Finally arrived and it is quite a beauty.
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Nothing special on the outside...
It doesn't even look all that different from my Keycool 87 with browns...
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But on the inside is the Limited Edition 'Year of the Dragon' Keycool 87 with clears!
Plate mounted for a very sturdy feel and costar stabilizers.
The colour is not bright white. More like off-white, bordering on cream. I have tried to set the white balance correctly to show you the colour.
With intermittent sun and clouds this might vary a bit. Sorry about that.
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The box doesn't say what what the keys are made of, but they appear to be lasered ABS according to
this simple test.
The quality of the lasering seems to be okay, with the notable exception of the Internet Logo on the F2-key. Not that I mind, since I plan on replacing this row with
billiard double shots.
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The underside is quite similar to the original Keycool 87. The feet however have gotten a minor upgrade by adding some nice rubber to prevent slipping. Nice.
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So, what extras does this thing have? Just the normal set for keycool.
A red Esc, lavender WASD, salmon arrow-keys (which don't have the awful font of the original white ones), a keypuller, USB to PS/2 converter and replacement parts for the Costar Stabilizers.
Quite decent I would say.
Now the following ones are not part of the original package, but part of ordering through Taobao from Keycool directly.
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I expected to only get the red spacebar (choice of different colours avaibale), but as it turns out they provide you with a whole package!
A dust brush to clean in between keys, two velcro bands for the detachable cable, a cable guide, a compatible spacebar and...
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A set of switches for plate mounting with blank red keycaps?
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Not just any set, a set of the four main switches to try!
Cherry blue, black, red and brown. (sorry, the brown is hardly visible in this picture but it is the top-right one)
All in all a very nice package with a free set of accessories worth of probably at least $7-10.
(note: I do not see the accessories on their site anymore, so I have no idea if the offer still stands. You would have to ask Lin about that)
Now, the idea was to switch the case of the black one I have to get white keys on a black case for the added cool-factor.
Maybe I'll even order some white side printed pbt keycaps and replace them with those.
Expect a full review and a video comparing the sound of these clears with browns and the clears on my Deck Legend. (Hint: the seem a lot quieter)