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Xikii S98 | Gasket Mount 980 Layout Keyboard

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S98 is very different from Master98 in appearance and structural details.

The layout is exactly the same as the previous Master98, and it still maintains a very compact layout. The row where the ESC is located is the upper light position, and the below 5 rows are the lower light position. The advantage of this is to ensure the brightness effect of the top row of lights. And the PCB is flex cut to ensure the typing feel. The PCB is Bluetooth 5.2 dual-mode, hot-swappable, RGB lights, RGB bottom lights, and music rhythms.

There is a foot on the back that is slightly larger than the keyboard, and all the frame width ratios, including the ratio of the foot to the overall length, seem to be relatively harmonious. There are three indicator lights between ESC and F1 in the upper left corner. With the indicator light, there are three decorative lines running through the whole and connecting to the side.

The USB interface is in the middle of the keyboard, and is connected to the main PCB with a spring pin. Considering that this kit is equipped with dual-mode Bluetooth as standard, the USB interface and the Bluetooth power switch are made on an independent small board and placed in independent feet. There are also two 3000mah lithium batteries installed in the feet, so there is a total of 6000mah power. The interface and the Bluetooth power supply switch are separated from the main board by the sub-interface board. For the overall structure and experience of the assembly process, an adapter board is also made between the interface board and the main PCB to realize the transfer of the cable to the pin. When disassembling and assembling, the two parts will not pull each other, which is also a bit modular.

The support connection structure between the support foot and the main body part of the bottom case is retracted and a very thin one. It also integrates a small contact PCB for connection to the motherboard. In this way, there is an empty space above the feet. With the lighting of 30 RGB bottom lights, my expectation is that this circle of feet will show some sense of suspension. It is the feeling that the feet and the main body are suspended in the air, and the feet support the whole keyboard with its idea. The lighting simulated by the rendering is a little stiff. I am still looking forward to the specific effect of the physical effect and I have to wait for more than a week for the PCB sample. At first, my idea was that the RGB lights cooperate with the opening of the casing to let the light through and shine on the feet. In this case, the normal viewing angle can only see some light reflected by the legs, but cannot see the light source. However, the disadvantage is that the light may be limited by the size of the opening, which is relatively concentrated and not scattered. So I thought of the glass beads that I used for the indicator light of another keyboard before. There are some refraction lenses, and the light will be more scattered. In addition, after inlaying glass beads, you can still see the transparent glass beads from a certain angle, which is also very special.

In this Gasket structure, from top to bottom, there are segmented thin poron pads between the top shell and the positioning board, PC plate, 3.5mm thick overall poron padding between the plate and the PCB, PCB, 2mm thickness under the PCB of the overall poron padding.

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