Since the birth of the wireless mechanical keyboard, there has been a debate about whether it is better to have a dry battery or a built-in lithium battery, and this debate has intensified with the popularity of wireless peripherals.
For players is the difference between replaceable or non-replaceable batteries, reference next door to the development of the mobile phone circle battery, so far has become completely built-in battery world, but the mechanical keyboard does not require the same integrated body design requirements of mobile phones, there is the need for dust and water resistance, not to mention the internal space limitations, replaceable batteries is obviously a more humane design, when the battery is not replaced with a new battery immediately full blood.
Cost factors
The lithium battery is installed inside the body, and the cost of the battery must be spread over the entirety of the keyboard with the manufacturer. This is not the case with dry cell batteries, although most keyboards are shipped with two batteries, but in the longer term, the user still has to pay for the batteries themselves. So why is it that built-in lithium batteries are gradually replacing replaceable dry batteries and becoming the mainstream of the current mechanical keyboard market?
In fact, whether it is a replaceable dry cell or the body comes with a lithium battery, there is a bigger premise, range.
Of course, it is also possible to solve this problem with rechargeable dry batteries, but this requires charging to use, and rechargeable batteries must be prepared at least two, one in a state of readiness, if you can not replace at any time, and the built-in lithium battery experience what is the second?
Another reason why some people reject the built-in Li-ion battery is because of the declining life of the Li-ion battery, so that the battery life will collapse in the later stages, maybe at first a charge will last for a few months, after a few years the battery life plummeted.
This is indeed a problem that should not be ignored, after all, the life of a keyboard is considerable, even if the keyboard does not need to be charged and discharged as often as the phone, a few years down the battery cycle is not much, lithium battery aging problem or have to consider.
There is one more important reason why LiPo is now mainstream and that is the "lights", although the battery life of a wireless keyboard will completely piss off when the lights are on, but for many brands and most gaming positioned keyboards, the lights are the soul of the keyboard and a must.
It is basically confirmed that Li-ion batteries will become the mainstream of the non-mechanical keyboard market, and replaceable dry cell batteries will only appear as a supplement. It is the choice of the market and demand, but the premise is to improve the power consumption of the mechanical keyboard to enhance the wireless range.
XUANLI can supply lithium batteries for wireless mice and keyboards, such as the 18500 1900mAh 3.7V cylindrical lithium battery.
Battery type: XL 18500 1900mAh 3.7V
Post time: Aug-30-2022