Water-free test -HyperX Alloy preliminary evaluation

Preface


First of all, I would like to thank Aunt Zhang for giving her the chance to evaluate the younger brother. I would have already done my job safely as a denominator. I suddenly received a text message from Zhang Aunt. My heart felt only one word: cool.


Get to know HyperX


Kingston believes that everyone is very clear, and HyperX is Kingston's professional game brand, tailored specifically for high-end games and hardware players, while HyperX spares no effort to promote eSports and extreme hardware, sponsored a variety of teams, organized various Extreme hardware game, in the professional player's circle reputation and popularity are good together (soft text is not a bit obvious)

HyperX's product line includes memory, SSD, USB flash memory, headphones, mouse pads and this keyboard. With the popularity and reputation of memory and SSDs for several years, followed by the upsurge of gaming and peripherals, HyperX has been at the forefront for 14 years. And 15 years respectively introduced the headset and mouse pad, in fact, the younger brother has been speculating that the next HyperX product is the mouse, after all, the mouse pad is out, did not think it turned out to be the keyboard, not according to script lines, HyperX play called 6666, then the positioning of this keyboard is actually very obvious, just like the slogan - professional gaming keyboard, 6 not 6?

Speaking of this incident, HyperX's product names are really handsome. They are Fury, Savage, Predator, Impact, Revolver, Alloy.


Unpacking

When they were received, the demons were suffering from various types of typhoon. When they arrived, it was this appearance. In view of the fact that this time the target of the survey was the keyboard, not the logistics, I endured it.

After unpacking, the atmosphere of the red battlefield was stamped on a cardboard shell. This is also a series of colors of the HyperX product line. The game elements are full. In fact, if you analyze yourself, you can find out that some peripherals or game manufacturers like it. Cover paper shells outside, such as Sairui, Logitech. . . And some professional keyboard manufacturers such as Filco, Leopold, Cherry are simply a shell, because of what I do not know, but if you collect a set of HyperX shell is also very cool here, there is a paper shell inside Hidden little secrets, which contain harmful elements in the keyboard form, this is the first time I see the harmful elements of the keyboard form, it is really rigorous to force the grid ah

Positive Alloy FPS's huge logo and annotations including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese are the ideal choice for FPS games, reminding everyone that he is a keyboard for FPS games.

The original green shaft in the upper right corner is the only place to introduce the shaft body. Given the high accuracy and reliability of the FPS game, Kingston chose the original green shaft to create an ideal keyboard for players.

One side is the introduction of various functions, weaving cables, full-key no punch, six kinds of lighting, five brightness, USB interface, and the other side is the package content and copyright information

The back of the four major selling points: USB charging port, removable MINI USB braid, gift caps, travel storage bag

Here is a very interesting place, Kingston put the original axis on the top, not listed together, personally guessed that Kingston is also like Logitech, unwilling to be subject to cherry, after all, the axis is the essence of the entire keyboard, if the future Disagreement, ready to catch up with other vendors


Accessories

After opening the box, the first time I saw a large woven bag, thick breathable mesh travel bag, feel good

Manual and Hyperx identity card, a set of key caps and plastic key pullers for FPS games, and a black and red braided thread, in which the keycaps and key extractors are placed in a vacuum package to prevent friction. Okay, but these two things are the worst of the keyboards I've ever bought. There is absolutely no need to protect them.

The high-quality mesh travel bag can't be any more out of the perfect score. Put the keyboard on the front and put the braid on the back. It's simple and straightforward.

The connecting line is made of black and red woven material, which has good softness and good material. The only regret is that the interface lacks gold plating. It is a bit weaker than the various forcing lines in the market, but Alloy's weaving line is already second to none in the mass production models. Because the keyboard has a mobile phone charging interface, there are two USB ports, one for connecting the computer and the keyboard, the other connector for powering the phone charging port, MiniUSB with the keyboard, this does not introduce the interface part engraving engraving Icon for easy selection

Regarding the keycap, the level of the keycap can pull down the average score of the entire keyboard. The level of the Alloy's keycap is roughly the same as that of the RadiumMax. As a professional game keyboard, it is very unsuccessful, ABS material, OEM Height, laser-etched translucent characters are of medium size, and light transmission is also good, but I can't find reasons to forgive the edges and the rough processing inside. I forgive him that the 1234 and WASD are specially made for FPS games, especially WASD's four buttons are designed with a twill surface to enhance the feel and make you sweat without tears. However, the characters that are given to the keycap are miserable, rough, and the specific keycaps will be described later.


Keyboard

Seeing the first look of the keyboard, it will feel very abrupt. After using the big F, the big L and some customized keyboards, the first time I found such a thin keyboard, I still feel a little uncomfortable, and then I feel so thin. A guy is actually full of masculine taste, a variety of right angles, cuts, and ubiquitous game elements, so that some male game players put it down

Gigantic HyperX logo, Once the Game mode indicator is turned on, it enters full-key no-rush status, next to the digital lock and uppercase mode, G mode uses the aiming element to reflect FPS, the mind is good, but the design is slightly low positive The metal panel was used, but it didn't feel like the anodizing of my dish 75. It should be a bright finish on the upper layer.

