keyboard comes from Jiadalong. There is a layer of noise-reducing cotton between the PCB and the positioning board, and a complete silicone pad is also laid on the bottom cover to solve the noise and vibration problems when the shaft touches the bottom. , to improve the feel performance of the keyboard. Of course, if you have other ideas, you can also DIY yourself.




At the software level, V1 continues Keychron’s feature of supporting QMK and VIA open source, and uses the open source programming VIA software to program and remap the keys on the keyboard. To be honest, the operation of setting the key positions through VIA software is somewhat difficult to get started, and it is not as straightforward as the special driver software. If you are interested, you can follow the instructions on the official website to operate. Of course, for players who love tossing, there are higher playability.



In terms of user experience, the double-sided wall structure of the K-pro red shaft has relatively good stability, and the shaft core is less likely to shake during the pressing process. The ex-factory self-lubricating support brings a smooth and smooth pressing experience to the shaft body, and the overall stroke is evenly stressed without excessive rustling. As far as the experience is concerned, the K-pro red switch can be regarded as an independent switch body with comprehensive quality. The large key position of the V1 keyboard is designed with a satellite shaft. The screw fixing method is different from the common structural design. With sufficient grease adjustment, the large key position touches the bottom without any sticky feeling, and there is no unnecessary noise and wire sound. .



As the first product of the V series, the Keychron V1 retains the Q1's array size and appearance design, and further reduces the cost by replacing the plastic body, but its user experience is not much different from that of the Q series, and still has a higher Excellent playability and stable input experience. Keychron V1's affordable price and stable experience are enough to make it the first 75% keyboard for young people.

Recently, I bought a bloody ghost T983 player shifting axis keyboard. It allows you to experience the hand speed of three different players while playing the game. There is no need to insert and remove the key shaft, let alone replace the shaft body. You only need to switch the speed with one key through the bloody ghost shifting axis key LT optical axis key. The first blue light of the LT key is suitable for ordinary players to trigger the standard 2.0mm stroke with normal hand speed, and the second yellow light of the LT key is suitable for the accelerated 1.5mm stroke of e-sports players whose hand speed has increased by 50%. The third red light of the key is suitable for the 1.0mm travel of super e-sports players whose hand speed triple jump is directly increased to 100% overspeed. Allows you to use the keyboard better and more accurately when playing games without lag or delay.







The entire keyboard is light and smooth to type on the up and down keys, and it also has a mute effect. The main thing that can do this is the LT optical axis on the keyboard. It adopts fine-control light change, the trigger and reset are almost completed at the same point, repeated flashes can increase the speed and double, and the hand speed is also one step faster. The shaft core is made of the gear material in the clock, which is oily and wear-resistant, and also has a dustproof and waterproof design. The rebound point and bottoming point of the LT optical axis are controlled by TPE soft rubber, which can effectively eliminate the noise generated when the player clicks the keyboard at high speed, making the tapping easier and more natural.











The sponge with sound-absorbing structure inside the keyboard is mainly to reduce the volume of the keyboard cavity, making typing easier and silent. A dustproof and waterproof nano-coating is also used on each keycap to effectively protect the internal circuit board. There are also 25 PBT keycaps for replacement. Mainly, the three keycaps of Avenue of Stars, Pixel Green or Pixel Black can be replaced at any time. The surface of each keycap is designed with an ultra-fine frosted texture to make the whole keyboard more durable in use. The entire keyboard has a popular 98-key arrangement configuration that retains the integrity of the use requirements. The full key has no rush, and it also supports quick unlocking of WIN, and the speed of playing games is even second.











At the bottom of the keyboard, you can use the USB TPE-C pluggable cable to connect to the computer to surf the Internet. And the wire can be stored into the three-section wire slot. There are two levels of 8% and 3% component keyboard support plus the original total three-level support is really practical.





