Thor K71C , Chu Liuxiang's younger brother - slick

Thanks to @ Lei Feng for offering the experience opportunity of supporting peripheral Thunderobot keyboard K71C of @ ThunderRobot Notebook @ Thunderobot E-sports.

To get straight to the point, let's share the experience of this product.

A simple recycled paper packaging shell with Raytheon in the middle logo , of course, take the post it notes that Lei Feng tried.

After unpacking, it is the storage box of the keyboard. The box adopts black main tone and red decorative pattern, reflecting the game and dark properties of the product. Behind the packing box are the relevant keyboard manufacturing information, parameter specifications, etc.

The accessories of the keyboard are relatively simple. There is a key extractor, manual, certificate, maintenance card, and a "Leifei crazy" card. Raytheon named the fan group "Leifei crazy", which has the homonym of Lei Feng and is catchy, vividly describing the obsession characteristics of digital enthusiasts. In addition, it is quite a coincidence that this trial platform is provided from Lei Feng's trial platform.

K71C adopts the grayish black appearance tone of metal system as a whole, the key cap presents chrome plated metallic luster, and the bottom plate uses the black gray metal panel with frosting effect. This keyboard is a 104 full keyboard with numeric keys. It is not a pure keyboard born for games. In fact, it is more suitable for workers who often input words.

From the side, K71C The keyboard base of is designed as a flat surface, with no raised edge on the frame, and is equipped with a unique base water guide hole. The keys and internal structure are also optimized for waterproofing. This design helps to clean the dust and debris on the keyboard in time, and is not afraid of splashing drinks, which helps to keep the keyboard clean.

The keyboard mold is delicate, and the joints of each component are very tight. The fixing screws are transferred from the bottom of the keyboard (common) to both sides of the keyboard, so the bottom looks very simple and clean. Opening the brackets on both sides of the bottom allows the back end of the keyboard to be propped up at an angle with the desktop, making typing more comfortable. Both the details and the overall situation are full of the primitive rough and crazy atmosphere of the mechanical industry.

K71C adopts a metal body formed by integral stamping of aluminum alloy, with a plate thickness of 1.6mm, which is full in hand. The back is also very clean, with the logo of Black King Kong in the middle. In the process of experiencing the keyboard, I realized that I was ignorant. It turns out that Thunderobot is Haier's E-sports brand.

Next, take a look at the keyboard close-up. Keypad area, with Thor logo 。

The keyboard frame has silver trim and chamfer, which enhances the metal quality.  

Thor K71C The wire of, USB Gold plated antimagnetic ring is also the standard configuration of keyboard.

Although the key cap of K71C is made of ABS plastic, Raytheon has added silver plating and bright baking paint on the surface of the key cap, which looks very metallic. Each keyboard is like a mirror, very cool.

It can be seen from the details of the key cap that the hollowed out characters of the key cap are very detailed and regular, and the permeability is also very high. The key cap directly reflects the color of the bottom. Metal plating technology is used for keyboard, which is a great innovation and has never been used before. However, when touching the edge of the key cap carefully, it seems that the electroplated coating is not firm. Some key caps have insufficient tightness.

The electroplated key cap is adopted, which is characterized by the increased texture of the keyboard and the distinctive cool appearance. Of course, it also improves the shortcomings of ABS key cap that is easy to grease.

However, the disadvantages of electroplating key caps are also very prominent.

First, the key cap with reflective paint is very eye-catching, visually cool but not comfortable.

Second, the electroplated keycap is easy to leave fingerprints and is not resistant to dirt.

Third and most importantly, the tactile experience of the fingers is very poor, and the fingers are very easy to slip. Especially when typing, the fingers feel very tired. This is also the deepest impression left by this keyboard. Therefore, the title of my article is "Chu Liuxiang's younger brother Chuliuliu". "Chuliuliu" means very slippery in Shandong dialect.

Finally, the electroplated keycap looks good at first glance, but its durability needs to be tested. If it bursts and flakes, the keyboard will look very "vicissitudes".

Next, let's briefly introduce the cultural creation of Thor.

Raytheon takes e-sports as its orientation, and develops cool peripheral supporting products around e-sports laptops. In addition to keyboards, it also has armor bags. Insects are lucky to have experienced armor before. Armor bag is a very successful product in terms of shape, humanized design and cultural style. Insect is now the first choice of travel equipment. The rate of return is high, and it's very comfortable to carry. If two universal wheels can be installed, it will be more powerful.

