For office workers, a good keyboard not only means a comfortable coding experience, but also improves work efficiency to a certain extent. After coming into contact with mechanical keyboards in recent years, it has been difficult to go back to ordinary membrane keyboards. They are very practical in both office and gaming scenarios, especially the relatively good-looking peripherals that can also play a role in decorating the desktop.
Miwu is also a representative brand among new peripheral manufacturers. I have used Miwu’s ultra-thin keyboard before, but although it is small and portable, the feel is not as good as a mechanical keyboard after all. I use it personally. It took a while for me to get used to it, but later the young lady took it and used it. Recently, I received a dual-mode low-axis mechanical keyboard Pro just launched by Miwu, which combines a slim body with a mechanical axis feel. So what is the actual experience?
The packaging is still the design style of the Miwu business keyboard. It is packaged in a black heaven and earth box. The box cover is printed with a rendering of the keyboard. There is a diagonal UV process texture embellishment below. The keyboard is marked in the lower right corner. It is the 102-key version.
The back of the box gives a brief introduction to the keyboard’s functional features, technical parameters and manufacturer information, with the Pro series highlighted in the upper right corner.
After opening the package, there is a gray velvet bag covering the keyboard. It has a delicate and warm touch, which is very classy. The flannel bag is divided into two layers, and the outer layer contains the user guide.
As usual, I will share a family photo, including the Miwu dual-mode low-axis mechanical keyboard Pro, Type C data cable and user guide.
This keyboard follows a tough business style in appearance design. It is obvious that it is a keyboard mainly used in office scenes. The gray color scheme is in line with the aesthetics of most male users, and it is simple yet technologically styled. In order to slightly weaken the strong feeling, the four corners of the keyboard are also designed to be rounded, making it look more friendly and in line with the intuitive impression of a desktop-level product.
The keyboard adopts a 102-key layout, retains the numeric keyboard area, and integrates some important function keys, making it look more compact than an ordinary full-size keyboard. The design with suspended keycaps greatly reduces the width of the frame, which not only looks crisp and clean visually, but also reduces the space occupied on the desktop. It is very friendly to users with limited desktop space.
The keyboard frame is made of metal, which feels heavy in the hand and has high structural strength, giving it a solid sense of quality. At the same time, Miwu also designed this keyboard to be very thin. The thinnest part is only 16.4mm when viewed from the side, and the thickest part is 24mm. It is much thinner than traditional mechanical keyboards, and the slim figure highlights the design. feel.
In fact, in addition to the structural optimization of the motherboard, the relatively thin body is also inseparable from the short shaft body and short keycaps. Just take off a few keycaps and you will find that they are very thin, not much different from the keycaps of a laptop keyboard. The key spacing is also slightly larger than that of ordinary mechanical keyboards, and the key surface is designed with an inward concave arc. It may take some time to get used to it for the first time.
The shaft uses a GTMX low shaft, which does not protrude much from the keyboard surface. The key travel is shorter than the standard shaft, which reduces fatigue when typing and is more suitable for office use. The factory provides three versions: green axis, red axis and brown axis. I chose the red axis. The step feedback is relatively smooth. The trigger key travel is about 1.2mm, the total stroke is about 3mm, the average pressure is 45 grams of force, and there is no step pressure. .
There is a baffle in the upper right corner of the keyboard that occupies the position of the two buttons. It is marked with an indicator light and the logo of Miwu. It is also a good design to remove the cover on the right side to store the USB receiver. Avoid accidental loss of the receiver.
There is a toggle power switch and Type C interface on the right side of the back of the fuselage, which is used for keyboard charging.
There is a raised part at the bottom of the keyboard that runs horizontally across the entire keyboard. It should have a built-in lithium battery. Five non-slip rubber feet are designed on the left, right and front sides of the rear to provide support and prevent scratches from friction between the bottom of the keyboard and the desktop. At the same time, this raised area also raises the back of the keyboard by about 6 degrees, forming a natural forward angle, which is ergonomic.
Miwu Dual-mode Low Shaft Mechanical Keyboard Pro adopts a wireless dual-mode design and supports two connection methods: Bluetooth and 2.4Ghz wireless receiver. Desktop computers or notebooks can easily establish connections. For office keyboards, the requirements for latency are not that high. Wireless connections are not only more convenient, but also keep the desktop simple.
The most obvious feeling in terms of typing experience is that the key travel has become shorter. In addition, the triggering force of the red axis is relatively small, and the overall press is relatively soft. It is still very suitable for long-term typing. Not particularly sour or sleepy. The keycap surface adopts a skin-friendly texture, and each keycap is designed with an inward concave curve, which fits better with the fingertips. It will have a certain wrapping feeling when tapping, and it is not easy to accidentally touch when tapping quickly.
It is worth mentioning that, considering the compatibility in office scenarios, this keyboard not only supports Windows systems, but also has a key layout specially designed for Mac OS, which can be conveniently used through the mode switching key in the upper right corner. Switch between two modes. The green indicator light represents the PC key position, and the white light represents the Mac OS key position.
As a keyboard that is mainly used in office settings, it naturally has nothing to do with fancy RGB lighting effects. However, considering its use in dark light environments, it is designed with a pure white backlight and supports four levels of brightness. adjust. The backlight effect is very beautiful when viewed from the side. The light passes through the transparent shaft cover, showing a crystal clear feeling, and the text on the keycaps is also very clear.
Finally, let’s talk about the battery life. This keyboard has a built-in lithium battery with a capacity of 1000mAh. When fully charged, it can be used for about 90 days based on 4 hours of use per day. If you use it frequently like me, the battery life will be shortened. Some. In terms of charging, it is equipped with the mainstream Type C interface, which can be directly connected to the computer for charging. The battery can be recharged 300 times.
Based on my experience over a period of time, I was deeply impressed by the Miwu Dual Mode Low Axis Mechanical Keyboard Pro. The appearance design is simple and elegant, and the ultra-thin shape with black and gray color combination is full of business style; wireless dual-mode design, easy connection, bid farewell to cluttered desktop; supports PC and Mac dual modes, specially designed for office scenes, with strong system compatibility; equipped with GTMX low shaft , the key travel is shorter, and high-frequency tapping is less likely to cause fatigue; the concave keycaps feel comfortable, and the pure white backlight is suitable for use in low-brightness scenes.
Of course, after in-depth experience, it is not difficult to find that there are some areas for improvement in this keyboard. For example, the floating keycaps and large gaps are very easy to trap dirt and evil; the distance between individual keys is relatively large, and after the keys are integrated, their positions are slightly changed compared to the standard version, so it takes some time to get used to it when you first get started.