Different players have different concepts of "beauty", so the idea of conceiving a desktop is also very different. Compared with the traditional e-sports desktop, choosing simple white peripherals can help players easily construct an ins-style desktop, and such a theme is also unique for players who are accustomed to seeing "big old black" peripherals. The Thor particle mechanical keyboard and Blade Head-mounted gaming headset that we introduce to you this time are two products that use white body color. But in addition to "white", they also have their own characteristics that are worth exploring.
Thor particle mechanical keyboard
The recently released particle mechanical keyboard is Raytheon's first mass production product for the customized market, it has a personalized design, and adopts a Gasket structure, equipped with a G.I. G Huangpro mechanical shaft, trying to bring richer choices to the mechanical keyboard market in this way, so how will it perform in actual use?
Unique transparent housing with PBT keycaps
Unlike the design route of the peripheral factories, Thor's peripheral products sometimes like to take the sword to the side, so they can bring visual impact, such as the red spider and blue blood man with electroplated keycaps and aluminum alloy shells, and the Thor particle mechanical keyboard is also a product that is quite pleasing in appearance design. Overall, the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard uses a 68-button mini layout with a narrow bezel design so that it doesn't look too different.
▲The side of the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard has reserved two nameplate card slots to add a touch of personalization.
In terms of shell material, it uses a milky white acrylic shell, which has a certain degree of light transmittance compared to traditional hard plastics. At the same time, the corner of the keyboard frame adopts a circular arc design, which is quite intimate. In order to make the overall color scheme not monotonous, the particle mechanical keyboard has designed a black frame at the top cover, with white and black keycaps, providing a more layered look and feel. Speaking of keycaps, Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard uses PBT milk cap keycaps made of two-color injection molding, the surface characters are rounded and delicate, while its texture is slightly stiffer and more durable.
▲The PBT material milk cap keycap adopts a two-color injection molding process, and the surface characters are rounded and delicate.
Turning the Thor particle mechanical keyboard over, we can see that its back design is also unique - it replaces the traditional foot with two higher aluminum alloy feet, and designs a 6° ergonomic design, but this foot cannot be adjusted in height. In addition, the bottom of the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard is designed with a detachable nameplate, and a power switch is placed on the side.
▲The bottom of the Thor particle mechanical keyboard is quite uniquely designed, and a power switch is also placed here.
To replenish the power, the top of the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard is designed with a USB-C interface. In contrast, a rubber USB cable is provided in the package, and the interface is gilded and a shielding ring is added. It is worth mentioning that the USB connection is designed with a nano USB transceiver storage compartment, which is quite unique. After powering on, the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard illuminates the default magic lighting effect, which is brighter and can scatter a certain range through the acrylic shell, bringing a cool effect.
▲The top of the keyboard is designed with a USB-C power supply interface.
▲The packaging of the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard comes with a key puller, a variety of stickers and a rubber USB cable, and a nano USB transceiver storage compartment is designed on the USB cable.
Gasket structure design, plus hot plug
In order to meet the player's needs for customization, Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard adopts the assembly design of acrylic stacked structure shell, players can DIY the structural design of each layer, and the Gasket mount gasket structure is built-in. It is worth mentioning that Thor also provides CAD design drawings, which mark the size of each layer of structure, which also means that players with excellent hands-on ability can diy each layer of its design by themselves, and the Trash structure is different from the traditional positioning steel plate - it buffers the vibration and impact of the keyboard by adding gaskets up and down the PCB positioning board, canceling the screw fixing, so it can reduce the mechanical noise caused by the keyboard when the keys are tapped.
In addition to the design changes, the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard is also USB wired, 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth three modes, so it can adapt to different working environments and more platforms. At the same time, this product has a built-in lithium battery with a capacity of 3000mAh, according to official data, after charging for 5 hours, it can continue to work for 4 to 5 weeks, and the endurance time is worth affirming. In addition, the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard supports custom drives, through which players can adjust basic parameters, key functions and backlighting effects to make the keyboard more playable.
In terms of shaft body, Thor particle mechanical keyboard uses the Jiadalong G Huangpro mechanical shaft that has been completed from the factory, which is also a shaft body loved by many players. In terms of parameters, it has a total stroke of 4.0mm±0.4mm, 2.0mm ± 0.6mm of trigger stroke, 50±15cN pressure grams, 50 million electrical life and a smooth feel of straight up and down. It is worth mentioning that the Thor Particle Mechanical Keyboard also supports hot-swappable keys, which is important for players who need to replace keys or want DIY keys in the future.
▲The Thor particle mechanical keyboard of the review adopts the G-Yellow Pro mechanical axis of Jiadalong.
▲Thor particle mechanical keyboard supports hot-swap technology.
Hands-on experience
In the actual experience, we selected two games from League of Legends and God of War for testing. In the "League of Legends" game operation, the Thor particle mechanical keyboard in the 2.4GHz wireless connection state did not have any obvious key delay, which can help me quickly play the required skill combo, due to the existence of the Gasket mount gasket structure, the key can obviously feel soft when the key touches the bottom, and the sound of the keys will be muffled a lot.
