table of Contents
1 Introduction
2. Appearance
3. Dismantling
4. Actual use
5. Summary
1 Introduction
The PO's keyboard was an elephant keyboard. The PO owner had to mention another keyboard before the elephant keyboard. This is Qwerkytoys' Qwerkywriter keyboard, which is also a crowdfunding product. The keyboard was 309 knives on a crowdfunding kickstarter, and now it has a new price of 349 US dollars in its official website, refurbished version is 299 US dollars, well ... you did not misread that this product has a refurbished version. This keyboard uses the Kevlar axis, the key cap is ABS material, and the laser etched font is also connected via Bluetooth. The name Qwerkywriter actually echoes its shape. Here we must first talk about the Qwerky keyboard. The basic structure of the alphabet used for the computer standard keyboard we are currently using is the continuation of the typewriter keyboard from the 1870s. The left side of the first row of letters above the typewriter keyboard is arranged in accordance with QWERTY, and this keyboard is the shape of a retro typewriter. We see here that the PO owner is obviously evaluating the elephant keyboard. How do you drag the Qwerkywriter for a long time? The following two POs will show why.
The picture above shows the Qwerkywriter keyboard and the picture below shows the elephant keyboard.
Did you see that the two keyboards are not quite silly and indistinct? That's right... The elephant keyboard is based on the Qwerkywriter keyboard. It's highly imitated. If I replace the Elephant logo with Qwerkywriter, it's estimated that many people will believe it. Of course here the PO owner does not comment on this imitation, but have to say that the elephant keyboard in some areas did have some minor improvements, such as the use of Cherry green shaft, PBT keycap (this is very important ABS material key cap oil is inevitable, and this type of special key cap oil even after the replacement has become a big problem), there is the most critical is its convenient way to buy and a relatively low price. PO master this will use the keyboard's practicality mainly from the appearance and dismantling to introduce, here's to introduce the appearance of this keyboard.
2. Appearance
The old rules, first on the map. It should be noted that before Zhang Dama sent the keyboard, it was packed and reinforced again. This time it was the elephant's own box.
From the elephant's official website, it can be seen that the local gold and rose gold versions are already on sale, and the silver version on the box is expected to be seen shortly afterwards.
After opening the external packaging, there is a very hard cardboard box inside. An elephant logo is printed on the box, and on the label on the side you can see that the main material of the keyboard is aluminum alloy + zinc alloy, 1.3kg weight, size is 18331658mm, cherry green axis.
After opening the top cover of the package, the sulfuric acid paper printed with hot silver is displayed first, and the keyboard body is underneath. It can be noticed that there is a layer of sponge on the top cover as a buffer layer.
After removing the keyboard, you can see its manual, business card, certificate and another layer of sulfuric acid paper, the bottom is the adapter, wire and key puller. Another thing worth mentioning is that its packaging buffer is very, very in place.
The elephant keyboard uses a pure aluminum alloy housing for the anode process, and the keyboard's overall style mimics a full-fledged old-fashioned typewriter.
The keyboard uses a relatively rare 84-key layout, discards the keypad area, concentrates the arrow keys and the upper functional area to the right, and the F-zone compacts the main keypad, eliminating the gap between the F-zones. The layout can be very compact.
Small wall force reveals a face, the biggest bright spot of the whole keyboard can be said that its shaped round keycap, this is the only domestic mechanical keyboard using a round keycap, the keycap has a certain concave curve, while the set of zinc alloy Material plating ring.
But slightly regrettable is that the space bar is flat and there is no plated ring, although this design is to take care of the user's practical application of the hand, but it still looks a little abrupt. However, the good news is that manufacturers will provide corresponding accessories in the future.
The four LEDs of the elephant are modeled on a cylinder that mimics the scroll of the typewriter. From left to right, the macro defines the indicator light/Bluetooth unlinked indicator light, low power indicator light/power indication/Bluetooth search indicator, and case switch Indicator light, charge indicator.
Another highlight of the elephant is that its metal lever is a macro-definition function key that can define macros within 5 characters.
The main point of the PO thought that the rollers on the two sides of the reel also had a special effect. As a result, it was found that the screw that was able to screw was found, and then screwed, screwed, screwed, twisted, and then...nothing then...
The PAD bracket on the back of the keyboard has rubber anti-slip strips on the bottom. In addition, the metal bracket at the back of the keyboard has a hollow design, and the role is when the keyboard handle.
The nameplate on the back of the keyboard is not a sticker but is printed.
There are four round rubber non-slip stickers on the back of the keyboard. At the beginning, the PO owner sees a non-slip sticker with a small area and thinks about the actual effect. However, in practice, its anti-slip effect can be said to be outstanding.
After opening the cover, you can see the battery below.
The Bluetooth code key is used when connecting to the device for the first time.
On the back is the TYPE-C interface and Bluetooth switch key.
