As a new generation of social animals, the keyboard can be said to be an essential accessory for work. Whether it is typing and writing or e-sports games, a good keyboard will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort. And with the aggravation of keyboard homogeneity, how to have a personalized keyboard that belongs to oneself just seems particularly important.

Since the beginning of its birth, the brand Lofree has captured many audiences with its super-high appearance, and I am one of them. Not long ago, I was introduced by a friend and bought the Lofree small warp keyboard. The difference is that it supports high customization, such as keycap layout, shaft body, keycap pattern, etc. This time I chose the 68-key layout + Jiadalong G yellow axis Pro + worker-themed keycaps.

The product is divided into three packages, namely the keycap, keyboard base and shaft body. After disassembling, the first feeling is that this is not a semi-finished product? As everyone knows, this is the fun of DIY players. The included accessories are very simple: a data cable, a shaft puller, three AAA batteries, and an instruction manual.

I used to type and write a lot of manuscripts, and I like the crisp sound and paragraph feeling of the green switch. This time I chose the Jiadalong G yellow switch, which is quieter and softer in the typing feel, suitable for office use. In addition, Xiaoqiao also supports "full key hot swapping", and friends who like customization can also change the shaft body at any time.

There are no special precautions when installing, just align the contact pins of the shaft body with the vacancy. It is worth mentioning that the four keys of Space, Shift, Enter, and Back all adopt the design of satellite axis, which is convenient for long-term use.

The keycap I chose is the theme of a worker, and the main color of white, blue and green is in line with the atmosphere of midsummer.

In addition, Luofei also provides a variety of keycap styles to choose from, and there must be a style you like. Search the mini-program "Luo Fei Build" on WeChat, and you can DIY your own keyboard in it.

This time I chose the 68-key version, because it was a full-featured keyboard before, and the 68-key version is more convenient to carry. The specific measurements are 310×109×51.5mm, and the layout is compact, but the commonly used buttons are reserved. The combination of number keys and Fn keys can also realize the functions of F1-F12, and daily use will not be affected.

The origin of Luofei Xiaoqiao is related to its shape. From the side view, its tilted design is rare in the field of mechanical keyboards. Such a design is firstly recognizable, and secondly, it is a more ergonomic design language, so that Reduce wrist pull when typing, thereby improving input efficiency.

And the protruding space on the back is not just a decoration, the battery compartment and the storage compartment of the 2.4G receiver are also designed inside, which can kill two birds with one stone.

A closer look at the ball cap is also quite interesting. First of all, it adopts the exclusive SA ball cap of Luofei. The final touch area reaches 90%, which is more suitable for Asian hands. The surface of the keycaps has been frosted, no matter which color it is, the feel and texture are very good.

The front of the keyboard has Luo Fei's English logo, which highlights the brand's attribution.

The adjustment knob is innovatively designed on the side of the battery compartment at the bottom, where you can switch the keyboard and adjust the Bluetooth and 2.4G links.

In terms of functionality, Xiaoqiao supports three connection methods: Bluetooth, 2.4G wireless and wired. Adapt to multi-system devices, whether it is a desktop, notebook, tablet or mobile phone, it can be easily adapted. In addition, Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android systems can also be easily handled, and multiple devices can also be easily switched.

In terms of battery life, Lofree is powered by three AAA batteries. According to Lofree’s data, the battery life is about one month in normal use. However, I am not pursuing the so-called wireless desktop, and I may buy one later. A retro retractable data cable to wire the keyboard.

After using it for more than half a month, let me talk about the overall feeling. Firstly, the appearance value cannot be rejected, and the personalized customization can better show the attitude of the user; secondly, it is only multi-device connection and fast switching, a keyboard can improve production very well. Efficiency; the last is the typing feel that everyone pays attention to. It is flickable and soft, and the sound is well controlled. Even if you type quickly, it will not affect others. Like me writing a manuscript in the office, the colleagues sitting next to me will not feel very noisy.

Summary: Luofei Xiaoqiao inherits the family-style good looks, but personalized customization will enrich the user's choices. Even if you get tired of aesthetics in the end, you can get a new keyboard by replacing the switch body and keycap. , while saving costs, it is also unique, why not do it?

