Daryou A104 Hot Swap Keyboard: Minimalist Style Versatile Gameplay

As a well-known manufacturer in the domestic peripheral brand, Daryou also has a good reputation among peripheral users. In the past two years, Daryou has also been constantly trying new product design and configuration solutions, and it has really brought many surprises to users through its products. After 2020, it has won the recognition of more users with a series of themed keyboards, customized shafts, lightweight gaming mice and other products. Recently, Daryou has brought the A series mechanical keyboard products with a standard 104 layout, and then follow the author to see how this A104 mechanical keyboard performs.

Daryou A104 hot-swappable mechanical keyboard provides three color schemes, namely interflower, white peach powder, spade powder, and the product packaging color matching is also consistent with the keyboard theme color matching. The author got the white peach pink color scheme, the product packaging continues the pull-out gift box packaging, the front provides the brand LOGO and product model, and the sticker in the upper right corner indicates the shaft type, which looks quite simple and intuitive.

In terms of accessories, transparent keyboard dust cover, USB Type-C cable, shaft puller, replacement keycap and instruction manual are provided, and the contents are decent.

Daryou A104 hot-swappable mechanical keyboard uses a full-size 104 key matching, and the same door A87 mechanical keyboard uses the same fuselage design language, the fuselage shape is simple and capable, with black and white pink keycaps, low-key versatility, recognition is also very high, and in the office or game scenes, it will not look too abrupt. The upper cover of the keyboard is treated with fine reflective particles, and the sandblasting process is also very delicate, and it also has a good performance in terms of touch and visual texture. The side frame chamfering processing is quite rounded, the details are also very in place, the pink personality keycaps on the keyboard are processed by the sublimation process, the pattern is clear, the feel is delicate, and for users who do not like this collocation, they can also replace themselves with the black and white keycaps in the accessories, so that the keyboard looks more consistent.

Three status indicators are provided in the upper right corner of the fuselage, corresponding to the status of the numeric keypad, the status of case, and the Roll Lock function. The indicator light adopts white LED beads, the brightness is moderate, it is clear and easy to identify, and it also has a good performance for daily use.

This keyboard also adopts a magnetic removable upper cover panel, which can be removed to become a suspension shaft body scheme, and the white metal back plate can also bring a different look and feel to the user. The addition of the magnetic removable upper cover also allows the keyboard to be easily switched freely in two different design styles of inlay and suspension, which better meets the different preferences of users and makes the keyboard cleaner and more convenient.

The keyboard backshell also adopts a black scheme, adding rich oblique lines, and with the design of the top bulge, it also makes the bottom of the keyboard have an excellent layering performance. The four corners have a long strip of rubber anti-slip pads, which make the keyboard difficult to slide after placement, and it also provides a two-stage folding foot, which is convenient for users to adjust the keyboard angle and make the input experience more comfortable. This keyboard also adopts a key and wire separation scheme, UB Type-C data interface designed in the middle position, and the use of reinforcement scheme to avoid wire slippage, in addition, the bottom also provides a three-way outlet, can better adapt to the user's different desktop layout schemes.

Daryou A104 hot-swappable mechanical keyboard is equipped with Daryou's custom shaft body, providing sky axis V2 and purple gold axis V2, linear feel and paragraph feel two different hand feel experiences, but also to meet the needs of different users for tapping feel. The author of this sky axis V2 has 40gf button trigger pressure, 2mm trigger stroke, 4mm total stroke, light and smooth feel, rebound with the hand, bottoming stable, while this shaft body has 80 million click life, durability is still very reliable. The large key position adopts the satellite axis scheme, the abnormal sound, the shaking control are very good, the feel performance is relatively neat, some of the large keys touch the bottom slightly meat, the quality control still needs to be strengthened, but the satellite shaft is also factory lubricated, which can keep the feel more long.

This keyboard also provides a full-key shaft body hot-swappable solution, compatible with the mainstream three-foot shaft, five-foot shaft, so that users can replace the shaft body more convenient and fast, but also for the keyboard to bring higher playability, through a keyboard can experience the hand performance brought by different shafts. Between the steel plate and the PCB, there is also a 3.5mm thickness silicone pad, with a sound-attenuated bottom sponge, which can effectively reduce the noise generated during tapping, make the percussion sound more pure, and feel solid and powerful, which can bring users a more comfortable and excellent experience.

The keycap adopts the OEM height scheme, which is a two-color injection molded PBT keycap with a closed-mouth character scheme with an opaque design. The surface layer of the keycap has a slightly frosted touch, the feel is delicate and gentle, the internal reinforcement is more solid and stable, and it also has a good performance in durability and oil resistance. The pink personality keycap is created by the sublimation process, which is smooth and delicate to the touch, and the value of the keyboard is higher, and it is more in line with the keyboard theme.

The Daryou A104 hot-swappable mechanical keyboard provides a monochrome ice blue backlight, further enhancing the ambience and visual effects of the desktop lighting. The fuselage is preset with a variety of lighting modes, users can quickly switch through FN+F1~F11, of which FN+F12 is a custom backlight recording function, which can store up to five sets of light configuration patterns to further meet the user's personalized lighting needs. Through the FN + arrow keys, the brightness and dynamic speed of the light can be adjusted, and the light control is still relatively rich, which can meet the requirements of some users for keyboard backlighting. The overall brightness of the light is moderate, and under the reflection of the white steel plate, the light is softer and more uniform, the visibility is better, and it is more attractive to the user's attention.

Daryou A104 hot-swappable mechanical keyboard adopts a single-mode wired connection method, and provides a full-button no-flush solution, which can avoid the operation error caused by key interference, easily cope with different use scenarios such as daily entertainment office and game confrontation, and bring users a more outstanding experience.

This keyboard adopts a plug-and-play drive-free design, which is still very convenient to use, and at the same time, Daryou has also prepared a dedicated driver for it, which can realize the macro function of the full key position and bring a more convenient experience. This keyboard has a good performance in the overall material workmanship, detail processing and specification configuration, which can meet most of the daily use needs. However, this time the magnetic cover author feels that it is softer than other keyboards in the A series, and the hand performance of some large key positions is slightly unsatisfactory, or I hope that manufacturers can further optimize it.

Daryou A104 hot-swappable mechanical keyboard has officially begun pre-sale, pre-sale activities to the hand price of 399 yuan, in the same price range of keyboard products, its detachable panel, customized shaft body, hot-swappable solution and built-in silencer structure is still very brilliant, but also most of the same price point products do not have, in this price range or have a good competitiveness and cost performance, like such a simple style and versatile keyboard users may wish to pay more attention to it.