Counting up, HyperX has been stationed in the peripheral circle for some years, and in the past few years, the ups and downs have fluctuated from the fledgling hairy boy, to the identification of the track to attack the game headset industry, to dominate the FPS game headset, to now that the brand has been acquired and changed owners, I can't imagine that such a ups and downs of the plot is actually staged on the peripheral brand.
As the player's game equipment, the use of the game keyboard is even more than the office keyboard, and this tool product often leaves an all-round and reliable impression in our minds.
When many pure gaming peripheral brands launched a 60% mini keypad, all kinds of mutterings in the heart, this small keyboard, used to play games? Is it appropriate? 87 key with column keyboard no number keys for office most people can not stand, such a small keyboard how to play the game, really can?
With this question, let's take a look at today's Alloy Origins Origins 60 keyboard.
As mentioned above, HyperX has been stationed in the peripheral field for a period of time, as a pure peripheral brand HyperX product of e-sports pedigree is naturally a pure game direction, unlike most peripheral brands, HyperX has long identified the FPS subdivision of the game field, but from the later development you have to admire HyperX's awareness and vision and luck.
FPS is the most stringent game equipment in all games, whether it is the grip of the mouse, engine positioning, straight line correction, refresh rate, or the sound field, resolution, positioning ability of the headphones, or the size of the keyboard, it is the most demanding one in all games.
In recent years, it is the first year of the outbreak of FPS games, whether it is "Overwatch" that "debuted is the peak" or "PUBG" that "came out of nowhere" or "CS:GO" that is "old and strong" is followed by "APEX Heroes" with "fire fast, cool is fast". The emergence of a number of phenomenal FPS games has also brought huge business opportunities in the field of peripherals, and many peripheral brands have seized this opportunity, and there are two peripheral brands that can really seize these opportunities to grow rapidly and achieve counterattack, one is the serious factory 'Zhuowei', and the other is 'HyperX'.
The two brands have different points of strength in the product, one chooses to sculpt the mouse mold to create a perfect grip, and the other chooses to force headphone audio tuning and strive for the best sound positioning. For a time, Zhuowei's mouse + HyperX Cloud headset + casual keyboard became the standard equipment for many gamers.
Two conclusions can be summarized from the above: First, HyperX's peripheral products are mainly aimed at the FPS gaming peripheral track.
Second, players value the control performance of the mouse and the positioning ability of the headset for the FPS game equipment, and the keyboard requirements are not large.
Combined with these two points to see this origin 60 keyboard is very easy to understand, with two words to describe is 'enough', simply put, this small keyboard is fully capable of the conventional operation of FPS games, and the small keyboard can also give the mouse more room for activity, more suitable for wrist flick gun flow players.
Okay, let's shift our attention to today's protagonist and take a look at this mini gaming keyboard.
As a small keyboard enthusiast, I have already used a lot of gaming keyboards, and some small keyboards with pure game positioning have also been used. Ben did not have too many expectations for this origin 60, no personality theme, no distinct color matching, no easy wireless connection, except for RGB lights and custom shafts, there are no highlights, and these are already common at the moment.
Until I really got started to get this keyboard, it was different, and the first feeling that came out of my mind was different, it was actually an all-metal shell, which was very weighty. Knock on the button again, different, this axis is actually so smooth, customized the taste of the shaft. Finally plugged in the computer, different, this light uniformity and brightness, the lamp factory Razer to stand aside.
Good guys, it gave me so many surprises as soon as I got started.
Full metal housing
There are fewer materials under the small size, which is a non-negligible advantage of the small keyboard, look at the customization field next door to know it all, 60% of the layout of the small body manufacturing cost is lower in the early stage of the development of the customization field was widely adopted. The HyperX Origin 60 uses a metal material popular in the custom circle as the shell, which is the most surprising to me.
The keyboard feels a lot of weight in your hand, and it weighs even more than many 104 full-size keyboards, which is naturally thanks to the all-metal body.
It is a pity that it is limited by the difficulty of processing metal materials, the origin of 60 aviation-grade aluminum alloy shell has not done too much processing, the shape is still HyperX Aloy family narrow border suspension key structure, the simplest design language, thrown into the keyboard pile is basically not found. Under such an ordinary appearance, it is all metal material, which gives the keyboard a strong contrast between the appearance and the inside, a unique temperament, which needs to be used to really feel.
