Keyboards are indispensable accessories in our daily work corners. With mobility, ease of use, and a variety of designs, mechanical keyboards are increasingly being chosen by many people. However, if you are a writer, a freelancer or a traveler, traditional mechanical keyboards may not be suitable because of their bulky and heavy size, not suitable for backpacks and frequent carrying. With the ultra-thin and light keyboards that SiliconZ introduces below, you will no longer need to worry about that problem.
Keychron K3v2
The first representative is the keyboard from Keychron - Keychron K3v2, this is a Low-profile keyboard that many people are interested in choosing with an extremely thin and light design, beautiful and neat design. Especially if you are a Mac user and like the thin and light design of Magic Keyboard, you definitely cannot ignore Keychron K3v2. This keyboard has a 75% layout and fully supports the Mac key layout with Multimedia keys and macOS function keys.
The slim and light design is the highlight of this keyboard. The Keychron K3v2 is designed with a sturdy aluminum plate and edges. The bottom of the key uses anti-fouling ABS plastic. With this hybrid design, the overall keyboard will be quite light, weighing just over 400g.
The keycap is designed with a gray tone from ABS plastic, the characters are printed in Doubleshot for high durability when used, the Keychron optical switch provides impressive key sensitivity, for games that require absolute precision and fast processing ability, the Keychron k3v2 is a great choice for you.
Keychron K3v2 is equipped with 2 popular connection standards today: type-C wired connection and Bluetooth 5.1 wireless connection. With Bluetooth 5.1 on Keychron K3v2, you can connect up to 3 devices at the same time and switch back and forth easily.
Regarding the keyboard backlight, this keyboard will have 2 versions: single Led and RGB Led, the RGB Led version will have 18 different color modes to help you customize according to your preferences. Keychron K3v2 is equipped with a 1,550mAh battery for up to 3 consecutive days of use with keyboard backlight mode, 5 consecutive days with no Led mode.
In addition, the Keychron K3v2 also has a prominent Hot-swap feature, allowing you to easily change switches according to your preferences.
Keychron K1v4
Keychron K1v4 is also another representative from Keychron, however K1v4 will have two versions with different layouts: Fullsize and TKL. Keychron K1v4 is a bit more advanced than K3v2 with a more solid design from solid aluminum, high-grade aluminum material specialized for aircraft production. Therefore, the overall K1v4 will be more solid and the machine weight is also significantly heavier with a weight of more than 600g, 200g heavier than K3v2.
The keycap of the machine is also doubleshot ABS plastic similar to K3v2 for superior durability when used. The switch equipped on Keycchron K1v4 is a mechanical switch from Gateron for good typing feel, even pressing feeling between keys, however, in terms of sensitivity and high accuracy, it is not as good as the optical switch on K3v2.
Keychron K1v4 also has two versions of single LED and RGB, 18 color modes on the RGB LED version, has type-C wired connection and Bluetooth 5.1 wireless connection. In terms of battery, K1v4 will be slightly better than K3v2 with a capacity of 2,000mAh for up to 1 week of use if the LED key light is not turned on.
Cooler Master SK621
The SK621 is solidly designed with a 60% layout, a reinforced aluminum frame with thick switches and a thick plastic shell that are fitted together very tightly, leaving no small gaps and creating an extremely durable system.
The SK621 is equipped with all Cherry MX RGB RED switches, so the red color of the switch is also a highlight on the keyboard front. The switch cover is also a transparent material with very good light diffusion, along with the steel reinforced frame inside is also painted white, with reflective ability to help increase the level of sparkle and light diffusion of the switch.
The switch is integrated with 16.8 million color RGB lights, the low-profile switch chosen by Cooler Master is the RGB type with a transparent housing, integrated LED lights inside, so the lighting effect will be beautiful and the secondary characters on the keycap will be able to be illuminated more fully instead of RGB lights in the form of LED bulbs mounted outside the housing.
SK621 uses Bluetooth 4.0 connection technology with extremely low latency. SK621 supports simultaneous connection with 3 devices, with a quick switch button between devices. In addition, the keyboard also has an integrated charging port and a wired connection on the keyboard is a USB-C port, which can be connected for charging and used as a regular keyboard.
The SK621 has a built-in battery that can last up to 15 hours of use if the RGB lights are set to maximum brightness and 4 to 5 months if the lights are turned off completely.
Filco Convertible 2 TKL
Filco is a mechanical keyboard brand from Japan, founded in 1992. Until now, Filco is famous for its mechanical keyboards using Cherry switches.
The Convertible 2's keycaps are made using Laser-etched technology, meaning the keyboard buttons are laser-etched and will never fade. This is an advanced and highly effective technology, but it has a drawback: it cannot be used to create an LED backlight system for the keys because there is no room for light to pass through the keycap.
Regarding the switch, Convertibe 2 uses the famous Cherry MX switch. The version using MX Brown Switch provides a soft typing feeling and does not have the noisy click sound characteristic of MX Blue switch. According to the structure of Cherry switch, in order for the signal to be transmitted to the computer, two metal pieces need to touch each other. Therefore, Filco has gold-plated each switch on the keyboard to ensure the fastest speed.
With Convertible 2, wireless connectivity is one of the main points that Filco wants to bring to its users. By using Bluetooth connectivity, users will easily switch quickly between their devices. In case your device does not have Bluetooth connectivity, Majestouch Convertible 2 still supports wired connectivity.
Regarding the keyboard backlight, the Convertible 2 keyboard will not have a keyboard light, so those who often work at night should consider when intending to buy Convertible 2.
According to Filco, the Majestouch Convertible 2 can last up to 6 months (included battery) before needing to be replaced, and the battery used is easy to find in convenience stores without having to order it separately from the manufacturer.