The corners of the right-angle treatment, the diamond cut on the back, can not stand ah I do not know I do not have resistance to Cadillac diamond cutting it? I can't afford the car, I always have a keyboard.

As for how thin the keyboard is, the above picture is compared with the iphone 6p, below. . Well, because at home, there is no copy of my SLR, forgive me, ah, from left to right, followed by Leopold FC900, Alloy, Cooler Master XT, Filco Ninja, can be clearly seen and the other three compared, the thickest It's even thinner than the thinnest of the three models. Well, it's awkward. Brother is good at defeating you in your most daring place.

In terms of width, Alloy's width is 12.9 centimeters, which is slightly narrower than the average keyboard. We still compare the above four keyboards. Alloy is obviously narrower because Alloy uses a compact key design to put the F area and the main keypad. The distance is reduced. First, the comrades who are convenient for the small hand press the key in the F area. Second, some players play the game more weird. They like to lean over the keyboard. The compact key design is more suitable for these players ( I can say I'm just like this.) It's just that my general dust cover is totally incompatible with Alloy.

Four highly damped non-slip mats really made me have to despise Kingston. I don't need to be so small. The figure below is the footpad of the other three keyboards, and the difference is not even a little bit smaller than the XT.

After the feet are opened, there are two foot pads on the lower part. The angle of this foot is very low. Unlike Logitech's 810, there are two angles that can be adjusted. The damping of the entire foot is very good, and the fixability is not bad. Move, it is very difficult, good practicality, but think about it, the money of the province, haha

The nameplate on the back, some basic parameters, but, what is your ghost? ? ?

Side of the USB interface and MiniUSB port, USB port on a charging logo, tell everyone that the brother is only responsible for charging, other tricks can not do, but I still quite like this feature, and now meet with the basic friend net fish cafe dota , has been accustomed to the phone charging there, and my desk is relatively small, really no charging interface, but this port can only charge, then a little waste ah MiniUSB port insertion damping and confirmation are good, and will not have Loose feeling, exquisite workmanship, and fully compatible with my various forcing lines and manual lines, unlike Leopold can only use their own lines, perfect

Key caps, from left to right, Cooler Master XT, Alloy, Leopold FC900 Crimson Limited, Leopold FC900 White, Filco Ninjas, Except Leopold FC900 White is pbt, the remaining 4 are abs, Leopold FC900 Crimson Limited 2 Color injection molding process, leading a file, Filco ninja's ultra-thin polishing, I always like to be on the top of the paragraph axis, the remaining xt and Alloy, barely tie, in fact, xt is better, of course, these are my family's words , keycap this thing, personal bias is too much, here is not detailed

Here the younger brother is lazy and does not remove the keycap. There is one main reason why it is not broken. I took half of it and tried to change it to F's keycap. I found a crash. The entire keyboard was designed using a balance bar, but Long beans turned out to be glued to the top of the keycap. I tried to pull one down by hand and found that the dragon bean turned out to be a strange type rather than a common one. Cross-shaped

The above main comparison of the two Leopold and Alloy keyboards, because these two are green shaft, and the price is almost the same

In contrast, from the axis, Alloy's green axis is a little bit more fragile and tighter. All of them are original axis bodies. It may be because of lots of different reasons. I personally prefer Alloy's feel. In fact, it is at this price point. The gap between the keyboard and the shaft is very small, and the key to the real touch is the keycap.

In terms of keycaps, we can hear that with the original keys of Alloy, whether it is Leopold or Alloy, the sound is more boring, and put a few more will be crisp, many, the most crisp should be the original key cap Leopold, but The best touch feedback is Filco's original keycap

Game articles

After Alloy came to hand, I played a few cs, because my main game was Dota, so I recorded a short video, the level was too food, welcome to laugh, haha

I am accustomed to the axis is actually the red axis, before the game with the green axis, the psychological is still a bit of pressure, I'm afraid the hands will be acid, in fact, I generally Dota's time is still quite long, generally do not win one, I will not Stopped, so only play has been playing, Surprisingly, Alloy brought me a brand new gaming experience, no longer a bit of water, each skill is pressed forcefully, fingers feel keyboard feedback force moderate, high apm The game is not very suitable, but the games like cs and dota are simply too cool to put it down. After that, they go to the Internet cafe and carry the goods.


Competitive product analysis


In view of the younger brother Wang's own properties, I have roughly screened some of the same types of keyboards available in the market and made a small analysis of competing products. Whether it is right or wrong, good or bad, everyone should be able to Joke, after all, there are several keyboard brothers have not touched


G.Skill KM780 Red

Gigabyte Aivia Osmium

Corstir Strafe

In addition to Alloy, the target of this competition analysis was the Red Light Edition of Zhiqi's KM780 Red Light Edition, Gigabyte's Ousman White Edition, and the Chopper's Responder.

