Today I will write my opinions and experiences about the Ajazz AK992 model that I finally assembled and modded.
First of all, after the keyboard arrived to me, I tested it with the switches and keycaps on it for about 10 minutes, then I put on the switches and keycaps I bought, I will talk about its modded version later in the review, but here is how it looks when it first arrived.
Its own switches seemed quite sufficient to me, I bought the brown tactile switch model and the switches are from Ajazz, I liked the feel and sound, but any extra switch you buy will probably satisfy you more.
It also comes with alternative colored function keys and spare switches, the classic box content includes a cable and switch/keycap remover. The keys are cherry profile and double shot PBT, I just found it a little thin, other than that it is very good. Since it is double shot, there will be no problem of erasing the text, but the keycaps are lightproof, so you can only see the light coming from the sides.
The keyboard has its own software and functions such as macro, layer, and assigning RGB colors to individual keys. I didn't see anything extra, make sure you downloaded the right driver because there are different types of this model, just wired, non-RGB etc. Also download from Ajazz's own website, the AK992 driver in epomaker turns out to be virus-free.
It works very stable in terms of connection and there is no lag, it finds the dongle in about 2 seconds on 2.4GHz and you can use the keyboard. You can switch between 2.4GHz, wired and Bluetooth modes with the slider on the left. I only used it in 2.4GHz mode and it works very well. The knob works directly in the same way, when you turn it, it turns the sound on and off, and if you press it, it has a mute function.
Now let's come to the mods I made... First of all, I made the indispensable tape mod, I passed 2 layers with normal paper tape and pulled the paper layer that will slightly dampen the vibrations coming from the PCB to the bottom, it is necessary to make holes for the stems of the switches, and for the PCB cable connection.
After the tape mod, I noticed a gap at the bottom of the case and I first glued and taped the 1.5mm DKP sheets I had from previous projects together in 2 layers, then I mounted them to the case with double-sided tape. When the foam layer on top came on top, it was tightly compressed and sat firmly on the case, the weights I added were already there. I didn't weigh it, but it's definitely over 1kg and the keyboard feels quite solid, it doesn't move.
Another thing that caught my eye when I first opened the keyboard was that when any LED on the part where the caps lock LED is lit, light spreads on the plastic layer where the switches sit and a white reflection was visible under the keys, I put black tape on that part to cover this and no light leaks from the bottom anymore, it was very distracting in the dark.
After these, there wasn't much I could do, I had eva foam on hand but I didn't feel the need to add the slide from the sheets because the case would be difficult to close anyway, then I attached the switches and keycaps.
Outemu Silent Peach V2 / Voynich Manuscript Keycaps
And here is the result:
I was very pleased with the visuals and the typing is really great, it has a membrane-like feel, if I buy a silent switch in the future I will look at more tactile models, it is like the lime version of this switch.
Below is the sound test.
