28-Key Mechanical Keyboard

Re:28-Key Mechanical Keyboard by somehnguy on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @10:25PM (#22114303)

I'm a fan of 60% or tenkeyless (TKL) keyboards personally. I get this weird feeling of my desk being cramped that I really don't like sometimes. A TKL keyboard solved that for me. And don't miss the numpad because I don't enter long strings of numbers much anyway.

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Re:28-Key Mechanical Keyboard by mello151 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @10:49PM (#22114427)

I'm right there with you. It feels much better to me to be able to have the mouse more in-front of me than off to the side, especially when gaming.

I tried to go 60%(?) with a Pok3r but I like having the arrow keys available without having to use a modifier key.

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Re:28-Key Mechanical Keyboard by Kwantuum on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @04:36AM (#22115989)

65% might be the sweet spot, I have the tada68[1] because I wanted a smaller keyboard but really didn't want to lose my arrow keys and I'm very happy with it!

[1] https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0267/1905/products/tada68-...

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Re:28-Key Mechanical Keyboard by somehnguy on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:34AM (#22118374)

Just learned that there is a difference between 60% and TKL, thanks. I've been treating them as the same thing..

I just learned about the existence of smaller keyboards like a year ago, have always had one of those monstrous l33t gamer keyboards decked out with macro keys because they were the only mechanical ones at decent prices last time I was in the market. Just hated the space it took up on my desk.

Right now I'm using a cheap Reddragon K552 because I too like having the arrow keys available and mechanical+backlit was non-negotiable for me. After a few months of heavy use the cheapness is starting to show itself in the key wobble though, do you have any suggestions for a decently priced alternative with better build quality?

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Re:28-Key Mechanical Keyboard by JimmyAustin on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @12:47AM (#22114957)

My regular home board is a GK64, which has the same layout as the Pok3r, but includes an arrow key cluster (at the cost of smaller modifiers on the right side and a 1U Rshift).

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Re:28-Key Mechanical Keyboard by Scottn1 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @03:57PM (#22131942)

+1. I got my low cost mechanical TKL keyboard off Amazon after I started to get more into Fortnite last year with my son. Just having the extra space for wide swooping mouse movements without having to tilt my keyboard or have it way off to the side was terrific.

After having a TKL, I don't know how any gamer can use a full size. Now I can't see myself going back to full size even if I stopped gaming, despite me constantly eyeing the Logitech MX Keys everytime I'm in Best Buy. The mechanical switches (brown) have grown on me finally; this after having went through a mechanical phase years ago only to not see what all fuss was about. The noise I have drowned out and the the smooth presses are pleasure to type on.

I have looked far for a lower profile scissor switch TKL that can handle gaming (NKRO and backlighting) but doesn't exist. The only negatives of mechanical keyboards are a) the noise which I mentioned and b) the tallness of them. I would never consider having a mechanical like this in the work place because of the noise.

FYI this is the keyboard I have. Highly recommended for the price. Held up for a year now so far of daily use. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DFBKYT5/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_0...

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