Raytheon's logo remains unified, simple and full of personality.

And Thor's flash key ring is also good. The workmanship is exquisite, and the design style of the keyboard is also very consistent, becoming a very good decoration.

The metal keyboard, the metal style key ring, the game style armor bag, together with the Thunderobot game notebook, fully display the e-sports culture.

Next, let's introduce the keyboard backlight.

Thor K71C It is a monochrome backlight version with two light effects of constant light and breath. The keyboard backlight is more of a product display. Professional geeks who play with keyboards are not too fond of backlit mechanical keyboards. Insects remove the keyboard backlight in daily use.

The common keyboard has an orange background. Because the key cap is very transparent, the color looks very delicate. However, if there is no backlight, it seems very difficult to match the letter of the key cap.

The window key and the four direction keys are designed with a blue backlight, which not only serves as a sign, but also has the effect of embellishment and beauty.

The dark keyboard, orange and magic blue background lights, oak primary color log keyboard holder, aluminum alloy mouse pad, wireless mouse, such equipment looks pleasing to the eye. As a game player or a user working in front of a computer, such equipment is like a powerful weapon on the battlefield, giving "soldiers" creativity, confidence and support, and providing a strong and reliable guarantee for work.

Dismantle the key cap, you can clearly see the TTC identification. TTC It is a leading domestic brand in the field of micro control TTC The green shaft has fine workmanship, and the buttons on the shaft are relatively stable. Using the axle tester, we found that TTC The grams of green shaft trigger pressure is slightly heavier than Cherry Green shaft, not as good as Cherry The green shaft is smooth and soft, not as crisp and paragraph like Cherry Green shaft is strong. It can be said that there is still a certain gap between domestic compatible shafts and world-class products in terms of design, manufacturing and quality control.

Of course, the price of Cherry Axis keyboard is four or five times that of Raytheon keyboard.

As mentioned above, the experience of typing on this keyboard is just a word - slick. Fingers are very tired, and the probability of wrong tapping is also high. In order to test the real effect of the shaft of this product. As a keyboard enthusiast, of course, there is a way to change the keycap!

As can be seen from dismantling the keyboard, on the large key cap, the keyboard does not use the way of a stabilizer bar, but uses the design of two auxiliary support shafts.

I will continue to dismantle

Finally, the blue shaft looks very pleasing to the eye.

Integrated molding of keyboard base, frameless design CNC It can be seen from trimming that this product is very powerful in workmanship.

The next step is to install, install, install!

Because the insects use amillo eighty-seven Key cap, and K71C yes one hundred and four Key. However, it doesn't matter. There are bugs and the axle tester. Remove the key cap of the axle tester and install it!

Finally, the keyboard has taken on a new look after replacing the key cap. It seems that there is less metallic atmosphere and more artistic style.

Since the insect's key cap is not a backlight key cap, the backlight is basically useless.

Next, actually test the feel. The experience of insects DIY The recorded article is written on this keyboard. The overall feeling is that the keyboard that is no longer "slippery" is very powerful. The combination of finger and key cap is higher, and the knocking is smoother. The paragraph sense and mechanical sound of the green axis are also very clear. During the finger flipping, the keyboard made a sound of "popping, popping", just like machine gun strafing on the battlefield, fast and rhythmic, dull and textured. Because the keyboard itself is very thick and heavy, and there are anti slip foot pads at the bottom, it is very stable when placed on the table. Even if the user is very engaged in tapping, the keyboard remains stable, giving a very practical feeling.

Summary: In general, Raytheon K71C reflects Raytheon's innovative spirit and unique understanding of e-sports product culture, and the world's first electroplated keycap also reflects its boldness in innovation and creativity. But obviously, this innovation deviates from the essence of the keyboard, which is used for typing. Although the electroplated keycap is extremely cool, the keyboard is not for drying, but for use; It is not a handicraft covered with glass, but a commodity, a tool. Therefore, the "slippery" key cap is really inappropriate. As an entry-level mechanical keyboard, with such materials and workmanship, it can still afford the crowdfunding price of 199 yuan and the selling price of 399 yuan. Anyway, I have replaced the keyboard cap of Thunderobot as the main keyboard.