These few brands have nothing to say, are the hardware started to change into the peripheral circle, rely on the girl we all understand the "e-sports", everyone wants to rely on e-sports to make a fortune, but how much can make to see everyone Each of them is supernatural, so the following analysis is only done for the e-sports of these keyboards.


Exterior


Keyboard layout

Appearance, KM780 and Ou Siman use the design of the custom function keys, while the disciplinary and Alloy are not used, the advantage of the custom function keys is more user-friendly to set, but the corresponding is that you have a good drive with , I think the industry benchmark is Logitech's keyboard, the disadvantage is a number of improperly positioned function keys, one will make it difficult for users to press or press the experience is not enough, the second is to change the user's normal key habits, simply that is anti-human I prefer the KM780 for self-determined function keys. Although I know that it is more anti-human, but after all, I can still feel the convenience after being accustomed to it. Even if Ousman is in that position, I would like to know what game I can play. I smoothly clicked on them. It was not as complete as giving up such a different design. We chose a more secure layout like Alloy, at least a little more visually.

2. Workmanship

In addition to the surface of the disciplinary personnel used a relatively hard matte material, the rest are the same metal material, are peripheral manufacturers, this can not save this side focused on the next KM780 (this is also I have had Keyboard). Look at the upper right corner of it. There are two black plastics. This thing turned out to be a cable management device. When I discovered this feature, I burst into tears. This is an excellent product. The enemy has me, and the enemy does not have me.

Appearance: KM780> Alloy> Ousman> = disciplinary


Configuration


1. Wire accessories

Wire, did not say, in addition to Alloy, all are American silly big wire, dual usb head configuration, in addition to disciplinary personnel are used bold braided wire, single wire, Alloy> = KM780> Ousman > Corrections

Similarly, the KM780 and Ou Siman are with the keyboard with a hand care, equipped with exclusive hand care accessories, can also be regarded as standard gaming keyboard, and after all, and the price of the top of the eSports are not cheap, and with hand care After that, it can really ease the sourness of the long-time wrists. In view of Alloy's ultra-thin frame, it basically eliminates the need for hand-holding, while the punitive as a gaming keyboard at this price level does not even have a standard hand-holding. It is also a provincial character.

Ousman>=KM780>Alloy> Corrections

2. Keycap material

The original abs keycaps of these several keyboards, I have actually touched, to be honest, the punitive's slightly stronger, other true standards, may be used to director, vegetable, gmk stream, but the gift of the keycap , Corrections >=KM780>Alloy>Osman, has already said that Alloy's keycap has been pitted, but Ousman's goods are even more pitted. His four keycaps are actually the same as the original ones. , Like, the same, really haggling look at you, when I was a consumer of electricity is a fool? ?

3. Function

Ou Siman five custom buttons five sets of configuration files, a USB 2.0, a USB 3.0, 3.5mm headphones, headset interface, do gold plating, everything

The KM780 USB 3.0, 3.5mm headphone, headset interface, and a USB2.0 port are all gold plated.

Responsible without any interface

Alloy USB charging interface


4. Light

Ousman monochrome blue + red version

KM780 Monochrome Red +RGB Version

Punisher Monochrome Red + RGB Version

Alloy Monochrome Red

Light-driven, Zhi Qi, thieves and Gigabyte are doing well, just the latest Alloy only has 6 backlight modes and 5 brightness modes, seemingly not driven, the entire official website is missing a drive prompt, as a Logitech G810's Owners, I'm not even bothered to turn on the lights, (I'll give myself full marks in this b.) Hope Alloy can come from behind

Configuration: KM780> Osman> Alloy> = discipline by


Warranty


Gigabyte Ousman users provide two years warranty service, first year new, second year warranty

Zhiqi KM780 2 Year Warranty, Keycap Warranty 1 Year

Corsair Responsible 2 Year Warranty, 1 Year Warranty on Certified Keypads

Two years on the Kingston Alloy manual, not found on the official website


Warranty Aspect: Gigabyte> Zhiqi> Corsair> = Kingston



Quotation


Ousman 999

KM780 870+RGB Version 1134

Corrections Officer 799+RGB Version 1149

Alloy 899


In fact, from the perspective of the results of competitive product analysis, Alloy actually does not have a large advantage on the gaming keyboard. However, as a test product, Alloy has performed well enough. After all, it is compared to the gaming keyboard. The leader



to sum up

For this keyboard, Alloy pays more attention to the solid workmanship and the player's real experience, whether it is from the bottom shell design, or the master chip's powerful performance and the perfect shaft of the original axis. Alloy put real industrial design and passion on the keyboard. As for the price of 899 yuan, I believe that with various activities, there will inevitably be fluctuations. At that time, it would not be worthwhile to have such an Alloy. Is it back?

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