Mechanical keyboards always bring users a great typing experience, from work to entertainment, once you use a mechanical keyboard, you will no longer want to use a regular laptop keyboard. For Mac users, choosing a mechanical keyboard that is friendly to the Mac layout is quite difficult, so today SiliconZ will introduce to you keyboard models that support Mac extremely well.
Lofree Dot for Mac
- Build quality
Lofree DOT has a polycarbonate plastic shell and a fairly thick design, weighing about 800g. Holding this Lofree DOT, you will feel that it is heavy, quite different from its compact appearance. In my opinion, it is heavier than TKL gaming keyboards and partly because of the built-in 4000 mAh battery.
- Keycap
The keycap is made of ABS plastic. The keycap surface is slightly concave in the middle to create a friendly, separate feeling to help us type more accurately.
- Switch
The type of switch used on the Lofree DOT is Gateron Blue. The transparent shell allows the integrated LED light to radiate in more directions, which is quite nice when used at night, and it should also be said that the LED light is only 1 white color with 3 brightness levels - that's enough for a classic mechanical keyboard.
Gateron Blue on Lofree DOT belongs to the KS-9 series with a pressing force of 60g, slightly heavier than Cherry MX BLue, has both clicky and tactile and as mentioned in the keycap section, the slider with the plus sign is also compatible with other Cherry keycaps but because the switch is placed low, we cannot replace other keycaps.
- Wired and Bluetooth connectivity
Wireless keyboard, the connection operation is very familiar with holding down the Fn button and selecting one of the 3 keys 1 2 or 3 where the Bluetooth symbol is printed to connect. With these 3 buttons, you can connect Lofree DOT to 3 different devices. Hold down for a few seconds, the Caps Lock light will flash to indicate that it is ready to pair. When switching to another device, press Fn + 1 or 2 or 3.
- Battery life
The 4000 mAh battery allows the Lofree DOT to last for 3 weeks with the keyboard brightness at level 1 or 40% and up to 1 week if left at 100% brightness.
Price: From 1,790,000 VND
Filco Minila-R Convertible
- Build quality
The manufacturer announced that the keyboard weighs only 680g, but when lifted, it is quite heavy. The shell is made solidly for the solidity and firmness of the case and Filco has processed the hollow space inside for a better, more polite typing sound.
Next is the quality of the workmanship, there are no excess plastic lines, burrs or burnt mold marks on the entire keyboard.
- Keycap
The keycap is made of PBT plastic, which is hard, thick and sounds much better than ABS. The top of the keycap is double shot with the characters being a layer of plastic from the bottom up instead of laser etched. But the most unique thing is the ability to customize. The top layer is placed on the body of the keycap very tightly, without any gaps, the contact surface also gives a comfortable feeling.
- Switch
In terms of switch type, the Minila-R Convertible also has the familiar Cherry switch options including Blue, Brown, Red, but this time there are 2 more rare options: Red Silent and Black. Red Silent is a fairly new switch line from Cherry, it has the same properties as Red but with a shorter total travel (bottom-out) of 3.8 mm compared to 4 mm, the stem has 2 silicon pads to reduce noise when going to the end of the travel and rebound. It is still a linear switch, pressing force 45 g. Red Silent is a good solution for those who like to use mechanical keys but need absolute silence.
- Wired and Bluetooth connectivity
This keyboard supports Bluetooth 5.1 - the latest Bluetooth standard with large bandwidth, high speed to reduce input latency and provide longer connection distance. The connection operation is much simpler than Filco's Bluetooth mechanical keyboard lines, just hold down the button and LED light above, the light flashes to Pair and when used with multiple devices, you just need to press the corresponding number to switch.
When you want to use it wired, just press the U (USB) button. Filco also gives away a USB-A - mini-USB cable as usual. The company has not yet switched to USB-C even though this is a feature that is gradually becoming popular on mechanical keyboards recently.
- Battery life
The keyboard uses two AAA batteries, with four included in the box. Filco has not used rechargeable batteries for the keyboard since its first wireless mechanical keyboards. With two AA batteries included, you can use it for up to a year before needing to replace the batteries.
