Today we're gonna check out another budget mechanical keyboard from Motospeed.
This time it's the CK101.
I picked this one out because I thought the images might catch some people's attention
because of how it looks, and I want to make sure people know what it's all about.
Thanks to Banggood.com for providing this keyboard for review and their continued support.
Links will be in the description.
Opening up the box we have some paperwork including the user manual.
We have our micro USB cable, so it's detachable which is nice.
A plastic ring keycap puller.
And finally the keyboard itself.
So straight up there's no doubt that they've gone for a particular aesthetic here, being
like the older Apple keyboards with this cylindrical shape at the back which props up the keyboard
and gives it some elevation.
They even have the circular pieces on the ends which look like buttons, but they're
just there for show and don't do anything.
Although the reason the Apple keyboards had this was to house the batteries because it
was a wireless keyboard.
But as we can see here, we have our micro USB port on the rear, because it is not a
wireless keyboard.
There's nothing really wrong with this, but it's a design feature which will catch
the eye of some people browsing for keyboards, and might pull some in.
The one I have here is all silver, so again, mimicking an aluminium build.
Although this also does come in black.
The silver on top is in fact metal, and is the typical aluminium plate that everything
is mounted to.
However the bottom is plastic which is painted silver.
And it's kinda a weird sensation where you get what they're trying to do, but it comes
off a very cheap feeling and cheap looking, and really does detract from the whole feel
of the keyboard in my opinion.
The body itself is actually quite thin, and it's sporting a low profile floating key
design, so the switches are slightly exposed.
It would have been pretty interesting to see the board without the bulge at the back, and
just have it as a minimalistic keyboard, because the rest of the shape is quite nice being
simple and rectangular.
The keycaps are the standard shine through ones that have the gamery typeface on them.
They're pretty difficult to avoid with these types of keyboards, as unfortunately it's
just bcome the standard.
And these are doubleshot ABS keycaps, so the clear legend is another piece of plastic so
it will never fade away.
On the bottom we just have the 2 flat rubber feet for non slip.
And there is no flip up feet, because it already has its fixed angle of elevation.
This is a tenkeyless keyboard, so we're just missing the numpad on the right hand
side.
As always, it's nice to save some space if you don't absolutely need the numpad.
And this also has a completely standard ANSI layout, so replacing keycaps will be absolutely
no problem.
This is available with Blue's which are clicky, and Red's which are linear and is
what I have here.
So there's no tactile bump or click, and is just smooth all the way down.
And these have Outemu keyswitches, so as expected, they're not so smooth and you can feel that
bit of friction when pressing the keys.
Now to the lighting.
This is marketed as an RGB keyboard, and while it does have red, green, and blue, it isn't
true RGB in that you can mix them.
It is limited to 7 colours, but I feel it's good enough if you just want to pick a singular
colour to match your setup.
I personally like to use white backlighting on my keyboard, but it does have quite a purple
tinge to it.
There's also a bunch of modes and effects that you can play with.
The rainbow effects are actually pretty smooth on this keyboard despite only having the 7
colours.I've tried similar boards that are much more jarring.
And there's also profiles in which you can make your own lighting profiles which may
be useful for identifying particular keys in various programs.
Opening up the keyboard is pretty easy with a couple of Philips head screws on the top.
Here's the plastic bottom shell and it's pretty simple.
There's a bit of ribbing on the bottom surface for reinforcement, but it's really the cylinder
at the back which reduces the amount of flex it would have.
And as we can see, it is coated in silver but doesn't cover the whole inside which
doesn't matter at all.
The mounting plate is aluminium and is about 1.6mm thick, and is again the usual for budget
boards.
The PCB looks clean and looks to have no issues.
The SMD LEDs are on the other side, but yeh, nothing really of note here.
Overall it's honestly more of the same from Motospeed.
It's basically just another shape or enclosure that's been added to their tenkeyless lineup
without actually adding any features.
The build reflects the price.
It's very lightweight with the plastic base and 1.6mm thick aluminium plate, which is
standard fare for these types of budget mechanical keyboards.
So what it really comes down to is the looks.
If you like how it looks, then I guess it's something to consider.
But you're absolutely spoilt for choice in the budget market, with many having very
similar types of construction.
But I don't know, it just feels cheaper than the others and is almost toyish, mainly
because of the very plasticky bottom shell which tries to mimic metal.
Although it does have its multicolour lighting which is RGB to an extent, but is limited
to 7 colours.
And it does have a bunch of lighting effects and modes, but it does look pretty good in
my opinion, and you can always just pick your singular colour.
This does also comes in the Blue clicky switches as said before, which are actually a pretty
good switch.
But the Outemu Reds are pretty scratchy.
Thanks again to Banggood.com for providing this keyboard for review and their continued
support.
It actually Banggood's 11th annivesary, so they'll have specials and stuff, so keep
an eye out for that.
For more infomation >> NIBIRU WARNING 8th September, 2017 !! Earth Destroyer Inbound, Astronomer Saw it Over North Pole - Duration: 18:03. 
For more infomation >> thor ragnarok vs hulk fight (türkçe altyazı) - Duration: 1:53. 
For more infomation >> NASA Confirm: 8th September, 2017 is when VATICAN CONFIRMS PLANET X INBOUND, SECRET OMEGA - Duration: 19:35. 
For more infomation >> NASA Confirm: 8th September, 2017 is when Real UFO With Aliens Caught On Camera Over UK - Duration: 11:17. 
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét