Drop Mech Keys Meetup Recap - Thanks for Visiting!
As you may have seen, we just hosted our first meetup in quite a while here at Drop HQ (Corsair HQ, but they seem to like us enough :) )! It was a blast to get to meet so many enthusiasts local to the bay area—it had been 10 years since I was last hanging out with keyboard nerds in the bay, at KeyCon 2014. We had a great time hosting everyone at the offices, checking out all the very nice boards y'all brought, and sharing some of our own projects/spaces! I knew it would be fun to host in the Game Room when I first saw it in person, but seeing it come to fruition was still so cool. Alright, I'll stop blabbering on now. xD Picture time! (Oh, real quick - there will be more of these! Stay tuned for more info and to catch the next one!)
May 15, 2024
The rest maybe, but I don't want to "get used to it" as I use keyboards in 3 different location and I'm not buying 3 keyboards "I need to get used to". So if I bought one, it would be the same format as the others so I'm not constantly trying to figure out which keyboard I am using.
I think for someone who does light keyboarding it would be fine. Unfortunately, for those of us who are keyboard warriors it's kind of hard for us to change our habits.
Mini keyboards with this layout have all the essentials and none of the unnecessary bulk. Frankly, numpads aren't used *that* frequently unless maybe you're an accountant. It takes about 2 days to adjust to using the top row, and once you do, you'll find that you have much more room on your desk and your mouse isn't an arm's length away.
My right hand home row becomes a numpad if i push a function key. You seem pretty set with full size but its a good idea if youre curious
In case you ever make the jump, heres the 75% layout I use, called the KBD75. I use the split spacebar so that I can hit the middle key with either thumb for function.
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On this particular keyboard, it'll pair with (3) different bluetooth devices, so you could move it between uses.
As I noted above, I use the nonrgb version for travel and light computing needs (tablet and chromebook typing) for which it's a great to have a nice mech board to type on, but it's missing utility I use at my desktop.