As one of the efficient human-computer interaction tools, the keyboard is gradually subdivided according to the different needs of the users. In recent years, the mechanical keyboard has captured a large number of loyal consumers with its comfortable feel and precise control, and even many people A variety of keyboards will be equipped for different scenarios of daily office work and gaming e-sports.

And for users like me who want to be able to change the button mode according to the usage scenario and don’t want to buy the keyboard repeatedly, what they need is a keyboard that can freely switch the trigger key travel, but there are only a handful of such products on the market and The price is expensive, and I have been suffering from the lack of suitable products. Until I got the 3-player 3-speed optical axis mechanical keyboard T98 from the bloody hand ghost of the veteran peripheral manufacturer Shuangfeiyan. After using it for a period of time, the user experience is very good.

Solid workmanship, enough room for DIY

In addition to the pixel green in my hand, the T98 also has a pixel gray color scheme. The key position adopts the mainstream 98-key design, and the overall layout is compact. The most eye-catching one is the red "LT" key in the upper right corner.

Both the keycap and the keyboard shell have been finely chamfered, and the keycap is made of two-color injection molding process, which has good light transmission.

The logo of the Shuangfeiyan bloody hand ghost series is printed in the lower left corner.

The box also comes with a 1.3mm thick sublimation PBT keycap. This material is not easy to oil and affect the appearance even if it is used for a long time. The official will launch more styles in the future.

The back is a Type-C connection port, with a three-way cable management slot, which is convenient for users to choose the cable routing direction according to the desktop layout. It is worth mentioning that the T98 keyboard only supports wired connections. Although the wired mode is more stable and efficient, if the wireless connection can be added, the daily office can be more concise. I hope that a multi-mode version can be launched in the future.

The keyboard has its own tilt angle, and it can be placed on the desktop to rest your hands comfortably. Of course, it would be better if there is a palm rest.

In addition, the foot support on the back can also provide two levels of height, and a non-slip foot pad is added to the foot pad to avoid operation displacement.

Comfortable handle, quiet design

The keyboard adopts Shuangfeiyan's self-developed LT optical axis, optical trigger structure, and the key life is as high as 100 million times. The feel is similar to the red switch, the pressing is refreshing, and the control is excellent. You basically don't need to get used to it, and you can have a good experience when you get started.

While ensuring the feel of the keys, the noise control of the keyboard is also very good. The rebound point and bottom point of the optical axis are controlled by TPE soft rubber, which can effectively eliminate the noise generated by typing on the keyboard. The keys are soft and quiet, which is also suitable for office and home gaming environments.

Game office, one key switch

The biggest highlight of the 3-player 3-speed optical axis mechanical keyboard T98 is that the LT key can switch 3 gears to trigger the stroke with one key. The 1st gear has a 2.0mm stroke, the 2nd gear has a 1.5mm stroke, and the 3rd gear has a 1.0mm stroke.

Each stroke has its own exclusive light effect, showing blue light, yellow light, and red light respectively, and the status of the keyboard is clear at a glance.

However, the fixed light effect means that some RGB fans lose the fun of custom lighting, and the keyboard does not support adjusting the brightness of the light, nor can it turn off the backlight.

Among the three key strokes, the long key stroke can effectively reduce false touches. This gear is suitable for daily office codes. The excellent typing effect of mechanical keyboards is incomparable with membrane keyboards. The silent design is not afraid of disturbing others.

The two-speed short key travel is suitable for fast feedback in e-sports games. Generally, only a few buttons are commonly used in games, allowing you to preemptively strike in the game and bring a smooth gaming experience.

Applicable to multiple scenarios, cost-effective choice

Shuangfeiyan Mechanical Keyboard T98’s three-level trigger key travel allows users to easily enjoy 3 key modes without changing the keyboard, which is suitable for players like me who don’t like tossing, and the shaft core comes with a silent design, which can greatly reduce the friction during use. It is a product with a very excellent comprehensive experience.

