Founded in January 2014, Raytheon Technology is an Internet game industry company, whose products cover game related software and hardware products such as game notebooks, game browsers, game mice, etc. The most well-known one is Raytheon notebooks, but how can Raytheon Technology miss the big cake of the e-sports industry with the concept of "born for games only", Raytheon Technology has targeted the field of peripherals. Following the 911GT notebook, it has launched a new product - Raytheon K7 series mechanical keyboard. There are three models of Raytheon K7 series, namely, Raytheon Black King Kong K70, Raytheon Black King Kong K71, and Raytheon White Ghost K75. The configuration and price are also increasing one by one. Today, we will introduce the green axis mechanical keyboard of Raytheon Black King Kong K71. The official price is 399 yuan.

Packaging

Raytheon k71 is wrapped in kraft paper, which is a bit of millet flavor. In the middle is Raytheon's gilded logo. There are two anti-counterfeit labels on the left and right openings, and a white label on the side. In addition to the model and company information of k71, there is another one that interests me. The manufacturer is Haier Technology Co., Ltd, For this reason, I specifically searched the Internet and found that Raytheon is a brand of Haier.

There is also a layer of packaging inside the kraft paper.

Open the kraft paper and you can see a black box. The front design is dominated by the logo of Raytheon. The classic combination of red and black looks generous and stable.

The information on the back is rich. The position occupying 3/5 is an illustration of each function key of the keyboard. Compared with the description in the text, the image effect is more clear and intuitive. On the right is the keyboard parameters.

From the packaging, we can see that Raytheon still attaches great importance to the product packaging. Kraft paper packaging plays a role in protecting and preventing abrasion, but the texture is still very good. At the beginning of the packaging, we should give a big praise. The care in packaging not only reflects the characteristics of the brand, but also reflects the importance that the manufacturer attaches to users.

Product Details

The internal packaging is also clear. Under a layer of cardboard cover, the keyboard k71 is also covered with a plastic film, and there are foam cushions on the left and right sides for buffer protection.

The whole family of keyboard k71 is here, including user manual * 1, warranty card * 1, thunder crazy * 1, certificate of conformity * 1, key puller * 1.

When I opened the box, I saw the silver armor in full armor, which gave me a metallic texture. In fact, the Thunderobot k71 mechanical keyboard was super wear-resistant, which really blinded my dog's eyes. But such a super cool hanging and exploding keyboard cap is not only for the sake of high appearance, The POM key cap is grease resistant and will not be oiled after a long time of use, because the price is much more expensive than the ordinary ABS material. The code of Raytheon k71 electroplated POM key cap is very delicate.

The left and right sides of the Raytheon k71 mechanical keyboard are respectively fixed by three screws, and a fragile label is also attached on the left side. The square and upright base looks normal, and the edge adopts a simple bevel cutting design. There is almost no extra space around the base, and the unique suspension key cap of the mechanical keyboard makes the whole look very compact.

A flaw was found on the base of the keyboard. The edge covers on the left and right were misaligned, which did not match the overall line of the keyboard, but did not affect the use.

The back of the keyboard is a little simpler. The logo pattern in the middle, two support frames on the left and right upper corners, in addition to the role of padding, also has a non slip effect. Below are three water outlets, because the Thunderobot k71 has the function of dust-proof and waterproof, ensuring the safety and service life of the keyboard.

The USB plug adopts a gold plated interface, which has the advantages of enhancing the model, stable transmission, good conductivity, preventing oxidation, reducing resistance, and improving conductivity.

The wire is woven nylon wire, which has good tensile strength and flexibility. The gray appearance does not worry about the wire being easy to get dirty. The length of 180cm is more to meet the needs of long-distance operation. There is also a velcro strap that you can carry with you for easy storage and sorting.

Product Use

The key puller carried by Raytheon k71 can also easily pull out the key cap. There are 104 keys in the keyboard, and each key has its own shaft body. Raytheon k71c is a green shaft body. Pressing each key can feel the sinking of the shaft body and the unique click and crisp sound of the green shaft. In addition, the electroplated POM key cap has a delicate touch, uniform overall sinking, and fast feedback speed, The keyboard also has some shortcut keys to call various functions.

