A man who likes to toss a customized keyboard has a sea in his mind, and the seventeen-year-old sea breeze blows on the sea.
Take me as an example. When I was young, I boasted that I measured the world with my feet. Regardless of whether you have a family or a business, you want to travel all over the world with a backpack.
Now that I have a car loan and a mortgage, I am obsessed with piecing together a 2-square-meter computer desktop. The low-key and calm outside is completely buried by the coquettishness of the computer room-the chassis must have light effect beliefs, the monitor needs to be replaced with a third-party stand, and after the key ring is stained, the aluminum lumps, Gasket, and the appearance and feel of the design… one is too lonely, and three or five can be at ease.
This is like a pseudo-rich man buying breakfast, drinking a cup of soy milk, and taking a photo with a cup of soy milk; the coding tool turns into a catwalk model, and takes turns on the desktop to walk the show. You look like a waste of money, but it is actually very meaningful-men don’t smoke or drink. They communicate with DIY all day long, enjoy themselves with a few keyboards, and can code to support their families. Ma’am, what more can you ask for!
I used to be proud of its small size, and I was obsessed with 86 or even 61 configurations. It was only after I played a lot that I realized the pain of typing numbers. Searching for the digital keypad on the Internet, I saw this modular wireless keyboard that can be transformed into a calculator—QQPad QQPad.
Three-mode wireless, RGB backlight, steel satellite shaft, Jiadalong shaft seat, CNC body, full-key hot-swappable, modular functional component design… The basic kit of the knob module of QQPad cost me 699, plus a 199 calculator screen module, this is the price of itching.
Except for the computer screen module, the following pictures are all accessories of the 699 basic kit, including spring wires, 2-in-1 key puller, 2.4G receiver, and a graphic card that is not pictured. The QQPad body and modules are both CNC bodies with rounded corners and highly recognizable.
Everyone likes modularity, the only disadvantage is that it burns money. Now there are only two types of modules, and modules such as dot matrix displays and pickup lights will be launched in succession in the future. The future is promising.
The picture below shows the knob module. The knob preset corresponds to the volume adjustment. When turning, there is a sense of gear position, and it is accompanied by a crisp and quiet click sound. It feels great. In terms of appearance, the cat head LOGO, CNC beveled bright edges, synchronized lighting effects, and details are quite in place. The magnetic suction is ready to use, the suction is moderate, and it can be removed and replaced with one hand.
The design language of QQPad is consistent with that of QQ Meow KR081, and the two aluminum pads can be combined into a set. The difference is that this customized keypad contains all the colors of the KR081, and some surprise colors have been added. My version is a versatile black and white combination (“Panda Heroes”), which is also very attractive when used alone or mixed with other keyboards.
The picture below shows the TOP structure of the QQPad. It is equipped with a standard PC positioning board, 8 times foamed ixpe shaft underpad, poron sandwich cotton and poron bottom cotton filling, and the large key steel satellite shaft is ready to use. The three-piece liner set is ready, and the sound can be better. Next, you only need to consider matching the shaft body and the keycap that suits you.
I hate too many cables. QQPad’s wireless three-mode is very cool, and this aluminum lump has a built-in 2000mAh capacity super-large lithium battery, which can last for 145 days without turning on the backlight, less anxiety and more happiness. The Type-C port interface is shown in the figure below. The switch in the middle is used to switch wired or wireless mode, supports automatic sleep, and switches to wired mode = shut down when not connected.
The dial in the upper right corner (pictured above) is used to switch between 2.4G/Bluetooth mode, for example, dial up for 3 seconds, and when the NUM key is flashing, insert the 2.4G receiver to complete the pairing. This dial can also be used to switch between the calculator (the screen displays M) or the digital mode (the screen displays E) by short pressing it when the computer module is installed.
The boss leads the door, and the practice (duo) line (shou) depends on the individual. Thanks to Mr. Foofer for donating the axis joint town field.
Numbers 1 to 9 use the dm axis produced by SR studio, modified ly axis, five-legged shaft body and four-legged buckle, support SMD lights and plug-in lights, trigger pressure 40g, bottoming pressure 45g, trigger stroke 2mm±0.4mm, total stroke 3.5mm±0.4mm, smooth feel, high consistency. The rest of the keys are made up of a few linear axes, and the Enter and plus keys are made of Duhuk’s bitter tea purple, combined with the gold-plated steel satellite axis of QQPad, and the large paragraphs + mahjong sounds are in place.
