People often ask if there is a custom kit suitable for the novice group keyboard, the price is not too expensive, and the appearance value should be enough to play. I think this can't avoid the 200-priced belly spirit MK870.
As the first mechanical keyboard kit under the belly spirit, MK870 shell color choice, large key quality excellent, hot plug, RGB lighting, can also upgrade the three-mode connection, the most important thing is the amount of product brand kit, want to buy. In my opinion, this is one of the most suitable entry-level kits at the moment.
But there are also some things to pay attention to, here is to take the MK870 in my hand as an example, to talk about my personal views and collocation. Kit accessories, wire is complete, the basic installation in addition to the kit itself, but also need to purchase shafts and keycaps, the kit supports five-legged shafts, compatible with most of the shafts and keycaps on the market, but it should be noted that if you want to match the original height of the keycaps, especially the material is relatively thick (Wenruo, Vegetables, JTK, Fawn, etc.), it is best to choose a single mode, not easy to card keycaps.
Single mode is the lower lamp position of the upright shaft, the third mode is the upper lamp position, the installation of the shaft body needs to look at the corresponding direction, to avoid a miracle. It is recommended to test the button trigger and build a satellite axis performance of the large key position, the quality of the satellite axis itself is not bad, but there will also be uneven grease on the wire, and there will be noise when used. In this case, you need to lubricate the wire first and then install the keycaps, the most basic installation can be completed here, and the plug-in line can be used happily, which can be said to be very simple.
But when you get started to find that the keyboard cavity sound is relatively large, this needs to carry out some small transformations, because this keyboard is only silicone sandwich without bottom cotton, especially when encountering the collocation of the shaft body itself is louder, or the keycap is relatively high ball cap, will lead to the keyboard cavity sound is more obvious, if you want to further optimize the keyboard feel and sound, you need to do some disassembly of the keyboard.
Disassembling requires unscrewing the four screws on the back and priing open the snaps along the edge of the keyboard. One of the most basic transformation suggestions is to install silenced cotton at the bottom and remove the screws fixed in the inner tank, to avoid rigid contact with the inner tank, this keyboard can be fixed by the bite of the upper and lower covers alone, of course, the PCB back sticker tape, add the shaft pad, replace the positioning plate material - these can be tried according to personal preferences, but I personally feel that the most necessary thing is to install the bottom cotton, unscrew the screws, spend not much money, simple operation can also be greatly improved, for this kit, if the official can be upgraded later, The self-bottom cotton does not need to be disassembled by the player, and will be more friendly to some new friends.
In terms of lighting, this one in my hand is a shell-through version, the display of lighting effects is more intuitive, and the brightness can also be seen clearly during the day, and the lighting effects are also more.
Finally, let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of this kit in my opinion. Friends who like black in color can only choose black. I hope that in the future, I can produce a solid black connection to the three-mode shell 87, which is the advantage of the mass production kit, because now I want to group a lot of customized shell keyboards are single mode, there are wireless needs and multi-device switching needs, this will be very suitable.
Made a three-direction type-c port, but the opening is relatively deep, and individual aviation plugs will not be supported. Without the adaptation of the MAC system, there will be differences between individual keys. The snap on the side of the keyboard has a gap that is easier to spot on the back. I personally like the square keyboard, especially this keyboard or wide border, in my opinion, the keycaps with a lot of choices, for friends who like to engage in table settings have more collocation possibilities.
Overall, although the MK870 is not perfect, the experience in the entry-level products is relatively excellent, reducing the threshold of customization, but does not reduce the lower limit of customization. After the transformation, I am still a keyboard with a high ceiling.