NizPlum capacitive micro 82, first impressions
Posted: 18 Jun 2019, 11:03
I just received a relatively new Niz-tech keyboard. It's a 75%, capacitive switch, bluetooth+wired keyboard.
I honestly wasn't expecting much but this keyboard --albeit not free from defects-- is incredibly well built and generally a pleasure to type on.
I'll post more details soon and also dismantle it but the first impression is very good. The case and general construction is very sturdy. Plastic doesn't look/feel cheap and the sound of these silenced Topre-like capacitive switches is mesmerizing. I got of course the 45g version (a 30g variant is also available).
You can connect it to up to 3 bluetooth devices but it also works on wire. Keycaps are PBT and the font is better than I would have expected, unfortunately they did a few errors here and there but I can live with it. The stem is cherry compatible, so you can switch whatever fancy keycap set you have. Stabs are costar but I still have to dismantle it.
Firmware is very comprehensive (you can basically completely reprogram it), but the BT section would require a better implementation imho. After 1 to 3 hours it turns itself off automatically and to turn it on you need to press the power button. The firmware would need to gradually slowdown itself (after few minutes) up to the point of going in a deep power saving mode and finally turning itself off. As far as I can tell as of now it's either off or on. Battery life is still unknown but I don't expect it to last more than 4-5 days. I'll keep you posted
You can set a game and an eco mode to save power, though, which is nice. In standard usage I really can't tell the difference.
Another nice feature is the option to vary the actuation point: low/mid/high. I must say that's really sweet and you can actually feel the difference.
In my opinion the biggest flaw is the sealed inside lipo battery. I would have loved to use my eneloop on this thing. To charge the battery you need to have a USB cable at hand and the position of the usb port under the keyboard is not very comfortable for ease of swapping.
I'll play with it another week or so and make an extensive review... including dismantling this bitch... but so far looks like a great piece of hardware.
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I'll post more details soon and also dismantle it but the first impression is very good. The case and general construction is very sturdy. Plastic doesn't look/feel cheap and the sound of these silenced Topre-like capacitive switches is mesmerizing. I got of course the 45g version (a 30g variant is also available).
You can connect it to up to 3 bluetooth devices but it also works on wire. Keycaps are PBT and the font is better than I would have expected, unfortunately they did a few errors here and there but I can live with it. The stem is cherry compatible, so you can switch whatever fancy keycap set you have. Stabs are costar but I still have to dismantle it.
Firmware is very comprehensive (you can basically completely reprogram it), but the BT section would require a better implementation imho. After 1 to 3 hours it turns itself off automatically and to turn it on you need to press the power button. The firmware would need to gradually slowdown itself (after few minutes) up to the point of going in a deep power saving mode and finally turning itself off. As far as I can tell as of now it's either off or on. Battery life is still unknown but I don't expect it to last more than 4-5 days. I'll keep you posted
You can set a game and an eco mode to save power, though, which is nice. In standard usage I really can't tell the difference.
Another nice feature is the option to vary the actuation point: low/mid/high. I must say that's really sweet and you can actually feel the difference.
In my opinion the biggest flaw is the sealed inside lipo battery. I would have loved to use my eneloop on this thing. To charge the battery you need to have a USB cable at hand and the position of the usb port under the keyboard is not very comfortable for ease of swapping.
I'll play with it another week or so and make an extensive review... including dismantling this bitch... but so far looks like a great piece of hardware.