The elephant uses the cherry green axis. Only the characteristics of the blue axis can restore the feel of the typewriter to the greatest extent. If the linear red axis is estimated to flash a group of people, right?
The large key position uses the satellite axis structure. Compared with the balance bar, the stability is excellent, but fortunately, the handle is not very fleshy.
The biggest highlight of the elephant is its keycap. The material of the keycap is PBT. The font is a laser filling process. The keycap has a certain concave curve. At the same time, a zinc alloy material mirror plated ring is used. The cap of the keycap is used on the material. The wall thickness can be very thick. Here should be a special reminder under a variety of elephant users, often do not remove the plating ring or it will lead to loose. In addition, it is said that later versions of the keycaps, such as royal blue and white, will be introduced.
The keyboard has no feet and ergonomics, but the back of the keyboard is much higher, so the keyboard itself has a certain degree of tilt, which is to make up for the lack of ergonomic weaknesses.
Here I want to quibble, but there is a slight error here, but within the acceptable range.
The weight of the keyboard reached 1206g, which is not a light weight for a 60% size keyboard.
The F area of ​​the manual, as long as the FN + F1-F12 media keys, will not be described in detail. The entire manual is much improved compared to the previous engineering version. It introduces the user to use the keyboard faster and in more detail.
Elephant accessories include Type-C data cable, Bluetooth 3.0 adapter, and key puller.
The data line is using the latest Type-C. Compared with the previous micro-usb benefits, it can be inserted both positive and negative. The wire rods are made of braided wire with a wire diameter of 3.6 mm and equipped with a magnetic ring. Both ends are gold-plated connectors.
The elephants were wire-drawn and the elephant Logo was printed on the bottom.
In addition, the elephant has a dedicated hand care.
Hand care is also very intimate delivery of 2000 sand and maintenance oil.
Hand care is walnut, plus elephants provide lettering service.
Seeing such a large block of non-slip stickers, you can know that the same treatment in the skid is good.
The back of the hand rest is printed with "weight of carrying words".
Hand rests perfectly with the keyboard, allowing users to more comfortable input.
3. Dismantling
The PO owner's hand is such an embarrassing situation. All the keyboards can be disassembled and the elephant keyboard can't be missed.
Let’s start with Zhang Quanfu, haha.
The structure of the keyboard is more complex. There are 9 screws on the front, 8 on the back (4 under the sticker), and 3 on the back. At the arrowhead, you need to unscrew the rollers on both sides of the reel and remove the silver metal round collar.
The rubber cover on the battery cover plays a fixed role, and the battery capacity is 3.7v 1000mAh.
After unscrewing the screws, the bottom shell can be removed and the entire shell is integrally formed with a thickness of 1.4 mm.
After removing the bottom shell, the inside is a plastic body. After unscrewing the 6 screws, the cylindrical structure of the upper shell, PCB, and reel can be separated.
The thickness of the structural frame reaches 2.1mm, 1.2mm, and there are also two large double-sided stickers on the inside, which are used to stick the welding slag falling on the PCB.
ABS material is used.
Charging circuit board with bluetooth switch.
The lever structure on the reels uses TIAIHUA micro switches, stainless steel tabs, copper feet, and silver contacts.
The PCB of the keyboard uses FR-4 double glass fiber board. The solder joints use automatic wave soldering. The solder joints are round, plump and shiny, while the PCB looks a bit dirty. The flux evaporates and condenses on the board. Traces, in addition to the use of matting solder mask inks, appear to be more dirty, in fact this is normal and has no effect.
The blue PCB on the left is the Bluetooth part, and the use is the Broadcom BCM20730, Bluetooth 3.0 keyboard master. The right side of the chip is to control the USB side, using the Zhongying SH68F83Q.
4. Actual use
4.1 Bluetooth
The UP owners separately tested the Bluetooth connection between the IOS, Android, and Win10 platforms. The devices in the figure are 9.7" IPAD2, 8" WIN10, and 5.5" red rice Noto3.
connection method:
1. First turn on the bluetooth switch in the system and turn on the power switch of the keyboard.
2. Press the Fn + 1 button to enter the Bluetooth mode. Press the Bluetooth code on the back of the keyboard for the first time. Then search for the device in the system, then you can see the keyboard.
3. Click on the link to pair successfully. Simply turn on the keyboard power and it will automatically connect.
IOS:
Android:
Win10:
The PO masters are paired with the three systems and tested. There are several values ​​that the friends need to pay attention to:
The elephant keyboard can only remember one set of pairing information. You first pair the A device and then pair the B device. Afterwards, even the A device needs to forget the original pairing information and then re-pair it.
The keyboard case indicator of my keyboard is not on during the Android test. The other two systems are normal.
After the Bluetooth is connected to the keyboard under the Android system, the virtual keyboard in the system is automatically closed.
