In November last year, iQnix put this ZX75 keyboard on the shelves. Although the aluminum factory is called an aluminum factory, but from A80 to OG80 to this ZX75, they are all plastic shells, which inevitably disappoints fans. Although iQnix upgraded the F96 to F97 during the period, and jointly produced the F97 super-alloy full-key mechanical keyboard with Pandaer, the color scheme is quite attractive, but since I already have three F96s, and this arrangement is not suitable for daily use, mainly The keypad and the arrow keys are not separated from the main keypad, so it is easy to touch them by mistake. Compared with F96, F97 has upgraded the three-mode version and the hot-swappable shaft body, but the toothpaste-like upgrade, skin replacement, and plastic shell still make many fans criticize. Before the aluminum factory publicized the concept drawings of several keyboards, I am looking forward to it very much, and hope that the aluminum factory can produce them as soon as possible!
Without further ado, let’s start with the slag-quality pictures!
You'll know it's brand new if it comes in plastic packaging.
On the back is some brief introduction of this keyboard, including the product name and so on.
Open the package, the keyboard lies quietly inside, and there is a very high-quality packaging bag.
I have to say that the texture of this frosted packaging bag from the aluminum factory is very good.
The included accessories are similar to the previous keyboard.
The included accessories include a brush, data cable, receiver extender, replacement keycaps for Mac systems, and a key puller.
The other is an iQnix sticker and manual.
The receiver of the aluminum factory still fits the keyboard quite well, just like the color of the receiver of the wormhole is green.
Two forms of magnetic feet (form one)
Two forms of magnetic feet (form two)
On the back is a wired and wireless switch button, and the texture of the bottom case is quite nice.
Coming to the front of the keyboard, the color matching of the keycaps and the overall design are quite eye-catching.
I think the question of the title can be answered now, because the front design of this keyboard is very eye-catching, the yellow, white and gray keycaps, the indicator light in the upper right corner and the texture below, the black knob and the screws at the four corners are all It gives people a rough and tough design style, and also because I like the keyboard with 75% of the configuration recently. When the aluminum factory put the ZX75 on the shelves, I had the desire to buy it. Unpleasant situation. In addition, the ZX75 at that time did not have RGB. Based on the fact that I could not use it but you could not, I did not buy it. Now the RGB version is on the shelves, and some minor problems of the batch of keyboards released in November last year have been fixed. It is an updated and repaired version.
The ZX75 is equipped with gold powder switches, ACE switches and quick silver switches.
This time I chose the ACE axis, and seeing the shape of the light guide column, I believe it is ACEv2, but the product details page does not indicate that it is v2, and I am not responsible for guessing that the gold powder axis and the fast silver axis may also be the v2 version, but I I didn't consult customer service. If you are interested in purchasing, you can consult customer service before placing an order.
The lower light position is also said to be the south-facing light position.
In addition, this time the ZX75 turned out to be the lower light position. There are also some advantages and disadvantages about the upper light position and the lower light position. I will not repeat them. If you are interested, you can jump to the link below to see.
Thoughts on the positive and negative installation of the shaft body (up and down light positions)
Having said so much, here is the picture of turning on the lights.
As usual, I still want to post a picture with the lights on. I believe some value friends have seen that although the color matching of this set of keycaps is good, but because of the yellow characters, it will be a little unclear when the lights are turned on. The other is the shading of the keycaps. It is not particularly ideal, especially when the ACE axis has a light guide column, it is more serious to see the red and yellow light penetrating the keycap.
There are two symmetrical acrylic boards on the top surface of the keyboard.
This time the keyboard socket is in the middle, which is different from the previous keyboard which is routed on the left. And there is a pity here, if the back of the two acrylic boards are made to emit light, it will be more cool.
The knobs are well damped and don't wobble.
At present, the function of the knob can only be to adjust the volume, press it to play/pause, although it is enough, but it would be better if it can be customized, and one of the aluminum factory’s complaints is that the drive is too slow , now A80 is still not driven! !
Finally, when it comes to the feel, this one can be said to be handy. The large key position uses a balance bar, so it is very stable. There is no wire sound, and the sound of the space is very solid. It is the same as the OG80, and because I chose ACE Axis, the trigger pressure is slightly heavier than gold powder, in exchange for a more handy input experience.
Here I would like to talk about the shortcomings that I think are the shading of the keycaps and the use of the lower light position. If you are sitting in a normal sitting position, the light of the keyboard will be more dazzling if you look down at the keyboard.
In addition to the slightly higher price, the design of the aluminum factory is online as always. From A80, L80, OG80 to this ZX75, although they are all plastic shells, they are different from the same keyboard design on the market, so slightly higher The price can be said to pay for the design, but as a fan of the aluminum factory for many years, I still hope that the aluminum factory can release an aluminum keyboard as soon as possible, and I am talking about your Sen80!
Sen80!