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Dukharo VN96 Barebones Keyboard
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Dukharo VN96 Barebones Keyboard
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The Dukharo VN96 Keyboard is a 96% keyboard that delivers the best of both worlds: all the keys that you’re likely to need, without the massive size of the average number pad-equipped keyboard. This means that you’ll get full arrow keys, a full number pad on the right, and even a machined-aluminum scroll knob for added control functionality—all in roughly the same size as your typical tenkeyless board Read More
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Jan 30, 2023
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Battery Could Be Better
pros: wireless and wired functions, tenkey layout, multiple wireless connections available
cons: product doesn’t use best materials, wireless functionality drains the battery pretty fast, set up issues, no online manual available at time of receipt
I originally got this board for my work since I do a lot of ten-keying for my job, so I was excited to get this in the mail. Immediately upon getting it the material didn’t feel as nice as my Drop CTRL barebones or even my other barebones boards is gotten through Drop. I was still happy about the ten-key though so I overlooked that. As I started setting it up though I noticed that the cover and the board were misaligned and needed to take it further apart in order to install the switches correctly, otherwise half of the sockets had a pin hole covered. I was able to get it aligned and get it to work and found that the space at was sticking when going to type and I figured that it could be the switch not reacting correctly, except when I swapped the switch with another of the same type and even a different type it continued to stick. Thehardware that came in the board itself was sticking. I don’t use this board often because I haven’t had time to assess and fix that space bar issue, and I’m not longer working from home full time, but then ten-key is nice to have when everything else for custom boards favors smaller profiles.
The battery seems pretty substandard also for a wireless keyboard. While one of my others lasts a few days of rigorous use, I found myself charging this one almost every day I worked from home, which beats having the wireless/bluetooth functionality available.
Warlock983
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Nov 25, 2022
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Layout and Quality Issues
I'll start off by noting that my unit came with some damage - the PCB in the upper left corner was cracked or broken or something. When I tested the switches, the 'Esc' and 'F1' keys weren't working. When I pulled them out, the switched looked like they weren't reaching the hot swap connector. I grabbed some tweezers and just gently pushed on the PCB and noticed it was just flopping around in there. The rest of the board was useable...but the reason most people need a numpad is because they are using excel or some spreadsheet a lot. The best way to get out of a cell after you goofed something up in it is to press 'Esc'. Well, my board wasn't able to do that...so now it's more of really big TKL. Oh yeah, the rotary knob in the upper right was also not functioning - I think it might have been installed at an angle and the knob was hitting the top of the chassis and not allowing it to press down.
I had some issues with some of the other switches but that was either my fault or some other quality issue - the switch contacts were rolling over when I pressed them into the sockets or the sockets being too tight...I'm not sure but I'm going to say it's my fault.
The other thing that I found to be a huge issue for me coming from a full size keyboard was the location of the symbols on the numpad - the weird half row to the left of the knob is 'divide' (where the 'Num' button would normally be) and 'multiply' (where the 'divide' button would normally be). The small '+' (plus) sign is also a nuisance and the small '0' (zero) is offset weirdly. All of these combined led to a very frustrating numpad experience for me. Even after trying to adapt, I struggled.
On the positive side, it connects wirelessly without and issue. It's a heavy beast, so if you like heavy boards or have issues with your board sliding around, this one should stay put. And finally, the battery life seems to be amazing...I think after weeks of use, it was still at 80% or something.
Overall, I was extremely disappointed with this board and would not recommend it. Maybe your luck will be better than mine and maybe you'll be able to adapt to the weird numpad layout but I wasn't able to justify it and have since switched to the Keebmonkey 1800 Gasket Mounted Board that is currently being offered on drop in the same price range as this board.
Recommends this product? No
Jaruga
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Sep 16, 2022
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Wireless Version has bad software
I bought this keyboard as an entry into the hobby, previously I only had a GMMK pro which I love but at work I need a numpad.
All in all this keyboard is not bad at all but a few things do lessen the experience.
- The software is hard to find (not even here on drop)
- The software is in chinese standard, there is a english option but looking for it was annoying
- The numpad layout needs some getting used to
- Stabilizers are bad
- The quality of the board is not bad at all
- The LED's are bright
- The 2.4ghz dongle is magnetically attached on the backside of the keyboard
Recommends this product? No
Warlock983
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Keyboard Club Member
Nov 25, 2022
JarugaIf you're still looking for a wireless board that has a full numpad and is pretty affordable, you might want to check out the Keebmonkey 1800 Gasket Mounted Keyboard that's available here on Drop. I just put that together this morning with Holy Panda's and I'm really enjoying it. It's quite a bit lighter than the Dukharo but it has mostly the same features, has a 'normal' layout for the numpad, and is only about 0.5" longer.
Have not (likely will not) tried the Keebmonkey software but I believe it might be proprietary as well...but I don't think there is anything I would need to do to this board - the keys are in the places you would expect them to be.
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