WARNING: first time reviewer, so beware as this might potentially not good for your health.
overall look, in person the aluminium top cover has slight hint of yellowishred switch Packaging and accessoriesThe packaging is nothing special, just what you expected from mechanical keyboard.
Things that are included in the box are also the usual affair (except for the alternative spacebar):
- The keyboard itself, obviously
- Dust cover
- Keycap puller
- Extra red WASD keycaps
- User manual
- Warranty card
- And alternative space bar
the included accessoriescompare to shine2 boxinside of the boxFeaturesWell I don’t think I need to list all the features because you can google it yourself.
First impressionKnowing the top frame is aluminum made me disappointed when I first picked up the keyboard.
I expected much heavier than my first ducky keyboard, ducky shine2. But I grinned and
whispered “awesome” to myself as soon as I opened the box. Yes, the first met up with the
real keyboard was really something. It was much more substantial than the first time I
opened my ducky shine2 box.
TypingImmediately it was apparent this keyboard is really smooth, smoother than both red switch
Filco majestouch2 and poker2. Especially the spacebar feels really smooth compare to both
filco and poker2. No squeaky, no ping, no nothing, just the bottom up keycap sound. Maybe
they really have improved the cherry stabs or maybe their QC is really good, I don’t know.
But I am really sure YOTS’ spacebar is better.
the mythical improved cherry stabs?KeycapsAt first I felt the keycaps on the YOTS are different than the one on the shine2, but after closer
inspection I couldn’t find any difference. Except the backside of YOTS keycaps are more like
beige than white compare to shine2 keycaps. I also remembered reading somewhere that the snake
spacebar is better than the alternative model. So I checked it out, but I found those spacebar
are the same except for the different motif.
YOTS left, shine2 rightsnake top, alternative bottomBuilt qualityCompare to all the board that I have, this keyboard is at the top tier. Yes, this badass duck
is better than filco majestouch2. It is also better than its older brother ducky shine2 and ducky
g2 pro. Compare to poker2, well except for the PBT keycaps, I don’t think there’s competition
between the two. However please do note that the built quality that I refer here is the solid
feeling that I got from looking and typing on those boards.
off center key on shine2centered key on YOTSthe engraving quality looks good to meit is YOTS for sure. For those who wandered bout the character, it is "Gui Si" from "Ba Zi"
means "year of water snake". It happens every 60 years.Favourite lighting mode reactive mode
ConclusionI really like this keyboard despite that I really wish it has much more weight and I really wish
it has thick PBT instead of ABS.
Note that no duck or snake were harmed during the review.ResourcesUser manual:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/171886147/Ducky-shine3-user-manual