IOS test equipment for IPAD2 IOS6.1 version, I do not know is the reason for the version is too low, its support for the keyboard is the lowest level of the three systems, followed by WIN10> Android> IOS, IOS even unable to use the keyboard to control the main menu .
The keyboard can be switched to the corresponding system shortcut through the FN+Q/W/E three key combinations, but because only one set of pairing information can be remembered, it cannot be switched among the three devices (some irresponsible evaluations on the network). It is wrong to say that multiple devices can be connected at the same time.
The USB Bluetooth 3.0 adapter that the elephant distributes needs to install the driver under XP system.
The bluetooth mode of the elephant reflects that the user occasionally experiences delays and combos. After reconnecting, the PO owner's guess may be related to the attenuation of the Bluetooth signal caused by the all-metal housing. Currently, the vendors are researching and solving. In addition, some of the key combinations have conflicting situations. This problem has already been solved when preparing to submit a report.
The official parameter given in battery life is charging for 3 hours of battery life for 5 months, so this aspect cannot be tested due to time issues.
4.2 feel and comfort
The elephant keyboard uses Cherry's green axis, and the green axis's crisp click sound and paragraph feeling are the best elephants to match the typewriter's shape. However, the actual use of the elephant keyboard's handle can only be said to be not an advantage. There are several reasons that cause the elephant to feel bad. One is to use a round shaped shaped keyboard to reduce the contact area of ​​the fingers. At the same time, because the root of the keycap is too long, the shaking amplitude is too large. Second, the shaft gap is slightly less than the ordinary keyboard. The third is that the keycap has no ergonomic design, and there is no foothold to adjust the tilt angle. Finally, although the metal ring of the keycap is helpful for positioning, it also causes the edge to be higher than the keycap. These reasons cause the user to take some time to adapt to the keyboard. The PO owner can only say that neither the fish nor the paw can have both. These reasons are caused by the compromising appearance of the super-staggered appearance. Its feel is heavier than that of the PO's original G80-3000 green axis. At the same time, the elephant is actually a suspended design. The upper layer of the PCB is equal to a 1.2mm thick positioning plate, so the green axis used by the elephant keyboard is more Giving the user a more rigid and more direct sense of resemblance to the old mechanical typewriter, when you use it does have a bit of old-fashioned typewriter charm. In terms of noise, it is inevitable that there will be no small noise due to the use of a green shaft and a thick positioning plate.
4.3 Drop test
Saying that this drop test is not the main subject of the PO. This is a PO. Although the PO owner has a lot of strength, it is not a force to fall. At that time, the PO owner brought up this request, and then the specific video was provided by the elephant. The thighs that had strong legs were ignored by everyone. The keyboard tested a total of three free fall, only the last time a metal ring with a keycap fell off.
It can be seen that there are no broken parts of the keyboard, but the emergence of paint stripping is unavoidable. Thanks to the entire ruggedness of a pure metal case keyboard, it is still able to cope with the accidental drop in the daytime.
5. Summary
advantage:
The appearance of super-forced, super-forced, super-forced important things to say three times.
The 84-key layout allows more efficient use of space and is the most compromised layout of functionality and space.
Bluetooth/wired dual mode provides users with more flexible options.
An anode process was used on the surface of the housing and the keyboard material was worthy of recognition. (Cherry Mx6.0 uses aluminum paint, which causes the shell to easily fall out of paint)
More convenient way to start than Qwerkywriter
insufficient:
Shaped round keycaps, no ergonomics, large spacing between shafts. The above causes the elephant keyboard to be inadvertent in terms of feel and comfort, so the user needs a certain amount of time to get used to it.
Occasionally there will be combo or delay in the Bluetooth mode. The PO owner speculates that the pure metal casing may have a certain degree of attenuation for its own Bluetooth signal, and current manufacturers are actively solving it.
Bluetooth can only remember one set of pairing information and cannot connect multiple devices at the same time.
Although the price is a lot cheaper than Qwerkywriter, but it is still 1866 yuan, if you want to buy can wait for a discount.
This is not a disadvantage, but it is hoped that the rollers on the two sides of the reel can play a role in the future.
The elephant keyboard is very attractive in appearance, imitation of the style of the old typewriter makes the keyboard full of retro mechanical flavor. But the corresponding feel is not its specialty, can only say that fish and bear's paw can not have both, but PO main wants to really start this keyboard users are directed at super-forced appearance rather than feel to go? After reading the original PO series of PO owners and the value of all the articles tested, you should know that PO masters will not be soft and will not be short-handed when they are in the black. When evaluating the keyboard, PO owners and vendors have not conducted any Less communication, although this keyboard does indeed still have many problems, but the vendor's very positive attitude to PO owners are very surprised, the manufacturers attach great importance to the user's feedback and actively solve their problems. This attitude I think elephant keyboard will do better in the future, go further and further. If you want to ask the PO owner for the evaluation of this keyboard, then the PO main just want to say that you can find the second paragraph of the keyboard?
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