Now I use it for playing games because there are three hand speeds that can be switched. It is very convenient to jump and pick up things in the game. The speed can be controlled independently. It is worthy of the bloody ghost T983 player 3 variable speed mechanical switch keyboard is awesome.

At present, there are already many brands of mechanical keyboards with a price of 100 yuan for office scenes on the market. However, in daily office scenes, the standard keyboards provided by companies to employees are often relatively cheap membrane keyboards such as tens of dollars, which are rarely used. Standard equipment and pricier mechanical keyboards. Many people will move their mechanical keyboards to the company for use in pursuit of feel or comfort, and I am one of these people.



Today, Cherry, the leader of the mechanical keyboard industry, has also launched the entry-level full-key mechanical keyboard KC200 MX series for office scenarios. The price has dropped but it still maintains the consistent high-quality features. The main selling point of the Cherry KC200 MX series is the Cherry MX switch body + colorful color matching design + PBT spherical keycaps (caramel cocoa black keycaps are ABS laser engraved keycaps), and the colors include caramel cocoa, delicate red strawberry, rock gray sweet orange There are four colors of white mint and white mint for users to choose from. Among these four colors, I personally think that the red strawberry color is more beautiful. Because of the beautiful keycaps, the Cherry KC200 MX series does not add lighting design like other similar keyboards.



At present, the Cherry KC200 MX series has a variety of shafts to choose from. Different users can choose according to their own preferences. Here I choose the tea shaft.



The Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard adopts a narrow frame design, and it looks more simple and beautiful with the keycap color matching. The cable is designed in one piece rather than separated, and the length of the cable is about 1.5 meters, which can meet the wiring needs of most desktops.



The color of the wire is actually light pink, and the wire has its own shielding ring. In terms of accessories, there are no spare keycaps and key pullers provided with the package.



Let me briefly talk about the unique design of this Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard.


One is that the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard provides four additional media button designs in the upper right corner, namely the volume adjustment button, the mute button and the calculator button. It is more convenient and quick to adjust the volume and call the calculator. Prove the office positioning of the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard.



The second is that the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard finally adopts the PBT spherical keycap design, and the keycap looks more rounded. The advantages of the PBT keycap are comfortable touch, good wear resistance, and not easy to oil. It adopts the PBT spherical keycap design. Remind everyone again that the keycaps used in the black version of the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard are ABS laser engraved keycaps. The font of the keycap is enlarged and bold, and the visual perception is very comfortable.



The keycap adopts the mainstream cross-shaped opening design, and players can replace the same type of keycap by themselves.



The third is that the Cherry cherry tea switch is more suitable as an entry-level switch, or it is called a "killer switch" by some people. The feel is between the red switch and the green switch. There is no obvious step feeling of the blue axis when going straight down. The total stroke is 4mm, the trigger stroke is 2±0.6mm, the initial pressure is 30cN, and the trigger pressure is 45±20cN. The parameters are actually similar to the red axis.



Fourth, in the design of large keys such as Backspace, Shift, Enter, Space, +, etc., the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard adopts the mainstream and common satellite axis design, which can greatly improve the stability of the keys and the feel of the keys.



Fifth, the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard does not use a built-in metal panel design, but uses an aluminum alloy metal cover design, which improves wear resistance and scratch resistance while also improving the appearance. In addition, the floating keycap design is also more convenient for users to clean and maintain and replace keycaps daily.



Sixth, there is no independent indicator light design for CAPS LOCK and NUMLOCK, but the indicator light is designed at the bottom of the corresponding button, which is unique in design and the light is white.




In terms of the bottom design, the left and right sides of the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard are designed with a single foot support, and the bottom of the foot support is designed with a non-slip pad, so that there are two, three, and five anti-slip pads at the bottom to ensure the anti-slip effect.


The Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard has no problem with its appearance. Next, let’s talk about the actual experience.


In terms of button experience, judging from the heavy use experience for several consecutive days, the experience of all the buttons on the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard is quite smooth. Hearing the wire sound, although it does not affect the use, but there is still room for optimization and improvement. Players with strong hands-on ability can oil it by themselves.