QQPad supports full key without punching, and the response is very fast in wireless mode. Next, it is equipped with keycaps. I made a set of Luofei’s pharaoh-themed OEM keycaps before, and used 61 of them on the Durga K330w. The remaining keypads are just allocated to the QQPad, but the keycaps are opaque, which wastes our RGB, but this set of skins is really eye-catching.
Let’s take another close-up. Although the characters are opaque, there is a little light in the gap between the keycaps. With the Pharaoh’s gold theme, the impression does not drop much.
The newly bought pudding keycaps are still on the way, so I simply found a white keyboard and swapped the keycaps in the small keyboard area with the pharaohs. The white light-transmitting PBT matches better. However, the number 0 and the FN key are not matched, so I borrowed two opaque ones from another OEM to make do with it, and the FN key is the finishing touch.
On a whim, I changed the keycaps of the transparent keyboard next door to feel the coolness of the crystal sweet orange. Of course, it’s just that the look and feel is special, the height of the keycaps does not match, it’s fine for comfortable typing, and it’s just a visual refreshment, so let’s change it back.
In terms of lighting effects, QQPad is quite playable. First of all, the under-axis light and the bottom side ambient light can be adjusted independently. Fn+minus is to switch the keyboard backlight, and Fn+plus is to switch the side light effect, and both sets of light effects can be completely turned off.
Secondly, the key lights of the NUM key and Enter also serve as indicator lights. Among them, NUM can be used as a numeric keypad light (white on and off), Bluetooth pairing and connection status indicator (blue flashing on and off), 2.4G pairing and connection status indicator (green flashing on and off), USB wired mode indicator (red light on and off).
The Enter key is used as a power indicator. Once the power is too low, it will light up in red and flash quickly. After connecting and charging, the red light will always be on.
When using it at a fixed location at home, connect the A to C spring wire, and the lighting effect will not be afraid to use it hard. Move to another place, unplug the line and change to Bluetooth or 2.4G and then use it.
In addition to the Fn combination key to control the lighting effect, you can also use the Fn + star key (multiplication sign) to perform backspace. When you enter a wrong number on the small keyboard, you can quickly go back and delete it to improve input efficiency. You can also customize the key lighting effect or change the key through the QQPad driver, support music rhythm, and customize your own sound and color preferences.
In the calculator mode, you can also press the Fn+/combination key to directly input the calculation results to the computer. If you want to quickly input numbers, just press the trackwheel key on the upper right corner, and press it to switch to the normal numeric keypad mode.
This wireless keypad not only solves the regret of desktop office work, but also works well with a notebook, especially for people like me who don’t like the built-in keyboard of the notebook. It has an external 100-key, and an 18-key QQPad. The key light and the bottom side light effect are full.
In the measured 2.4G mode, there is no delay, and the signal is relatively stable. The modular design is amazing, and it is also one of the most ornamental highlights of QQPad besides the RGB lighting effect; the calculator screen can switch between two modes, which is both practical and playable, and people are looking forward to the future dot matrix screen and pickup light module.
The support of the three-piece inner tank is still very powerful. The 8-fold foam ixpe shaft pad + poron sandwich cotton + poron bottom cotton basically eliminates the unpleasant cavity sound. The soft elastic PC positioning board also contributes to a certain extent, but whether the specific sound is good or not, please do it yourself and DIY the shaft keycaps to achieve the desired feel.
According to the combined DIY scheme in the last picture, the QQPad weighs 482 grams. For comparison, the 84-key Keychron K3 Pro low-axis ultra-thin keyboard is 521 grams (the one shown with the notebook in the front), it will be a bit tiring to use this aluminum lump for mobile office. But what should I say, the battery capacity of 2000mAh is very good, even the Keychron K3 Pro is only 1550mAh.
I like the design of its dial to switch 2.4G/Bluetooth, and the key light doubles as the indicator light. The independent adjustment of the key light/side light is also good. However, the three strip lights of the knob module cannot be quickly turned on/off by pressing the button. It would be great if the knob itself can also be operated by pressing.
I am Bidian Coolplay, so I will share the experience of customizing the small keyboard here. If you feel that you have gained something, you may wish to give me a little heart, or write down your feelings. In the next keyboard review, I will offer an ergonomic keyboard for my own use, so stay tuned for those who are interested.
