After the 60% compact size with K616, Red Dragon has brought a new K618, although it is very close in naming, but the K618 is a solid ultra-thin three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard, providing full-size 104 and TKL 87 key matching options, and supports hot-swappable shafts, with a wealth of custom functional areas, taking into account thin and portable, but also with a certain degree of playability.
In addition to the standard version, the Red Dragon K618 also has a TKL 87 version (K621), which also made some layout adjustments on some functional keys, in addition, such as appearance, keycaps, shafts, etc. are consistent. In addition to the regular instruction manual, Type-C cable, key puller/puller, there are also 8 replaceable shaft bodies, customized low red shafts, and the same model as the keyboard standard.
Exterior details
Red Dragon K618 RGB three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard adopts ultra-thin design, 104 key layout, suspension structure, cover metal panel, the surface of the matte feeling is relatively heavy, the base part is a plastic shell, with a certain tilt angle. This slim body also has a built-in 1900mAh battery, which can be used for 90 hours in the off-lamp state, and it takes only 6 hours to fill, and the overall weight is controlled at 706g, while the 87-key version weighs 596g.
Directly above the keyboard is the Logo of the Red Dragon, which can emit light, synchronize with the key lights, have independent G/M on both sides, up to 20 groups of macros and 20 groups of lighting effects can be set, and the specific setting method can refer to the manual, the process is not difficult. K618 with independent multimedia key combination in the upper right corner, and the scroll wheel is not just to adjust the volume so simple, the lower left corner of the scroll wheel has a volume / brightness toggle button, through the switch can let the wheel control the keyboard LED light brightness, and other keyboard FN key combination to adjust the brightness is a little different.
The surface of this roller is diamond-shaped and anti-slip pattern, the damping is slightly hard, the sense of passage is not obvious, the feel is average, but on the other hand, it is conducive to accurately adjusting the brightness and volume of the light. And those macro keys are traditional membrane keys, skin-friendly rubber keycaps, first-class touch.
The Type-C interface and power key are placed on the left side of the keyboard, with only the USB receiver storage compartment at the bottom.
Keycap shaft body
Similar ultra-thin mechanical keyboard, in order to cooperate with the low shaft, the use of low keycaps, compared to the traditional ABS laser injection keycaps, Red Dragon K618 is a set of ABS two-color injection molding translucent keycaps, the surface of fine frosted touch, do not stick fingerprints, sweat stains, than radium carving oil injection keycaps are much better to take care of, used for a period of time does not show oil. However, the opening character, the look and feel is not enough. In order to pursue the ultra-thin effect, there is no doubt that the keycap is not a ladder height, which is commonly known as the flat chest keycap. Of course, with independent feet, so that the keyboard has a tilt, the sense of input will be better.
The shaft body is a highly specific Redragon red shaft, transparent top cover, linear feel, can be understood as short key range red shaft. In terms of details, you can hear a hint of spring sound when you get close, and the bottom of the button feels very stable, without a sense of looseness. Moreover, the swing amplitude of the big key is also very low, but the pressure has a certain sense of flesh, the bottom is still not crisp enough, and it also has a significant wire sound, which requires the user to improve the noise. In addition, the low shaft uses a cross shaft core, which means that it is compatible with the traditional MX shaft body keycap, but the recommendation is below the OEM height, because the OEM height keycap will hit the metal panel at the bottom. Thanks to this, the follow-up at least does not worry about no keycaps to change.
The most surprising place is that the Red Dragon K618 actually supports hot swapping, and there are several shaft bodies attached to the accessory to replace, if a single shaft body is damaged, you can replace it yourself. In addition, users can go to a treasure to purchase other low shafts of Gaote separately, and carry out free mixing and matching! (PS: the shaft body is fixed very tightly, and it takes some effort to pull the shaft body out)
Software-driven
Red Dragon K618 also has a special driver, the setting interface is mainly designed around the lighting, through the left option to set macros, switch profiles, its configuration files support export import. Custom lights are configured by default with 5 groups of configurations, and the light emitting area is set separately for different types of games such as MOBA, FPS, etc.
Wireless connection
At present, most of the ultra-thin wireless mechanical keyboards are still stuck in dual-mode wireless, and The Red Dragon K618 takes the lead in using three-mode wireless, supporting 2.4G, Bluetooth 5.0 and Type-C wired three connection methods, multi-device compatibility is self-evident. Among them, the 2.4G wireless connection speed is very fast, the stability and latency are better than the Bluetooth wireless, and also support full key no punch. In Bluetooth mode, you can memorize multiple devices and quickly switch through FN key combinations.
Lighting effect display
The light transmittance of the keycap is very good, whether it is during the day or at night, the luminescence of the characters is very uniform, and from the frontal point of view, the black metal panel absorbs most of the light, so that RGB is basically only focused on the keycap.
Three-mode ultra-thin interchangeable shaft, independent volume scroll wheel and RGB, convenient macro application, plus hot-swappable, fully configured Red Dragon K618 is not only suitable for those players who take it and use it, but also suitable for users who like to toss. At present, the 87-key K621 on the official flagship store of Jingdong is priced at 369, the K618 is priced at 429 (all have 30 discounts), and there are few opponents in the three-mode + ultra-thin, not to mention that it also has hot plugs!
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