- Hot-swap feature: Are not
Price: From 3,960,000 VND
Realforce R2 for Mac
- Build quality
The Realforce's finishing materials and style are also very distinctive, giving it a very high-end feel despite its unassuming exterior. The keyboard frame is made of hard plastic, with a very smooth matte finish, and the keyboard weighs a whopping 1.5kg due to the metal keyboard, thick circuit board, and even the 1.6m long cable being made extremely thick.
Realforce was one of the first companies to design cable slots on the sides - something that many other keyboard manufacturers only later followed. This small feature helps us easily route cables neatly on the desk depending on the location of the USB port needed to be connected.
- Keycap
The keycaps of this Realforce A R2A are made of very thick PBT plastic and the printed characters are durable. If you want to play keycaps on Realforce, I'm sorry, you can still play but you have to buy keycap sets specifically for Topre because its keystem design is completely different from Cherry. Except for the Realforce RGB line, the company has customized it to be compatible with Cherry MX keycaps.
- Switch
Realforce R2 uses the most unique switch in the list of keyboards below, it uses Topre switch - a rather expensive and luxurious switch from Japan. Inside the Topre switch there are no metal contact plates, no contact points like the structure of Cherry MX switches, what makes it special is the capacitive sensor located on the circuit board, conical spring and rubber dome. When pressing the key down, the slider (plunger) presses on the rubber dome and compresses the spring, creating a change in capacitance and the sensor below will know how deep the keyboard is pressed. When the capacitance reaches a certain value, the sensor receives a signal.
The Topre switches on this Realforce A/R2A-US5-IV have a 55g actuation force (bottom out full travel, equivalent to Cherry MX Nature White or Clear) and the actuation force is applied across the entire key.
- Connect
Unfortunately, with a rather expensive price, Realforce R2 only uses wired connection and does not have a wireless version.
- Hot-swap feature: Are not
Price: From 5,900,000 VND
Keychron K3v2
- Build quality
With a slim and light design, the Keychron K3v2 still brings an impressive design with a sturdy aluminum frame. In particular, this mechanical keyboard is extremely suitable for those who are passionate about compact mechanical keyboards but still have enough entertainment.
In addition, the 75% key layout on the Keychron K3v2 is also suitable for all users from office work, graphics, coding to gaming, the K3v2 still meets the criteria set by users.
- Keycap
The keycap style on the Keychron K3v2 is the flat type, often seen on Low-profile keyboard models. The keycap quality is quite good, but the keycap material is only ABS plastic, after a period of use it easily becomes oily and looks quite unpleasant.
- Switch
The switches equipped on the Keychron K3v2 are Gateron and Keychron switches, in which the Keychron switch version will be equipped with an optical mechanism. With the optical switch version, the pressing force is recognized faster, more accurately, and the response speed is extremely fast, up to 200 times faster than a conventional mechanical keyboard. In particular, the durability of the optical switch on the Keychorn K3v2 is also higher than other standard switches with a lifespan of up to 100 million clicks.
- Wired and Bluetooth connectivity
Keychron K3v2 is also equipped with the latest Bluetooth 5.1 technology to help connect mobile devices faster and more accurately, with less delay when used.
Increase productivity and creativity with the ability to connect 3 devices at the same time and switch between them easily and quickly.
- Battery life
With a battery life of 1,550mAh, the Keychron K3v2 has a fairly low battery capacity. If used with continuous LED lights, it can last up to 3 days, and if turned off LED, it can last 5 days. The battery life when used is also quite stable, but not too impressive.
- Hot-swap feature
Hot-swap is an extremely valuable feature on mechanical keyboards, so to enhance the typing experience, Keychron also offers many switch options for the K3v2, especially with 2 types of Blue and Orange switches, these are 2 types of switches that are extremely suitable to bring the best gaming experience.
Price: From 1,790,000 VND
And that is the top list of the best wireless mechanical keyboards for Mac that SiliconZ wants to introduce to you. In addition to the keyboards above, if you want to find mechanical keyboards with 65%, 75%, TKl or fullsize layouts that best support Mac, you can click on the link below: Keychron Keyboard (siliconz.vn)