In terms of the corresponding official driver, the official CHERRY KEYS can be used with the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard, which allows users to freely set keys according to their own usage habits or preferences, and supports macro recording function, allowing users to open custom keyboards with one click. Web pages, applications, system functions (logout, lock, standby, etc.), open multiple applications with one click, and more. As an entry-level keyboard, the Cherry KC200 MX mechanical keyboard is still very advantageous.



In general, as the first cherry mechanical keyboard to enter the office field, the KC200 MX mechanical keyboard takes into account both appearance and feel. On the basis of retaining the Cherry axis, it changes the monotonous black design style of the traditional office keyboard. A huge improvement has been made, and at the same time, it has brought users a more comfortable PBT keycap. The design with a full keyboard and four multimedia keyboards is also more suitable for office scenarios, and the standard driver software also further assists in improving the office environment. experience.



Hope it can be improved is to provide a dust cover to avoid falling dust.

Keychron officially launched the new K10 Pro mechanical keyboard in February, with a 108-key layout. I have been tossing in the circle of mechanical keyboards for almost 2 years, and I feel more and more that 100% configuration is really easy to use


Out of the box, the keyboard has 4 replacement keycaps, a braided data cable, a key puller, a shaft puller, a screwdriver and an inner hexagon. Keychron will send the tools for dismantling the keyboard with the box every time.




As a 100% arranged keyboard, there is no need to introduce the layout features, anyway, it has everything it should have. I have always liked the keycap color of KEYCHRON very much. It is very well-crafted, calm and versatile, and the red ESC key and Enter key are contrasted with red, which makes the keyboard feel lively.



The function indicators of the keyboard are placed above the arrow keys without wasting space at all



On the back of the keyboard are 2-stage feet and non-slip pads. KEYCHRON has always been in the Bluetooth + wired dual-mode connection mode, so there is no 2.4G receiver storage.




TYPE-C interface mode switching switch The system switching switch is still on the upper left part of the keyboard, which can be operated with one hand.



The keycaps are made of OSA height ball caps, made of PBT two-color injection molding, with a PBT content of >40%, which is more wear-resistant, dirt-resistant, and color-resistant. Several keys have also been personalized. There are also replacement keycaps that can be adapted to the WIN/IOS operating system.




The K10 pro shaft adopts the K Pro shaft independently developed by Kevchron, which is lubricated at the factory, which enhances stability and reduces swing, and can provide accurate one-time and smooth feeling in each press.



I chose the K Pro brown switch, which is a micro-step switch: operating force: 50±10gf, conduction stroke: 2±4mm, total stroke: 4.0±0.4mm.




Switch hot-swapping is a common configuration in mechanical keyboards, and the K10 Pro naturally supports hot-swapping switches, including tripod and pentagonal switches. The satellite shaft adopts the PCB satellite shaft design, which is lubricated at the factory to keep the big keys from shaking, and the hand feels more stable and the typing experience is more wonderful



It's time to disassemble the keyboard again, thanks to the included tools, it's easy to disassemble. The bottom of the keyboard is a custom silicone pad, which can reduce noise



Under the silicone pad is a 4000ma battery, and the official data is that it can be used for 80 hours on a single charge.



There is a layer of sandwich cotton between the positioning board and the PCB, and the silicone pad is also the mainstream noise reduction configuration in the current circle.



K10 Pro also supports QMK/VIA to change keys and set lights. Currently, the link to support the online webpage VIA is https://usevia.app/#/ (the browser with the chrome kernel is required to support it). K10 Pro has a white light version and an RGB version, because mine is a white light version, so the lights are not displayed It works.




As an upgraded model of K10, K10 Pro has upgraded the hot-swappable shaft body, keychron's own brand new shaft body, and QMK/VIA reconstruction. It is very recommended for friends who need a full array of keyboards