Some time ago to the computer desktop upgraded the electric lifting table, and upgraded the monitor, etc., recently planned to upgrade the keyboard and mouse, mainly considering that the previous keyboard is wired, in the limited space of the desktop dragging a "tail" is really a bit of an eyesore, decisively this time to consider the wireless mechanical keyboard. What kind of wireless keyboard should I choose? As a peripheral face value control, I give priority to the appearance design, coupled with limited desktop space, if you use a regular size 104 keyboard, the mouse activity space after placement becomes very small, giving priority to a small keyboard similar to the 87 keys, which can free up a lot of activity space for the mouse.
Through online search, the last thing to start is the 68-key Lofi Small Warp Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard Dark Night Blue (hereinafter referred to as: Small Warp Keyboard), it is not only small, but also the appearance design is both retro and fashionable, so it is deeply planted! In addition, it is also a three-mode hot-swappable mechanical keyboard, the following to share the use experience.
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The packaging design style of the small keyboard is based on the theme of outdoor exploration, camouflage blue as the keynote, with sunglasses, notebooks, compasses, kettles, telescopes, notebooks and other outdoor elements.
After opening the package, you can see the keyboard, in addition to the keyboard, other accessories: a USB-C to USB-A data cable, 3 AAA batteries, metal iron frame, manual warranty card, etc.
The whole keyboard is dark night blue as the main color, orange Esc key and camouflage space bar as a secondary color embellishment, this color scheme is very NICE! The layout of the small keyboard is very compact, with an outer frame of about 31 cm long and a width of 10.9 cm, and a four-sided border of about 2 cm high. This keyboard adopts a side engraving design, and the character engraving on it can be seen from the side.
The left side of this 68 keyboard is a regular key design, which can be seen that this keyboard is compatible with both Win and Mac.
The right key is designed to take into account compatibility, and the Del key is maintained in the upper right adjacent position of the Enter key, which satisfies the Habits of Windows users.
With the reduction of the key position of the 68 keyboard, many keys are also "double-duty", with double logos engraved on the side. For example, the number keys from 1 to 9 are compatible with F1 to F9, and need to rely on the FN+ combination in the lower left to call.
Since it is called Lofi Small Warp, then "Warp" is its biggest feature. The characteristics of "warping" can be seen from the side of the small warp keyboard, the arc curve angle is very high, there is an angle of about 11.5 °, and the SA height keycap and the border are concentric round edge design.
The small upturned keyboard cleverly designs the switch on the "warp starting point", and combines the battery compartment with the keyboard support foot. The switch has a knob design that can be switched between wired mode, wireless 2.4G and Bluetooth mode by flicking.
- Go to ON for wired mode
- Go to 2.4G/BT for wireless mode
In wired mode, the small keyboard can be used by connecting to the data cable through the USB-C interface on the back.
The back design is very simple, with silicone feet in the four corners and a nameplate label in the middle. Because of the "warp" feature, the foot brace is integrated, so this keyboard does not have a keyboard height adjustment foot brace design.
This keyboard does not have a built-in lithium battery, so it needs 3 AAA batteries to power it, open the bottom battery compartment, you can also find the 2.4G receiver, very convenient and hidden, do not worry about the 2.4G receiver left somewhere missing.
The layout of the small keyboard is very compact, and it also uses a relatively high SA keycap, so it requires a key puller to pull out the keycap.
Look at the workmanship of the keycaps, the keycaps used are PBT materials, which is one of the main reasons why I consider it, the biggest feature of PBT material keycaps is that they are not easy to grease and have very good wear resistance. Of course, the keycaps of the PBT material cannot avoid oiling, but the probability of the keycaps of the ABS material is smaller. Because the surface of the keycap becomes smooth due to long-term friction and grease cover.
The surface of the keycap has a very delicate sun-grained process, and the corners are also made on all sides, which feels very good, and the keycap wall is also very thick. The treatment of the keycap spout is very in place, and in terms of this workmanship standard, it must be a very high level in the industry at present.
This small upturned keyboard uses Jiadalong yellow axis Pro, for the mechanical keyboard, the most direct impact on the experience is the shaft body, as an old player who has used the mechanical keyboard for many years, the choice of the shaft body must be personally tried, whether the long-term use of the feeling is suitable for themselves, just listen to others to say it is only a general talk.
