The popularity of the small size of the row layout has always been very high, to meet the needs of daily input use, while the size is small, the appearance is exquisite, which is also one of the reasons why it is favored by many users. Recently, Cool Cold Supreme has also brought the majority of users the sleeve blade CK721 three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard, with 65% small size matching, equipped with volume knobs, support RGB backlighting, three-mode connection, the specification configuration is still very eye-catching. Next, let's follow the author to see how this keyboard performs.
The outer packaging of the product adopts the exclusive white and purple color style of the cool supreme small size keyboard, which looks refreshing and comfortable, simple and natural. The packaging provides product display diagrams, feature introductions, content introductions and other content, which can further facilitate users to understand product characteristics.
Accessories provide product manuals, sponge hand rests, USB Type-C cables, USB Type-C adapters, wire pullers, replacement keycaps and transparent dust covers, accessories are very rich in content and have high practical performance.
Cool Extreme Sleeve Blade CK721 three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard adopts a 65% matching layout, partition 67 keys with volume knob scheme, and the current very popular 75% matching line still looks somewhat similar. The keyboard provides a complete input key area, directional area and function keys, and the volume knob in the upper right corner can also facilitate the user to achieve quick operation, with a high degree of convenience performance. The keyboard adopts an aluminum alloy cover, the surface is treated by sandblasting process, and the corners are in a high-gloss chamfer style, with a slightly wider border scheme, the overall texture performance is still very good. The aluminum alloy upper cover is slightly higher than the positioning plate, and also makes the button as a whole show a semi-suspended state, which can bring more brilliant lighting atmosphere performance and present a better look and feel performance for the user's desktop.
The keyboard provides two status indicators, located on the left side of the arrow keys, the upper indicator light corresponds to the case status; the lower indicator light is used for the power indicator and the Bluetooth pairing status prompt, which is convenient for users to identify through different colors, and the function distinction is still very clear.
The top knob cover in the upper right corner is consistent with the panel material and processing, and with the highlight chamfer, the visual texture is still very excellent. The knob body adopts vertical anti-slip pattern, with a clear sense of scale, which can bring a clearer operating feel to the user. In addition, this knob provides two operating modes of rotation adjustment and pressure adjustment, with 4 different configuration files, can achieve different functions, such as the more common volume control / mute, up and down curve switching / pause, backlight brightness level / backlight opening and closing, light mode switching / light effect speed adjustment, can provide users with a richer and more convenient operation experience.
Although the use of a small size layout, but this keyboard almost for each key has added a key combination function, with the FN button can be convenient and quick to achieve lighting control, multimedia control, F area key, profile switching and other functions, keycap side also added the corresponding key function, easy for users to identify. The layout of the FN key combination function is also very reasonable, and most of the same function keys are designed in the same area for easy operation. Multimedia, Bluetooth channel switching and other functions are designed on the right side of the keyboard, which is more convenient and fast to use with one hand.
The left and right sides of the fuselage provide the storage slot of the wireless adapter and the multi-mode toggle switch of the keyboard, which is very convenient for both the storage receiver and the switching connection mode. The keyboard adopts the top center outlet scheme, with a 1.8-meter keyboard cable, which can easily adapt to various user desktop layouts. However, the Type-C opening is small, and some wires cannot be connected and used, and the compatibility performance is slightly worse.
The bottom of the keyboard adopts an integrated bottom shell scheme, the overall design is relatively simple, the top position provides a two-stage independent support foot, the top also added a rubber anti-slip pad, with the bottom of the two long strips of anti-slip pads, so that the keyboard in different states can ensure the stability of the placement, will not slide easily. The two-stage adjustable foot support also allows users to easily find a more suitable input angle for themselves, making the user experience more relaxed.
The sponge hand rest is wider and provides the user with more contact area. The surface fabric material is delicate and smooth to the touch, and with the soft cushioning slow rebound sponge, it can effectively alleviate the fatigue caused by the player's long-term use of the keyboard for the hands and wrists, and reduce the pressure of use.
This keyboard provides TTC red axis, TTC green axis and TTC tea axis three shaft body collocation, the author of this keyboard equipped with TTC red axis, the total stroke of 4mm, trigger stroke 2mm, trigger pressure 45gf, trigger life of about 50 million times. This shaft body adopts a linear feel scheme, straight up and down without a sense of paragraph, the feel performance is smooth and linear, the bottom is stable, the rebound is also more followed, and the overall performance is still good. The big key part adopts the satellite axis scheme, and the factory lubrication treatment also controls the big key noise very well, and the pressing feel is crisp and clean, and the overall performance is medium and upper. However, the performance of individual large keys is average, and it still needs to be further strengthened.
