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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: WhiteFireDragon on Sat, 10 November 2012, 18:14:42
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My video review and teardown of the Ducky 9087S Year of the Dragon limited edition mechanical keyboard with cherry MX black switches.
Quick comments:
- Limited quantity with individual serial number
- TKL size 87 keys, ANSI layout, backlit
- Most versatile LED functions, programmable
- Steel backplate, black
- Secure detachable USB cable with variable positioning
- NKRO over USB
- DIP switches for added key functionality
- Stiffer spacebar switch
- Single-sided PCB, red
- All surface-mounted components (SMC)
- Clean soldering job, RoHS compliant
- Elegant retail box
- Includes keyboard cover, sleeve, WASD cluster, “2012” caps, keychain
- Overall solid and great quality keyboard
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*reserved for pics and/or mods*
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The top cover's rear ledge is shorter and less deep top to bottom to give the floating keycaps look, so I think that is why it feels flimsier. I don't like the blocky tacked on look on the bottom of the case, though I feel Ducky have gone a step up in quality with these new 9000 series boards. I liked the aluminum plate in the old ones, but steel one is stiffer of course. Although I am not surprised it is a Holtek, but I am surprised how programmable Holtek is. If it can accept programmable LED, please give us programmable layout...
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The only disappointment is the led's on my red switch look pink and I was hoping they would be more purple/darker like on the pure.
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They did call it pink. Pure was called purple even though it more magenta.
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Very nice review. Good job.
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Does the Ducky Shine DK9087G2 Pro PBT worth a buy? (since they already installed the PBT keycaps on).
and does this DK9087G2 Pro PBT, keyboard have other switch on the spacebar? (cuz i would like all the Brown switch put on the keyboard) .
-thx, ^^