has been on sale for a while today. Recently, it has officially launched a small facelifted version of a keyboard: Daeryou A87 Pro single template.
As the product name says, this keyboard is a minor modified version of Daeryou A87 Pro.
changed the original connection method of A87 Pro from a three-mode connection to a single-mode connection. The price is 100 yuan cheaper than the three-mode version, which is a change of reduction and price reduction. In addition to changing the connection method from single mode to three mode, this keyboard actually has some other minor changes. Let's take a look together.
In addition to the connection method, the biggest change to the entire keyboard is the keycap color matching.
A87 Pro has two colors: Sky and Black Gold, respectively, corresponding to the blue and white theme and the black and orange theme. The color scheme before
is not difficult to see anywhere, but I just think it’s a bit weird. For example, in the sky color scheme in the picture below, I always like this blue top cover.
This time the new color scheme is called "Dung Cloud Gray" . The color matching is a color matching design of white, gray-blue and red. In fact, it looks a bit like a salmon color matching, and the top cover has also turned white.
My acceptance of this appearance is much higher than the previous two color schemes. I don’t know what you think. The three-segment switch on the left side of
used to switch connection mode, but now the single-template version has been changed to a light switch.
is still a three-stage design, from top to bottom, it is the constant-lit mode, breathing mode, and turning off the light. The 2.4G receiver storage slot on the right side of
was sealed.
keycap is a PBT two-color injection molding process. The workmanship performs very well among products of the same price. There are no burrs at the bottom but there will be a little water outlet. The surface of the key cap is finely matte, which has excellent control over finger oil.
RGB backlighting effect is slightly better than keyboards using PBT material keycaps at the same price. All key caps of
A87 Pro will sink a little bit, which makes the gap above the key cap bigger and matches the PCB of the light position to obtain better lighting effects.
, like the three-mode version, is still Sky axis V3, with a service life of 80 million, and the spring has been upgraded to a gold-plated spring, which feels very smooth.
This time, the entire A87 Pro system adopts a fence Gas structure, and the tapping feels very soft and elastic, which makes you feel like fiddling with rubber bands.
However, the sound performance this time needs to be adjusted. My backspace key and right Shift key will have a little spring sound, and the quality control of the sky key axis needs to be strengthened.
The second small change to this single template is the use of the partition axis body.
A87 Pro single template key uses sky axis V3, and the big key is blue core sky axis, also called sky large key axis. The triggering pressures of the two shafts are different, and the hand feel will be slightly different. The front section of the
small key will be softer than the big key and will be easier to trigger. The keys are tighter and the bottom is just a strong rebound.
The A104 pure white color scheme that I opened some time ago also adopts such a partition axis design. I also complained that Dalyou did not promote the design, and also reported this to Daeryou. If you do it but don’t say it, it’s like doing it in vain.
Now you look at the A87 Pro single template product details page, and add a small page to the middle part to talk about this partition axis body.
They will really change the suggestions you made, so I would like to give such serious manufacturers a thumbs up.
However, this time the sky key axis still has room for optimization.
spaces and the sky keys on shift are perfect, and the feel and keys can basically be consistent. However, the touch of large keys such as carriage return and backspace will be softer and more fleshy than the small keys, and there will be a little noise during the tapping process.Similar problems have also appeared on the A104. These two models should be the first batch of products equipped with Sky Key shafts. I hope they can be optimized in the future.
In addition to the large key axis body, it also needs to be optimized. This keyboard's multimedia key really crashed me.
A87 Pro Single template key setting on the Fn function key is extremely unreasonable.
F1-F5 is a custom light. You can set the keyboard lighting effect to these five keys. F6-F11 is a six onboard lighting mode switching.
The most commonly used song cutting and volume adjustment in daily life are placed on 1-6 in the digital area. Let’s not talk about how counterintuitive this design is.
Originally, the volume control of the A87 Pro three-mode version is very well designed. Fn+F12 increases the volume, Fn+F11 decreases the volume, and Fn+F10 mutes it, so that you can control the increase and decrease of the volume by just one-hand operation.
I think the shortcut keys used for high-frequency use such as adjusting volume should be designed to operate with one hand. I think Daeryou's designers know this.
I don’t understand why the layout in the single-mode version is changed to such a very difficult to use.
Finally, let’s look at the disassembly. The overall workmanship of the keyboard is very good among the products of the same price.
keyboard has 8 layers in total:
- top cover
- key cap
- axis body
- translucent slotted PC positioning board
- silicone gel Sandwich pad
- PCB
- Custom silicone bottom pad
- Bottom shell
Keyboard adopts a fenced silicone gas structure, extending from the surroundings of the sandwich pad to the border.
Because silicone pad is 4mm thick, in order to fix the PCB and positioning plate, there are four screws on the front and back of the front and back of the silicone pad to clamp through the screw post in the middle of the silicone pad.
positioning board is made of semi-transparent PC material, and a lot of grooves are done in the middle, which allows the entire positioning board to produce greater deformation, and the keyboard feels softer and more flexible while the lighting effect is better.
keyboard axis holder comes from Kaihua. The main control of
was marked, and it was identified through the manufacturer's logo and digital identification of Hetai's HT32F50343.
2-bit low-power microcontroller, Arm M0+ core, 60Mhz frequency, 64KB ROM, 12KB SRAM.
Since it is a single template, there is no wireless module or battery inside the keyboard. Below the PCB is a custom purple silicone pad with patterns and Daeryou numbers printed on it.
The bottom cushion is the bottom shell without a positioning column. The surface treatment process inside and outside is the same, and the workmanship is very good.
Below the center cover of the bottom case is the battery compartment, and you can see the holes left for the battery.
A87 Is the single template of Pro worth buying?
This is a difficult answer. As a keyboard in its early 400s, I think the performance of the A87 Pro single template this time is quite good. The shell workmanship, shaft quality, and various materials and feel of the keyboard are very good in products of the same price. Moreover, this time the single template has some very good minor changes compared to the three templates, and the appearance has become better.
is its shortcut key design that really makes me unable to understand, and the sound of some large key axis still needs to be optimized.
single template is 100 yuan cheaper than three templates. Maybe this is the part that needs to be sacrificed for the price.