As a well-known domestic shaft body manufacturer, GATERON is very good in the shaft body feel and manufacturing process, and has a good reputation in the user circle.
The shaft body of the Jadalon Yellow Shaft Pro comes with a lubrication effect, which makes the pressing feel light and delicate, warm and smooth, and the rebound is also very followed. The key shaft trigger pressure is about 50 grams, the trigger stroke is 2 mm, the shaft body uses antioxidant gold contacts, which has a certain improvement in the performance of oxidation resistance and anti-vulcanization, and further improves the service life of the shaft body, about 60 million times of trigger life, and the sound is crisp when tapping the button.
In order to meet the DIY needs of different users for the shaft body, the small keyboard is also a design that supports hot-swappable PCBs, which can take down the shaft body part for replacement, for example, gamers can replace the shaft body of some of the keys with other shaft bodies, etc., diy create a keyboard that really meets their own habits, and sure enough, the small warp keyboard is a mechanical keyboard called "customized". In fact, the experience in daily typing is still very good, the trigger does not require too much finger pressure, even if it is a long time of high-frequency tapping of the button will not feel that the finger has a significant sense of acidity.
Install a metal iron frame in the corner of the keyboard, put on a magnetic dragon doll, DIY looks very good!
Because the small keyboard is a 68-key layout, the area that occupies the desktop of the computer is indeed small enough. After matching my hand rest, the size is just right, and there is no sense of violation.
The layout of the keyboard is quite compact, there is no need for transitional adaptation periods, and it is ready to use. Because of the ergonomic design centered on the wrist, it is quite easy to put on, and the keycaps fit the fingertips very well.
Try the FN+ key combination operation, personally feel that there is not much problem. Whether it's toggling Bluetooth or various function keys, half of the area can be controlled with one left hand. When playing some CS shooter games, the keys are not too much of a problem, and the operation feedback is rapid. In the game scene, it has a soft feel, which is very suitable for the extreme speed needs of the game "touch-up", CS game through the keyboard control character movement, and combined with the mouse to defeat the opponent's competitive shooting game.
Playing games such as "PUBG" and "CS", Jiadalong Yellow Axis Pro responds quickly in the game, and the feel is also very smooth, and each tap does not have the traditional mechanical keyboard sticking to the sense of encounter with mud and water. Especially thanks to the 68-button layout design, the mouse activity space is very large, so the combination in the game performance is handy.
The code word experience is also very comfortable. In the office may not be very convenient to use the mobile phone reply, you can switch Bluetooth to the mobile phone, use the keyboard to reply to the mobile phone information, so that you do not have to worry about being caught by the boss at work, the same use of the keyboard to reply to the mobile phone Has another advantage is: fast! The physical keyboard will be much more efficient in terms of input feel and speed than the mobile phone virtual keyboard. In addition, it can also reduce the contact of mobile phone use, in many cases, we will unconsciously open Weibo WeChat to see when we get the mobile phone, which will reduce the concentration of the office.
After browsing the many mass-produced mechanical keyboards on the market, I found that most brands directly changed the 104 keys in the series to 87 keys, and then changed the 87 keys to 60 keys, which was not innovative in design. When using the small keyboard, you will find that Lofi's products have made the traditional and expensive customized value keyboard and achieved mass production of the people.
The little keyboard solved my connection troubles when using multiple devices, the experience was very good, and now only one keyboard is enough. This mechanical keyboard enhances the smooth feel that traditional membrane wireless keyboards cannot give in the past, and combines triple-mode access and hot-swappable shaft body design to improve high playability. The Jiadalong yellow shaft Pro used is also very close to the feel of the CHERRY axis, and the current domestic shaft is almost the same as the CHERRY axis. In addition, its appearance design is very good-looking, the price is close to the people, and in general, it is very cost-effective. If you want a mechanical keyboard with a unique shape, online appearance and good workmanship configuration, it is very worth considering.
It is on the mediocre office computer desk as a face value C position, retro and fashion cool tone makes the literature full of vitality, combined with a comfortable feel, it can be said that in the homogeneous keyboard market is still very rare. I hope that this sharing can help the small partners who like to design peripheral products with beautiful faces.