If the lighting adjustment function and wireless multi-mode version can be added in the future, it will definitely be a big killer that sweeps the market!

What points do you value when choosing a keyboard, appearance, shaft, keycap material or others? I choose the keyboard to see whether my girlfriend likes it or not.

Some time ago, I had to work from home, and my girlfriend, who hadn’t used the membrane keyboard on the laptop for a long time, was not used to its feel. So the bunch of keyboards I bought before came in handy. I asked her to adjust one of the keyboards she liked. Unexpectedly, she chose the Hi Keys newly released by Dujia.

Dujia is a young and powerful peripheral brand. For example, the main keyboard I use now-K310 is a very popular one. Hi Keys is a new product of Dujia after adjusting the brand strategy. From the appearance design to the product concept, it is very individual. It is also very compact, and the 84 series configuration is very compact; it is also very powerful, with dual wireless connections, multi-level adjustable backlight, and 360-day long battery life. Let's see if it's worth it.

84-key arrangement, small footprint, large layout

Durga Hi Keys is an 84-key arrangement, without a numeric keypad, and the keys are relatively compact, so the desktop area it occupies is actually very small, and its measurements are roughly equivalent to an ordinary mechanical keyboard with a 64-key arrangement. Students who like exquisite and compact keyboards can consider it.

Although compared with the full keyboard, the 84 layout lacks the number nine-square grid and some shortcut functions in the functional partition, but most of the functions are still complete, so there is no need to worry about the functions. In addition, friends who are worried about the incompatibility between the keyboard and the device system should not panic. The keyboard of Hi Keys can automatically recognize win (Android) or Mac (IOS), so it can be used directly after connecting, without manual switching at all.

Elegant and timeless, detail storage

After flipping through the box, I didn't find a 2.4G wireless receiver except for the manual and the charging cable. Turned to the back only to find that it was hidden under the magnetic back cover. This design is really elegant. Hi Keys did not ignore the wireless receiver, nor did it use the traditional snap-on back cover to place it, but instead used a magnetic back cover, which is full of technology.

On the frosted ground, you can see the bright "DURGOD" LOGO, which is quite conspicuous from a certain angle. At the bottom, you can also see that there is a one-piece foot support on the left and right sides of the bottom, and the bottom of the foot support also has a non-slip and scratch-resistant silicone foot pad.

Outstanding appearance, delicate and skin-friendly, very Q and elastic

The keyboard of Hi Keys is the first time I have seen it in my life. It is really creative design. Compared with the sharp edges and corners of OEM keycaps, the keycaps of Hi Keys are protruding where the finger pads touch, and the four sides are not particularly sharp edges and corners, but have a certain degree of convergence, revealing toughness under the light.

The appearance of Dujia Hi Keys is very individual. First of all, its keycaps are not horizontal and vertical like traditional OEMs, with a concave design in the middle. On the whole, it looks like a toast bread just out of the oven, fluffy; from the perspective of a single keycap, it is the same. It can be said that whether it is the whole or a single keycap, Durga Hi Keys has a consistent fluffy feeling .

This time, the keycaps of Hi Keys are made of ABS material, which feels quite delicate, like touching soft silk. Compared with the coarse-grained matte texture of PBT material, ABS can bring a more delicate touch. In addition, the ABS material can also print finer patterns, and the silk screen pattern feels distinctly concave and convex. Hi Key provides two colors of dark blue and silver white. The dark blue is calm and lively, and the silver white is my favorite color.

The rows of white keycaps of the silver-white Hi Keys are really beautiful. From the side view, it can be seen that the height of its keycap is only about half of the OEM keycap, which makes it more likely to be a keycap for a short shaft. The benefits of this design are obvious. Firstly, it makes the Hi Keys more floating, and secondly, it makes the lighting effect of the Hi Keys more prominent.

Kaihua Turbo tea shaft, the feel is also Turbo

In terms of switches, Hi Keys provides Kaihua Turbo brown switches and silent red switches. I got the brown switches this time. The Kaihua Turbo series adopts a brand-new grinding tool. When you get close to it, you can find that the axis of the axis is surrounded by a "wall". Using it to type is less shaking and more accurate.

