Cerakey Nada65 Review｜Mechanical Keyboard with Unique Keystroke Sound from the Original Manufacturer

Cerakey is the world’s first keycap manufacturing brand to use “ceramic” as a keycap material.

The history of Chinese pottery is very long, said to be more than 10,000 years old.

The keycaps are dyed using a traditional method that includes the use of a liquid called “glaze,” and the look and sound of the keystrokes can be said to be unique.

In particular, the sound of the keystroke is very unique, with a metallic, hard but pleasant, slightly muted thumping sound that is sure to attract fans.

そんなCerakeyが自社で作成したキーボードが「Nada65」です。

This article will review the Nada65, focusing on its looks and typing sounds.

Nada65 was provided by Cerakey for promotional purposes.

About Nada65 keystroke sound

Conclusion: I can recommend Nada65.

The Nada65 is a complete keyboard and is highly recommended.

First and foremost is the low price.

Only $159.00 But no.

Considering that the regular white Cerakey keycap set is priced at $126.00, it almost seems like the price of the keycap only and the body is a bonus.

Even so, the keyboard itself is undoubtedly responsible for the keystroke feel and sound.

Attaching Cerakey to a regular top-mounted keyboard tends to result in a rather hard keystroke feel and a noticeably metallic keystroke sound.

Perhaps taking these factors into account, the Nada65 has a gasket-mounted construction and a custom linear switch, which makes it sound “nice” with a muted clutter, leaving a solid and pleasing bandwidth.

This is definitely a “buy” keyboard.

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Nada65 in pictures

Let’s take a look at some photos of the actual Nada65.

Let’s start with the outer box.

The turquoise blue accent color on the white background is very tasteful.

Open the package immediately.

The design is very well done, even inside the box.

The contents include the keyboard itself, key switch and keycap puller, cloth, user’s manual, USB Type-A to C cable, and novelty keycaps.

The overall appearance looks quite sharp.

The green accent key caps add a nice touch, especially in the crisp contrast of black and white.

It is truly a “panda” color scheme.

Of course, all keycaps are made of ceramics.

Only the default layout is available, no split BS or other variations.

Looking at the back, the glossy piano black body has a mirror alnium backweight embedded in it.

However, the weights are not heavy, but more like a thin plate material.

The case body is made of ABS resin.

From another angle. The mirror is not a “mirror” at all, but rather a dull reflection.

The typing angle is 6.6 degrees at actual measurement.

Just the right angle.

There are two switches on the back.

The switch in the foreground is the OFF-Wire-BT switch, and the switch at the back of the screen is the OS switch.

In the center is a USB Type-C port.

Although it is a little difficult to see, two indicators on the corners of the body are equipped with side lights and a battery alarm indicator.

The keycap is a Cherry-like profile and the stem is made of resin.

Of course, all keycaps are made of alumina ceramic.

The glazed and fired keycaps show a uniform luster.

The design of the novelty key is well represented, and there is no blotting at all.

All keyswitches are hot-swappable for easy replacement.

The keyswitch plate is made of FR4 material, with south-facing LEDs and 37 different backlight effects to choose from.

The key switch seems to be a brand called “EverFree,” which is not found in Japan.

The pressing pressure feels a little heavy at 55gf, but due to the weight of Cerakey, the key feel is about 45gf.

The stem is POM, which gives a pleasant sound as if the bottoming sound is muted.

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Advantages of Nada65

Anyway, the price is low.

As mentioned at the beginning of this article, Nada65 is surprisingly inexpensive Nada65 is a very inexpensive product.

The price of $159.00 including keyboard, keycap, and body is almost like the keyboard part and keycap part are free, compared to $126.00 for the regular full set keycap.

That is how affordable Nada65 is.

At this price, you will not regret your purchase immediately.

Great keystroke sound

First, listen to the sound of this keystroke.

This Kotokoto sound is realized because of Nada65. I think it is because of the Nada65.

I have installed Cerakey on a number of keyboards and have not been able to get this sound feel.

Convenient OS switching button

On the back, switch between Windows and Mac, which is very useful when switching back and forth between the two operating systems. Windows and Mac.

The way it works is that on Windows, layer 0 of the keymap becomes the default layer and layer 1 is a sublayer; on Mac, layer 2 becomes the default layer and layer 3 is a sublayer.

After all, since the MOD key and other key operations are different between the two operating systems, being able to easily switch between them at hand is a major advantage.

Very low cost to change keycaps

Because the Nada65 consists of keys in three different colors, save money when purchasing replacement keycaps.

For example, if you want to replace only the mod key, you only need to purchase the “B set ($49.00)”, and if you want to change the main alphabet key, you only need to purchase the “A set ($59.00)”, thus minimizing the expense.

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Disadvantages of Nada65

Homing key sold separately

The Nada65 has a separate homing key and does not have protrusions on the “F” and “J” by default.

Therefore, if you want a homing key, you will need to purchase it separately, so do not forget it.

Homing keycap set is here ▷▷.

There are only two layers of the OS each.

Nada65 provides only four keymap layers in total, 0/1/2/3, and they are assigned as follows.

• Windows 0/1 layer (default layer is 0)
• Mac 2/3 layers (default layer is 2)

Therefore, As for those who wish to use two operating systems, only two basic layers are available: a base layer and a back layer.

If it is set to the Windows layer and the OS is not switched, it can be used for 4 layers, otherwise, only 2 layers are available, so be careful.

.json has not yet been merged into VIA

Nada65 is QMK/VIA compliant, so keymap changes can be made using the VIA web application.

However, You cannot change the keymap just by connecting it.

This is because the “.json” file required for keymap modification is not registered on the VIA side.

Therefore, when changing the keymap, you must follow the instructions on the official Cerakey website and download the .json file before changing the keymap.

The keymap change and .json download page is here ▷▷▷.

Features such as MODTAP are not available.

In Nada65, MODTAP and other functions have been disabled and are not available.

Probably, the implementation of the function was abandoned due to the lack of MCU capacity associated with the shift to wireless.

In recent years, an increasing number of inexpensive keyboards have become QMK/VIA compliant and capable of wireless connectivity, but in many cases, these unique features have to be turned off due to insufficient MCU capacity when going wireless.

Caution should be exercised regarding wireless connectivity.

As for the Nada65, Although wireless connection is possible, it has not obtained Japanese technical conformity.

Therefore, use of the keyboard in a situation where the keyboard itself is capable of emitting radio waves may violate the Radio Law.

The recommended use is to remove the battery from the unit.

summary

This is our review of the Nada65.

If you were planning to buy ceramic keycaps, they are so cheap that you can buy a set of keyboard and keycaps for about $30.00 extra.

You too can experience this “Kotokoto Sound” once!

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