The injection molded shell has good integration, the four sides of the border are slightly convex from the overall plane of the keyboard, and the black body is in line with the public's habitual cognition of e-sports keyboards. It's just that this black completely covers up the metal primary color is a pity, if Kingston later launched a general metal primary color shell with a set of white keycaps, the value of the face is absolutely explosive.
For this 61-key keypad, the metal material brings in addition to the sense of quality, the weight of the metal also brings upgrades and troubles, the small body keyboard has an innate portability advantage, but the origin of 60 This weight basically kills the idea of carrying in the cradle. Of course, weight is not a bad thing, to make up for the weakness of the small keyboard is too small to light, so that the feel is more solid, even if the support tripod is supported, it will not be easily moved.
Type-C connection port, no wireless connection is indeed a small pity.
But it is indeed not easy to cram a large enough battery into such a thin fuselage and ensure sufficient battery life under the RGB light.
feel
Speaking of hand feel, I have to talk about these independent shafts launched by HyperX, and the names of several shafts are also very interesting Ice axes, water axes, fire axes, I am this fire axis.
The appearance is not much different from the most common Cherry MX RGB shaft body, the red shaft is transparent on the cover, the shaft seat is also red, it is worth noting that the fire shaft uses an earlier plug-in RGB lamp bead, the aesthetics are not as good as the MX RGB shaft body, but the brightness and uniformity of the light are absolutely not to be underestimated.
The feel of the fire shaft is not as warm as its name, but the gentlest linear feel of these autonomous axis bodies is against the red axis in MX.
Before that, I have long heard that the reputation of HyperX custom shaft has been understood, and the excellent feel has long been spread in the peripheral circle, and this time I still have high expectations.
The first time I got started, the good smoothness of the fire shaft left a good impression on me, the up and down activities were smooth and astringent, compared to the next door cherry home red axis advanced do not know where to go (cherry, long snack bar).
The feel of the fire shaft is the current custom shaft body, and the bold guess is also factory self-lubrication treatment, otherwise it is difficult to achieve such a clean feel.
The feel of this origin 60 is not perfect, it is still a clichéd problem of the feel of the big key, and the longer buttons of the space bar and Enter still have the problem of partial meat and inconsistent feel. It's a shame to be a keyboard with such bold materials and high-quality shafts.
The shaft body uses a rare external plug-in lamp bead, and is equipped with a large light guide column to increase the luminous area, and finally with a fully transparent top cover, the light is transmitted to every corner of the shaft body.
Speaking of keycaps, take a look at this two-color PBT keycap that originated from 60, for the dual needs of wear resistance and light transmittance, PBT two-color injection molding keycaps are already the only choice at present, and they are also the choice of many peripheral brands. Pirate ship, Razer and many other light-based keyboards have abandoned the ABS that has been used for many years and replaced them with such PBT keycaps.
The closed button character is beautiful and slightly frosty.
Game use
Can this keypad really play games?
First of all, the conclusion: can play, most games can be competent, FPS: Overwatch, PUBG, CS: GO, CF, MOBA games: LOL, there are currently two games that have encountered suffering, DOTA2 and Tantanfall 2, DOTA2 needs to use the F-zone button to release skills, and Titanfall 2 needs to press F1 to cut the gun in Titan mode.
If you're an FPS gamer, rest assured, Origin 60 is perfectly up to the task.
60% of keyboards work well
As a small keyboard with only 61 keys in use, it is inevitable to be constrained during use, in this regard, the origin 60 has done a lot of auxiliary measures, as can be seen from the side of the keycap, most of the keys have a key combination function. Not only are there missing keys, but there are also keyboard lighting effects and multimedia controls. It is still very comfortable to use in practice, and it is easy to get started.
The practical aspect is definitely the weakness of the small keyboard, which is undoubtedly unquestionable, for the desktop cleanliness, for the mouse to make more room for operation, as well as the personality of the small keyboard has an incomparable advantage.
The included space replacement keycap, the extremely thin ultra-thin lines under the radium carving process, the light transmission effect is quite charming.