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I don't get all of these tiny keyboards.
Why are all the keyboards tiny? Why no numeric keypad?
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keyboard_arrow_downJb21
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May 27, 2021
I was skeptical but now I'm so used to not moving my fingers very far using a Planck that I can't imagine going back to anything much bigger. Even my Preonic which I also use is seldom seeing me use the number row now. I love ortho so it minimizes fingers moving horizontally. Also, it is much easier to build and work on. Lubing 50 switches vs 105 is a huge difference plus cheaper. Not to mention the extra desk space and ability to keep my mouse closer to where my hands are typing. Give it a try, you might love it!
Keithis
36
Jan 29, 2021
A TKL (ten key less) keyboard, even if it has function keys, is much more compact that a full-size 105 key keyboard. I have two portable computers on my desk, each with a second screen (24"). To my work computer (a ThinkPad L430 with an absolutely abominable chiclet keyboard), I've added a UK layout 105 key Durgod Taurus K310.
I might add an external keyboard to my personal computer (ThinkPad X220 with a much better keyboard), but I'd probably go for a TKL or even smaller format and get a separate keypad for the odd days when I need to bang away at numbers.
I think that Drop's CTRL keyboard with a UK ISO layout, with high profile (SA) keycaps (with keys labelled Super and Meta) in nice colours would be great, and would be even better is there was a matching separate keypad. And with a Bluetooth option.
Don't want much, do I?
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Revolver
11
Dec 5, 2020
A lot of other users have mentioned portability, and I'd second that. My original reason for going DZ60 two years ago was because it had to fit in my bag, which barely fits a 15in laptop.
Secondly, despite being right-handed, I use my numpad with my left hand, so I elected to have a separate one that seconded as a gamepad so I had even more room for my hand if I didn't need to type full sentences in games, like ones with no chat. In short, numpad separate because SP-111 keyboard didn't exist at the time.
Third, I don't use function keys all that much. I can stand to have them on another layer, I don't play Diablo. All I really need is arrow keys, which is why I built instead of bought, since I know of only one prebuilt that comes with arrows dedicated.
Effectively, a bunch of form-over-function, physical dimension requirements, and stripping away stuff that I find unnecessary.
I still need number keys though, hence why I didn't leap straight to Gherkin.
At_Deezy
22
Dec 4, 2020
portability, and layers exist, and the fact that you can build separate num pads
erickong
7412
Mech Keys Moderator
Dec 4, 2020
The community prefers smaller boards. Smaller boards are more common in the custom scene.
More deskspace with a smaller board
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