How to Begin: A Serendipitous Encounter with the Light Public Test Spike
One random noon, I stumbled upon the light public test spike (which looked incredibly fresh), so I set an alarm until the next day at noon to join in the first round of the public test spike activity. The link to the event was here: [https://test.smzdm.com/p/5072/](https://test.smzdm.com/p/5072/). The prize for participating in the public beta was a cool and sleek chassis (I previously owned a Coolermaster Cooler Master keyboard with a green axis, which I found to be of excellent quality). Naturally, I was thrilled to take part, especially since the top five participants could win prizes (the first prize being a 25th Anniversary chassis, while I was secretly hoping for one of the 2-5 place keyboard rewards).
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Of course, I am deeply grateful to the valued friends who encouraged me, and eventually, I secured the fifth spot, just barely qualifying. So, when a new keyboard arrived at my home, besides seeing the cool information from the product description, I became even more curious about what kind of keyboard this was.
After a few days, my SF brother delivered it home! The moment I received the package, I heard faint sounds coming from inside the box (as mentioned later). I quickly unpacked the SF bag, and indeed, based on my analysis of the test page, it was the Flame XT V2 version of the keyboard (red, green axis, tea axis), but upon closer inspection, what? This isn't the green axis I’ve never tried before—it's not bad at all.
It’s worth noting again. The XT V2 green axis version wasn’t found in either the Cooler Master or JD.com flagship stores. When I asked the JD flagship store customer service, they told me that such a product didn’t exist. Could this mean that the XTV2 green axis isn’t yet listed as a new product? The full-key green jacket rare axis, filled with questions, putting the issues aside, let’s open the box.
Here is the card for the XT 1 green axis keyboard on JD.com for reference.
CoolerMaster (CoolerMaster) Flame Gun Series XT Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Black Green 699 Yuan JD.com Purchase Appearance Show
The text in front of me also revealed a box containing the Coolermaster Cooler XT 1 generation green axis keyboard.
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I said that the outer packaging of the 2nd generation XT version has greatly improved, at least reaching the level that a first-tier manufacturer should have. Unlike the cheaper 1st generation packaging, the overall style is calm and composed, with configuration information clearly visible at a glance. It adopts the original Cherry MX green shaft body and provides PBT key caps.
Open the box, the keyboard is wrapped in a thin layer of foam and the overall structure is very tight. However, when the film was peeled off, I noticed a large area of keycaps coming off (this also explains why the keyboard sounded fragmented when it was handed over by the courier). After reinstalling the keycaps onto the shafts, they felt very smooth and undamped. This issue might be due to the keycaps falling off during handling. Some details need improvement. (This was also noticeable when I swapped to another set of keycaps.)
Install the scattered keycaps back and take out the attached accessories, including an instruction manual, 7 common red keycaps, a key puller, and a separate wire for the key wire (with degaussing ring and a MICRO-USB USB connector, the joints have plating).
Experience and Feelings
The overall size and structure of the first and second generations haven’t changed much, but the weight of the 2nd generation is heavier than the 1st generation. On the surface of the keyboard, the overall color of the 2nd generation is not as pure black as the 1st generation. The surface of the 2nd generation products is made of a skin-like material, but the 2nd generation has obviously been improved. It represents a smoother surface and is easier to handle with a better feel. The keys themselves are on the keycap. The 2nd generation keycap is made of PBT material. The surface of the keycap seems to have a matte coating with a general metallic feel. The tactile sensation is also better than the 1st generation experience; the 1st generation keyboard had an F9 key lockout with red flashing LED lights moved to the top of the numeric keypad and all unified as a row of LED white lights. Many people prefer the settings of the 1st generation blusher. Of course, everyone has their preferences.
Green axis, a rare axis in Cherry’s original MX axis, has a two-stage structure, with 70g pressure, generally used for the space bar of the keyboard on the blue axis. Similar to the blue axis, the stem is divided into two parts. There is a "click" sound and a sense of passage. A relatively common but small number of axes. Overall, the green axis is a heavy green. Here again, the green axis is heavier than the cobalt blue axis and the green axis. To put it simply, the blue axis crossbar plus the black axis spring creates a unique feel for the green axis. Additionally, the green shaft emits a louder "scratch" sound compared to the green shaft.
In practical use, the green axis requires more pressure to trigger than the green axis, and long-code hands may feel tired, but the overall trigger rhythm is almost the same as the green axis. The difference is that the switch trigger sound is not as crisp as the blue axis. The button springs back without the blue axis's crispness, and it feels closer to the tea axis.
Although this XTV2’s PBT keycap feels very good, after looking at the all-black keycaps for a long time, they always seem very monotonous. So, I found a set of the same carbon PBT colored carbon keycaps on Taobao.
First remove all the keycaps, you can see the XT V2 key with a balance bar setting, increasing the stability of the installation of the steel plate. The balance bar key cap I was the first to install, and surprisingly, it is also stable and accurate according to online research.
The key caps I chose are the laser side engraved style of PBT material, and the physical color of the white key caps should be close to the light cream-colored milk yellow. During installation, I encountered some shaft bodies that were too loose, so I used a bit of paper to strengthen the fixation. The overall physical effect of individuals is also quite satisfactory.
In the end, I would like to raise one question. This time, the instructions that came with the keyboard box (reluctantly it is), except for a little keyboard information, are the translation contents of various language versions. There is no introduction about the improvement of the wired features of the V2 version. For example, the V2 version has joined the smart main control system, macro programming operations, smart no-punching system, and various combinations of key functions identified on the keycap. These have not been found. Although the configuration has been greatly improved, consumers will not use them and are quite helpless.
Advantages:
Based on the excellent foundation of the Flame Gun XT, it has been greatly improved, and it has increased the intelligent main control system, macro programming function, and intelligent speed control function.
The skin-like material surface is optimized to be smoother and easier to care for; PBT material caps are delicate and elegant; standard OEM keyboards are easy to change key caps.
The green axis is rare and worthy of possession.
Large key balance bar setting, very stable.
Shortcomings:
The introduction of the manual is too simple. For beginners, the complicated keyboard functions cannot be mastered (the keyboard cannot be found on the official website and JD. I wonder if there will be a detailed introduction in the official version of the keyboard manual).
Compared to the XT1 version keyboard base, the Coolermaster Cooler logo was removed, and there are no similar logos elsewhere. It is recommended to arrange a Cool Master or flame gun logo to increase recognition. After all, there are many believers.
The shaft puller is too simple. If you want to save costs, you can still send it. Improvements can refer to the beautiful and easy-to-use screw puller provided by the cherry G80 keyboard.
In general, the XT V2 keyboard has been greatly improved compared to the 1st generation of flame guns, and the red, green, and tea axis versions have not risen in price relative to the 1st generation. If this green-axis version of the keyboard is available later, players who believe in gaming or want to try the rare axis are still worthwhile. As a best-selling product series, the flame gun has been improved in the V2 version. If you optimize it in some details, it will be more attractive to players.
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