The keycaps are paired with a set of ABS-coated translucent keycaps, OEM height, and closed-mouth character schemes. The overall workmanship of the keycaps is also relatively good, the edge burrs, injection molding mouths are very clean, the keycaps characters are moderately thick, have a good light transmission performance, and also make it more convenient for users to identify. The surface of the keycap feels delicate and warm, and with the ergonomic step shape, it also allows the user to have a better hand performance when entering and using.
Cool Extreme Sleeve Blade CK721 three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard supports the RGB lighting effects in the whole region, the keyboard has 18 different lighting modes built-in, users can switch through FN+T, while supporting light brightness, color, dynamic speed, direction adjustment, lighting gameplay is still very rich, but also has a high degree of customization. The light brightness is soft, the color is uniform and natural, the dynamic effect transition is smooth, and the white positioning plate can also present a good diffuse reflection effect, which further enhances the lighting atmosphere performance. At the same time, the functional characters on the side of the keycap also support the light transmission effect, which can bring a better visual appearance to the keyboard.
Users can set the keyboard function and lighting through the cool extreme MasterPlus driver software, the driver page is simple and intuitive, and the operation is very convenient. Users can manually adjust the sleep mode and low power mode in the wireless state in order to obtain better wireless battery life, and can also adjust the lighting mode, light color, and light dynamics according to personal preferences to obtain better lighting atmosphere performance. The keys section allows the user to set the key function, and a wealth of preset options are provided in the options to facilitate the user to choose to invoke. The macro page supports the recording and editing of key macros, which can further enrich the key functions and facilitate user operation. The configuration file can instantly save the user's lighting mode and key function, which is convenient for users to quickly call and switch under different use scenarios, and has a high degree of convenience performance.
Cool Cold Extreme Sleeve Blade CK721 three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard supports wired, 2.4G and Bluetooth mode three kinds of connection schemes, Bluetooth mode can store up to 3 devices pairing information, the connection method is still very rich. At the same time, this keyboard supports Windows/MacOS/IOS/Andriod and other mainstream operating systems, which is still very good in device compatibility performance, and a variety of connection methods and excellent platform compatibility performance also make it more friendly for multi-platform and multi-device users. At the same time, in the wired, 2.4G connection mode, this keyboard provides a full-key no-flush solution, supporting 1000hz return rate; bluetooth mode is 6-key no-punch, supporting 125hz return, or can easily cope with different use scenarios such as office audio and video, game entertainment, daily business trips.
This keyboard adopts a built-in lithium battery solution, built-in 2000mAh lithium battery, in the case of turning off the backlight, it can provide up to about 73 hours of battery life, to meet the user's daily use is still enough. With the USB Type-C interface, it can easily and quickly replenish the power of the keyboard, and the convenience performance is still good. At the same time, this keyboard supports charging while using, which can provide users with a more convenient experience, and this keyboard is also adapted to the keys under the MacOS system, which can be quickly switched through FN + right Shift, which is still very convenient to use. In addition, this keyboard also provides a replacement upper cover solution, which can be easily removed and replaced through the dialing structure of the storage slot, providing users with a different visual aesthetic.
Although the compact key layout is adopted in a small size, most of the key functions can be turned on by key combination and will not affect daily use. This keyboard also provides rich multimedia control, lighting control, profile switching and other rich functions, and it is no problem to use it in the driver-free state. The knob scheme added in the upper right corner provides two operation modes of rotation adjustment and compression control, and with four different sets of control schemes, it can provide users with a more convenient experience. Users can also customize the knob function to achieve more operation methods, and have excellent performance in practicality and convenience.
Cool Extreme Sleeve Blade CK721 three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard continues the exquisite and compact design, and the three-mode connection solution also brings better device compatibility performance. The new knob also brings greater ease of operation, and with rich combination key functions, it also makes this keyboard have a very good experience. On-board memory, macro programming, RGB drive-free adjustment and other functions also bring higher playability and practicality, and it also has a brilliant appearance, powerful functions, and good portability. At present, this keyboard has been officially sold in the cool and cold Supreme Tmall flagship store, priced at 549 yuan, and users who like it should not miss it.