AiShi sold a super cost-effective FE series mechanical keyboard last year, which has a basic model and RGB hot-swappable version, excellent hardware configuration, solid workmanship materials, super high cost performance, and good word-of-mouth performance, etc., which make the FE series become a popular product in Aishi's keyboard. Recently, Aishi cooperated with the "top stream" IP Pokémon to launch a pokémon-themed 2022 new product, including Pikachu FE87, Ibu FE87, Pikachu FE104 and Sky FE104, which also allowed peripheral users who like Pokémon to have more choices. The author has also recently received the FE87 ibu and FE104 sky models, and then follow the author to take a look.
This product packaging changes the previous simple scheme, using big red as the packaging theme color, which is also like the color of the fairy ball. Its surface uses white font to indicate the product model, brand LOGO and other information, FE104 also added pokémon LOGO on the side, which further enhances the overall appearance recognition.
Aishi FE87 & FE104 Pokémon mechanical keyboard have chosen its white products, and the corresponding five-sided sublimation theme keycaps are more beautiful and natural, and the rich Pokémon elements on the keycaps also make the keyboard look softer and more cute. The fuselage adopts a narrow border upper and lower shell structure, an in-line keycap scheme, and the overall design style also makes the keyboard look simple and generous, which is very pleasing to the aesthetic orientation of the current user. The fuselage shell adopts a high-strength engineering plastic material shell, which has a good performance in strength and toughness, the surface coating of the shell is delicate and gentle, and the fine frosting process process also brings better texture performance, whether it is visual experience, or the touch of the hand, the first impression brought by it is still very good. 87, 104 two different matching sizes and different theme colors also further enrich the user's choice space, can better meet the needs of users to highlight their personality and preferences.
Fe87 Ibu model is based on pokémon Ibu as a prototype, in the white keyboard body added a set of purple and white color theme keycaps, and integrated into a very rich Ibu element, so that the keyboard looks more cute and improve the overall recognition. The main key area, F area characters also use a very cute cartoon font form, the main key area key position most of the use of yellow wide-body characters, F area according to the keycap color matching choice of white, purple wide-body character form, with more distinct custom elements features, and Ibu Mengmeng's shape is also very compatible, looks lively and cute, I believe it will also make many female users love it.
FE104 sky model is the use of Pokémon Pikachu image, composed of blue, white and yellow keycaps and rich Pikachu elements, the overall keyboard looks refreshing and natural, Pikachu's image is clever, lively and cute, but also for this keyboard injected more features, it looks full of vitality. The keycap characters are also cute cartoon fonts, and the wide yellow font is paired with white keycaps, which is very clear to identify. The F area uses yellow and blue as the base color of the keycap, the yellow keycap also adds a key combination function logo, and the blue keycap is matched with a cloud pattern, with the hot air balloon and other elements in the digital area, which is more in line with the theme of the sky.
Both keyboards use a key-line separation scheme, the top provides a mid-mounted USB Type-C data interface, as the most popular form of interface at present, users can easily find compatible cables to connect and use, with high convenience and compatibility performance. At the same time, the key and line separation scheme also makes this keyboard more convenient to carry and store, and it is more convenient to use.
The bottom of the keyboard also adopts a minimalist design style, and the design of the back bulge also brings a natural tilt angle to the keyboard, with a two-stage adjustable foot support, it can bring users three different angles of use, which can bring more comfortable input angle selection. The bottom four corners are designed with anti-slip rubber pads, so that the keyboard is placed firmly, it is not easy to shake and slide, and the top of the two-stage foot support is also added with anti-slip rubber pads, even in the state of opening the foot support, it can also ensure that the keyboard is stable, further enhancing the user's experience.
In addition, the magnetic cover scheme of FE series keyboard is not absent, and users can adjust the upper cover form according to personal preferences, so that the keyboard can be converted between levitating and non-suspension design, which meets the needs of different users for the appearance of the keyboard, and also makes cleaning the keyboard more convenient and convenient. The removable upper cover has moderate adsorption and is very convenient to disassemble and install. The magnetic panel and the keyboard are also very tightly combined, there is no problem of looseness, shaking, etc., and the overall performance is still very good. At the same time, the magnetic removable panel also has a high DIY gameplay, and users can configure their own cover of different colors to further highlight their individual needs.
Aishi FE87 & FE104 Pokémon mechanical keyboard does not support the backlight effect, the shaft body provides three customized shafts of green shaft, tea shaft, red axis, a total of users to choose, the author got the red axis version. The red axis adopts a linear feel, the shaft body parameters are consistent with the CHERRY MX red axis, the pressing is smooth and light, the rebound is powerful, the bottom is stable, which can bring better tapping hand performance to the user, the large key part adopts the satellite axis scheme, the compression is smooth and stable, the rebound is crisp and clean, and the hand feeling adjustment is also very good. The keycap part adopts the PBT keycap of the five-sided dye sublimation process, oem height scheme, and does not support the light transmission effect. The keycaps are delicate and smooth to the touch, and the dye sublimation process also brings better anti-wear, anti-oil performance, and higher durability. The color performance of five-sided sublimation is very gorgeous, the printing process is also more refined, in addition to the pattern logo on the individual keycaps is not fine enough, the overall pattern performance of the keycaps is still very good, the lines are clear, the filling is complete, and there is also a good look and feel performance.
Aishi FE87 & FE104 Pokémon mechanical keyboard in the FE87 price of 249 yuan, FE104 price of 299 yuan, compared to the basic version is still a lot more expensive, basically the same RGB hot-swappable version. However, a set of Pokémon officially authorized five-sided sublimation keycaps in this price range is still very valuable, after all, the price of ordinary five-sided sublimation keycaps has approached 200 yuan, Pokémon-related custom peripheral products are also in the price range of more than 400 yuan, comprehensively looking at these four keyboards still have a good cost performance. At present, the Aishi FE series Pokémon version of the mechanical keyboard has been officially released, and peripheral users who like Pokémon should not miss it.