The trigger force of the Turbo brown switch is 40±10gf, with a paragraph feel, and the total stroke is 3.6±0.4mm. Compared with the linear red switch, its trigger force is smaller and the total stroke is shorter. In terms of service life, there is no need to worry about insufficient use. It can withstand 80 million operations. After all, it has far exceeded the imported shaft body.

Hi Keys uses a brown shaft with white light, which provides a variety of modes for adjustment. Although the keycap font of Hi Keys is not transparent, it cleverly shortens the height of the keycap so that the light shines through from the side. When the lights are turned on, Hi Keys is more like being immersed in the lights. During use, you can adjust the lighting effect mode, lighting brightness and lighting frequency by using the combination keys. Although they are all white light, they are very playable.

Dual wireless connection, one-key switching

Although this keyboard has a Type-C interface and a very delicate charging cable, it is a purely wireless keyboard. Does Hi Keys support heartless dual-mode connection, 2.4G wireless connection or Bluetooth connection? I listen to you.

Duga designed two mechanical switches on Hi Keys, among which the power switch is on the left side of the keyboard, and the keyboard can be turned on by flipping it. It is worth mentioning that this switch has its own light, and the switch will flash white light slowly when the keyboard is waiting to be connected.

The other mechanical switch is a dual-mode switching switch, which adopts a knob-type design and has a galvanized surface. The damping of the knob is quite good, through which you can seamlessly switch between 2.4G and Bluetooth. Careful friends must have discovered that this knob supports three-speed adjustment, including a 2.4G gear and two Bluetooth gears, which means that Hi Keys can freely switch between three devices: tablets, mobile phones, and computers. .

360-day long battery life, maybe the most suitable mechanical keyboard for business trips?

Unlike the mouse, the Bluetooth keyboard is designed to better remove the connecting cable between the host and the keyboard, so battery life becomes particularly important. Durga Hi Keys can be used for one year with the lights off + 8 hours a day, and it is trivial to use it for three months with the lights on. In addition, Hi Keys uses Type-C charging, so there is no threshold for charging. Long battery life + small size + full key positions + convenient charging, this is probably the most suitable mechanical keyboard for business trips?

Summarize

The unique design of Hi Keys is full of say Hi to life, and it is also an attitude towards work and life. Judging from my subject's experience during this period, if you don't often use the number keys, then this keyboard is really suitable for office work. I think Valentine's Day is coming soon, so if you want to give your girlfriend a gift, you can buy a bunch of flowers first, and then surprise her with Hi Keys in a few days.

With the advent of the post-DIY era, PC hardware is becoming more and more personalized, including peripherals. Rapoo, a well-known domestic peripheral manufacturer, has also launched the first 104-key full-size customized mechanical keyboard - V700DIY. The keyboard is equipped with Rapoo's self-developed KA-12 linear fast silver switch/spring white switch, supports hot-swappable and RGB illusion backlight, and the large key position comes with factory embellishment. With the blessing of the driver, it has more playability and Convenience, the price is only 299 yuan, it is bound to popularize customized keyboards. I was fortunate enough to experience the Rapoo V700DIY white fast silver shaft version for the first time, and I will bring you a detailed evaluation below.

The outer packaging of Rapoo V700DIY follows the consistent style of Rapoo V series, product rendering + product model, simple and intuitive.

Out of the box, the accessories include cable, key puller and quick use guide. The longer side is used to pull out the keycap, and the side similar to a small clip is used to pull out the shaft. Compared with the plastic key puller that came with the previous Rapoo keyboard It is much easier to use and must be praised.

The appearance of V700DIY adopts a narrow frame and floating keycap design, which is very simple and easy to clean and take care of. The surface of the keyboard is an aluminum alloy cover, and has undergone metal sandblasting.

On the upper right corner of the keyboard, there are 4 unique function buttons, indicator lights and vertical scroll wheel. The M key is for game/office mode switching, V1 is for lighting mode switching, V2 is for scroll wheel mode switching, V3 is for mute, and the scroll wheel is for system volume/keyboard light Brightness adjustment, moderate damping, stepless adjustment is supported, and the design of directly adjusting the volume with the keyboard scroll wheel is very practical, and I find it very convenient after I get used to it.