In the "God of War" game operation, Thor particle mechanical keyboard is still able to handle its key needs skillfully, in addition to the movement operation, combo strike, attack dodge, skill release and other operations it can respond quickly, so that I can better knock down another enemy, Jiadalong G Yellow Pro mechanical shaft lighter pressure grams and straight up and down smooth feel with PBT material milk cap key cap, can let me in a long game operation, fingers are not easy to fatigue. In addition, in the daily typing office operation, the mini layout of 68 buttons is slightly inferior in statistical work, so it is better than the use of game entertainment.
MC review
As a mechanical keyboard for the customized market, acrylic stacked structure shell, Gasket mount gasket structure, hot-swap buttons make Thor particle mechanical keyboard have good playability, while Jiadalong G Yellow Pro mechanical shaft, PBT material milk cap keycap and three-mode function make it able to provide excellent experience. In addition, the price of 649 yuan makes it average in the price of similar competitors. Therefore, Thor particle mechanical keyboard is more suitable for players with strong hands-on ability and like to taste early or Thor fans to choose.
Product parameters
Keyboard form: mechanical
Connection: USB wired, 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth
Key shaft: Jiadalong G Yellow Pro mechanical shaft
Number of buttons: 68
Body color: white
Backlight: RGB backlight
Size: 329mm× 120mm×45mm
Weight: 735g±10g
Reference price: 649 yuan
Thor Blade Head-Mounted Gaming Headset
In the moment of resignation and new, Ubisoft's "Rainbow Six: Xenomorph" has become the favorite of many FPS gamers, and for players who like this type of game, how to choose a good and inexpensive gaming headset is undoubtedly a higher priority than other peripheral products. Also recently, Thor launched a new gaming headset called Blade. So what are the characteristics of this product? Can it meet the needs of today's players?
Simple pleasure
Simple and beautiful is our first impression of the appearance of Thor's Blade head-mounted gaming headsets, this product is quite flattering in the overall design, and the materials and details are relatively excellent, and the color matching is plain white, which gives people a great look and feel, but theoretically it is not dirty. In order to improve wearing comfort, raytheon Blade head-mounted gaming headsets adopt a one-piece head beam design made of hard plastic, including steel beams - the outer beam part is mainly made of hard plastic, and the inside is designed with a long strip cushion head pad, which can not only ensure comfortable wearing, but also make the fuselage more robust and weight-appropriate.
▲ Thor Blade head-mounted gaming headsets use an integrated head beam, and a long strip head pad is designed under the head beam.
In the actual wear, Thor Blade head-mounted gaming headphones are more comfortable - the pressure of the downward pressure will not be obviously felt at the top of the head, and the chuck feeling on both sides will not be too strong because of the large ear cups. At the same time, the weight of the headset is lighter, the burden on the head is not large, and it can meet the needs of gamers for a long time.
Possesses a hallucinogenic light, the main is practical
The earcups of the Thor Blade Gaming Headset are surrounded by RGB backlights, and players can quickly adjust the backlight mode through the backlight buttons provided below the unit, including breathing effects, monochrome constants, colorful loops, neon streamers and other effects, bringing a more personalized appearance effect. At the same time, there is also a volume control roller and microphone switch under the unit, which is equipped with a retractable microphone on the front side for convenient daily use. Due to the support for virtual 7.1 channels, the Raytheon Blade Headset uses a USB interface, so it cannot be adapted to devices such as smartphones. The virtual 7.1 channel can improve the experience of playing games or watching movies to a certain extent. At the same time, through the custom drive, players can adjust its equalizer, virtual 7.1 channels, microphone and other functions.
▲The unit shell of the Thor Blade gaming headset has a magic light effect in the center, and the brightness is higher after the power is turned on.
▲The left unit of the Thor Blade headset is designed with a volume control wheel, a microphone switch and a backlit button designed below the left unit to facilitate players' daily use.
▲The left unit of the Thor Blade gaming headset has a retractable microphone, and the indicator light at the microphone endpoint can be used to determine its use status.
▲ Thor provides a custom driver for the Blade Headset to help players adjust the equalizer, virtual 7.1 channels and other functions.
In terms of actual experience, the Thor Blade Headset has reached its price point in the vast majority of games and some audio. In the default mode, it can better restore the sense of atmosphere in the game, while controlling the low frequency sense, there is no obvious sense of headbanging. It can better portray the distant sound orientation in Rainbow Six: Xenomorph, and after using the virtual 7.1 channel, it can further render the scene sound effects and better set off the atmosphere of the battlefield. In terms of audio experience, the triple frequency of Thor's Blade headset is warm, and the high-frequency part lacks a point of beauty, so it is more suitable for playing pop and rock music.
▲In the wiring part, the Thor Blade headset uses rubber material, its interface is gilded, and it is equipped with a shielding ring.
Thor Blade Head-mounted Gaming Headset is a comprehensive entertainment headset with a relatively balanced overall quality, which has a good look and excellent backlight effect, and can quickly switch the backlit fuselage buttons, so that it has certain personalized elements. At the same time, through the virtual 7.1 channel and the warm tri-frequency tuning, the Thor Blade headset can have a good application in the game field and pop, rock and roll and some audio and video experiences. Entry-level pricing gives it a good price/performance ratio, suitable for players or students who need it in the near future and are not on a good budget.
Type: Headset for gaming
Drive unit: 50mm
Frequency response: 20Hz ~ 20kHz
Impedance: 32Ω
Weight: 403.5 g
Interface type: USB interface
Reference price: 199 yuan