FN+F1： Turn on the player

FN+F2： Volume Down

FN+F3： Volume up

FN+F4： Mute

FN+F5： Play Stop

FN+F6： Previous

FN+F7： Play/Pause

FN+F8： Next

FN+F9： open teh mailbox

FN+F10： Open Home Page

FN+F11： Lock keyboard

FN+F12： Open Calculator

FN+SCRLK： Turn on backlight

FN+HOME： Respiratory mode

The key cap of the mechanical keyboard has never left the aura of the protagonist. If the shaft body is the male number one, then the key cap is worthy of the female number one. The Raytheon k71c uses plated POM key caps, which have a delicate feel. In addition, the surface of each key cap has a concave arc design, which conforms to ergonomics. However, this plated key cap is easy to leave sweat, and the fingerprint is also very obvious.

The suspension design of the key cap can bring the touch pleasure, but if the design structure of the key cap and chassis is not handled properly, it will bring great inconvenience. The Thunderobot K71 made this mistake. The compact base and the suspended key cap easily accidentally press the ctrl button at the lower left corner when coding. This phenomenon often occurs during my trial.

Raytheon k71c uses a green shaft body, which is also a typical mechanical shaft body. It has a strong sense of paragraph and a clear sound, but it needs to press 2.4mm to trigger the switch. However, the green shaft mechanical diagram of Raytheon k71c shows 2.70mm, so the press sinks 0.3mm more, and the sound echo is more clear. Although the sense of paragraph is improved, the trigger speed will not be affected.

Raytheon k71c is waterproof, but it should be noted that the key cap cannot be pressed when the keyboard accidentally spills water, because the water will flow into the main board of the chassis along the sinking of the shaft body when pressing, so this should be noted.

Horizontal contrast

Both the exquisite feel of the Thunderobot k71c keycap and the compactness of the keyboard are a single point of view. Although they can feel good or bad in use, they can find the gap in comparison, which is very helpful for improvement and optimization. This time, the Jian Lv 612 mechanical keyboard is brought for horizontal comparison. This keyboard is also green, but its appearance and structure are different.

Comparison of appearance and structure design

In contrast, the design structure of Raytheon k71c is really inferior. The Jian Lv 618 has wing protection design on the left and right sides, smooth and dynamic lines, and the Jian Lv 618 also has slope design on the bevel, which is not reflected on the square base of the Raytheon k71c. The color of Jian Lv 618 is relatively active, but the appearance color depends on personal preference.

Key cap comparison

The 104 keys of the two types of keyboards have a full key conflict free design, and the shortcut keys are similar to each other. However, for the keycap, the Raytheon k71c is a plated POM keycap, which looks very mechanical and feels comfortable to touch; Jian Lv 618 uses ABS white key cap, which looks clean and tidy on the whole. However, the handle is not as good as that of Raytheon k71c, and the white key cap is easy to get dirty, so it will also appear at the oiling site, which is more advantageous for Raytheon k71c.

Backlight contrast

The two mechanical keyboards on the backlight have their own characteristics. The Raytheon k71c is relatively rich in color, with red as the main tone, three blue direction keys and a window key. The overall color is darker. Here, I want to complain that the backlight debugging instructions on the user instructions of the Raytheon k71c are fundamentally wrong, mainly about the RGB backlight color, The RGB backlight function is only available for the Thunderobot k75, so the backlight debugging instructions in the manual have nothing to do with the Thunderobot k71. The backlight of Jian Lv 618 mechanical keyboard is monotonous. The overall color is warm yellow, and the color is light. The base of Jian Lv is made of plastic, so the backlight of the base can also pass through, but both models are monochrome breathing backlights.

summary

Nowadays, the e-sports industry is at its zenith, and the game peripherals that have been extended are also closely watched by many game manufacturers. While Raytheon Technology focuses on mechanical keyboards, most of the domestic mechanical keyboards are similar in shaft body, so many manufacturers spend much time on appearance design, just like the two keyboards above, Raytheon's electroplated POM keycaps Waterproof and dust-proof design and smooth and colorful appearance

Liveliness and liveliness are their own characteristics. These are all changes in appearance, but the real core innovation has not been seen. Therefore, for domestic mechanical keyboards, efforts should be spent on the shaft body. They should not just be infinitely close to the Cherry axis, but have their own unique shaft body.

Raytheon k71 believes that it must be eye-catching in appearance, but there is still room for improvement in some structural design. It should have its own soul in terms of user experience and core technology.