What kind of mechanical keyboard axis should a novice choose?

The first thing a novice needs to do when getting into mechanical keyboards is to find the axis that suits them. There are many options on the market, so you can start with the classic categories!

How to choose the axis?

Blue axis - the most suitable axis for typing

Features: the strongest sense of paragraph, the loudest sound, and the strong mechanical feel.

Suitable for people: office clerical staff. Website editors, professional writers, etc. It is not recommended to use in crowded places.

Red axis - suitable for typing games, low noise

Features: no sense of paragraph when typing, straight up and down, light feel

Suitable for: enthusiasts who want to play games and work. Suitable for environments where you don't want to affect others due to noise

Brown axis - universal axis

Features: Compared with the blue axis, the paragraph feeling is much weaker, and compared with the black axis, it does not feel straight up and down.

Suitable for: Enthusiasts who are good at both gaming and office. Suitable for overuse from membrane keyboards to mechanical keyboards.

Silver axis - the first choice for games

Features: short trigger key travel, fast response speed, linear feel, ready to go. Long-term use without fatigue and fast response

Suitable for: suitable for e-sports, typists, and daily office work. However, it is easy to touch by mistake, and needs to be adapted.

How to choose a mechanical keyboard?

Keyboard layout

61 keys/68 keys/71 keys

The direction keys and the main key area are combined together, and even the 61-key keyboard does not have a separate direction key.

84 keys/87 keys

The direction keys and the main key area are separated, which is a common keyboard layout.

104 keys/108 keys

There is an independent number area, which is suitable for colleagues who often deal with numbers.

Backlight

Monochromatic light: The keys of the keyboard are all single color, usually white light or yellow light.

Mixed light: Different keys of the entire keyboard use different colors of lights, and each key is monochrome.

RGB: Each key has RGB LED lights, which are very gorgeous and constantly changing lighting effects

Connection method

Wired connection: the most primitive and simplest

Bluetooth connection: the premise is that the computer supports Bluetooth function

2.4G wireless connection: the computer needs to have a USB port

Triple mode connection: supports the above two or more connection methods

Power supply method

Rechargeable battery: Generally, the battery capacity is not too large. This type of keyboard generally does not support backlight, or only supports simple lighting effects

Dry battery: Generally powered by 2 No. 5 batteries, it is highly likely that it does not support very gorgeous lighting effects.

There are many types of mechanical keyboards. In short, the one that suits you is the most important!