类型: IC
作者:
LunarisDream
发布时间: 2016-09-01 09:58:54
更新时间:
2016-11-08 07:58:26
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=84453.0
A friend of mine in China (one of the ZZ96 designers, Seed)
is trying to make DSA-like PBT keycaps and has a production
sample out. This isn’t really meant to gauge
interest, but just to put this out there, sort of a “this
thing exists” thread.
The profile is uniform (no
separate row profiles),and approx 1mm higher than DSA. Both
blank and dyesubbed sets are planned. Price is currently
unknown, which is another reason for the “this isn’t really
an interest check” disclaimer.
There are currently spacebar molds for 1.75 2 2.25
2.75 3 4.5 5.5 6 6.25 6.5 7 keys in this profile. Difference
of spacebar keys is the convex shape as opposed to concave
for most keys. This would theoretically allow compatibility
with any keyboard, especially w/ the recent introduction of
more “ergo” boards w/ split spacebars.
Got a production
sample in.
11/8/2016
Got my set in (had them for like a week now but just
now got around to putting it on). Will do a review soon.
The
profile is officially called XDA (no, not the phone forum).
Currently only blanks are planned for international sale.
Dyesubbed versions exist and are being run in China but
those won’t be sold just yet. Probably gonna look for a
vendor to take care of that - there are a lot of kits. A
lot. Like 130+ a lot (because there are 4 font colors and a
hell lot of kits).
Expected sale price is 289 RMB plus
shipping for the blank set. That’s about $45 plus shipping
which is probably going to be around $20 for DHL (it’s not
heavy, but the physical size of the keycap box is bleh). I
can look into China Post for slightly cheaper shipping but
there will be limited tracking and higher chance of stuff
going missing because China Post. Will snap pictures of the
entire blank set later, but from a glance, it is very
complete with wide compatibility and a crapload of spacebars
(see the sizes above), plus a weighty steel keypuller. Why
is it seem “very complete” to me, you ask? Because there are
two more foam layers underneath the pic I snapped above,
holding more caps.
I don’t like DSA so, by proxy, I
don’t like the XDA profile as much as I probably should
(hitting keys above ASDF row feels difficult for me due to
the uniform profile, but that’s an inherent issue with
uniform profiles for me. On 67g Zealios lubed with Krytox
105, there is a satisfying thock. The keys are not as thick
as “thick” PBT caps. A major selling point of this profile
is the increased surface area and I think it’s one of those
“like it or hate it” things. I think it feels better than
DSA in that regard.
Anyways, more in-depth review
later.