Below the scroll wheel is the LOGO of the Rapoo V series, which uses metal wire drawing technology, with a good texture and full of faith.

V700DIY adopts the fast silver shaft developed by Rapoo, the shaft body is linear design, straight up and down, the total stroke is 4mm, the trigger stroke is 1.3±0.5mm, the trigger pressure is 45±10gf, the life span is 50 million times, the shaft body is cross There are reinforcing ribs on both sides, which can make the keycap more stable and have a better dustproof effect. The feel is a bit similar to the red switch, but the trigger is faster, the rebound is crisp and powerful, and the quick tapping is very handy, and the tapping sound is relatively quiet, which can be said to be suitable for office games.

The large key position adopts the satellite shaft structure, and after factory embellishment, the percussion sound is obviously softer and not jerky.

All 104 keys support hot-swapping, and are compatible with mainstream five-pin hot-swappable shafts, including Goto, Jiadalong, Kaihua, TTC and other brands. The life of the hot-swappable metal shaft seat is 10,000 times, which fully meets DIY needs. Customized needs.

V700DIY has a 104-key Symphony RGB backlight system. With the support of the driver, each key can be set independently. In the game mode, 16.8 million colors can be set independently for a single key, and all keys are programmable without redundancies.

The keycap adopts PBT two-color injection molding process, which has good light transmission, wear resistance, delicate hand feeling, and is not easy to oil.

V700DIY adopts the design of separation of keys and wires, the interface is the popular Type-C, and it is gold-plated, which can effectively resist oxidation and improve signal stability.

There are silicone feet and striped pads on the back of the keyboard, which can effectively prevent slipping and keep the keyboard stable.

Speaking of which, the quick user guide this time is not a decoration. The use of the V700DIY shortcut keys is introduced in detail above. When you press and hold the Fn key, the buttons that can respond will be backlit, which will serve as a reminder.

V700DIY uses Rapoo's new unified driver and supports multiple configuration files. It will be more perfect if it is combined with the function key M in the upper right corner.

V700DIY supports full-key programmable, and each key can be independently set as a combination key, macro, or basic function. Combined with configuration files, it can significantly expand usage scenarios, such as setting office, FPS games, ACT games and other scenarios.

The names of the lighting modes this time are very interesting, and many of them use familiar four-character words, such as colorful clouds flying, drifting with the tide, stepping on the snow without trace, meteor chasing the moon, etc. Of course, there are also traditional breathing modes, spectral cycles, etc. The actual lighting effects are also Appropriate, quite cool, the blooming flowers, the rain, and the ripples all left a deep impression on me.

V700DIY supports 18 backlight modes in the office mode. In the game mode, a custom mode is added on this basis. In this mode, the light color can be set for each button, which is especially suitable for lighting the buttons commonly used in games, and Giving different colors for identification, this design is very practical and beautiful.

V700DIY has a built-in onboard storage and also supports cloud storage. It can store custom settings such as lighting and macros in the onboard storage and perform cloud synchronization backup, so that the original settings can be maintained when the computer host or keyboard is replaced.

When typing, the V700DIY's fast silver switch triggers sensitively, rebounds quickly and powerfully, and is very handy. Coupled with the factory-moistened space bar, enter key, and RGB Ambilight blessing, typing is like flowing water with your fingers. It is also not easy to fatigue.
In the game experience, thanks to V700DIY’s full-key programmable, after setting the macro, you can accurately complete the operation of multiple keys with one key, allowing players to easily realize a set of take away.

Pennefather V700DIY mechanical keyboard is just like its name, it can be said to bring DIY to the extreme, full-key shaft DIY, full-key backlight DIY, full-key programming DIY, the playability is very high, except that macro settings require some experience, other aspects are basically There is no threshold, including the price, an ordinary player can easily create his own personalized keyboard, which demonstrates Rapoo's determination to popularize customized keyboards.