Build Quality

Overall build quality is very solid. There is no rattle when shaking the mouse. When applying lateral pressure, no creaking or flexing of the shell can be observed. Activating the side buttons by squeezing the sides is impossible. Lastly, accidental clicks when slamming down the mouse do not occur.

Buttons

Main buttons on the K1NG 8K are good to decent. Pre-travel is moderate to high, whereas post-travel is low to moderate, resulting in a somewhat dull button response. Being visually separated from the shell, button movement is moderate when provoked. Button stiffness is medium to light. A pair of Huano switches (blue shell, blue plunger) are used.


Side buttons are good. While pre-travel is low, post-travel is moderate to high, and actuation is not entirely even on the back button, resulting in mostly satisfying actuation. Button size and placement are good, as actuation is possible rather easily by rolling one's thumb across. A set of Huano switches (white plunger) are used for these.

At the bottom of the mouse is a button for cycling through the set CPI levels, which works just fine.

Scroll Wheel

The scroll wheel is decent. Noise levels are high when scrolling up in particular, and tactility is mostly lacking as well, as the individual steps aren't particularly distinct. The encoder comes from F-Switch (brown, black core) and has a height of 9 mm. The middle (scroll wheel) click requires very high force for actuation. Another Huano switch (white plunger) is used for this one.

Surface

The K1NG 8K has a matte surface all over. Grip is fine, and it doesn't attract fingerprints or dirt too much. It is fairly easy to clean, and there are barely any signs of wear left after doing so. All in all, very good materials.

Button Sound Test

Disassembly

Disassembling the K1NG 8K is easy. The screws are found beneath the front and rear skates. After removing those, two additional clips at the sides need to be dislodged, which is easily done. When separating the top and bottom shell, make sure to not rip the cable connecting the two.

The internal design is fairly efficient. The side buttons sit on their own PCB screwed to the top shell and connected to the main PCB through a 3-pin connector. Four screws are used to affix the thin and somewhat spacious main PCB to the bottom shell. The MCU is an EVision VS09M52A. Production date for the main PCB is the 18th week of 2024.


As for the soldering and general quality of the PCB, I'm unable to find any noteworthy flaws.