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I'm not sure that folks looking for reduced layouts are a target market for mechanical keyboards.
by JohnTHaller 12y ago
I'm not sure that folks looking for reduced layouts are a target market for mechanical keyboards.
- dlevine 12y agoWhy not? I have a Tenkeyless (no numpad) keyboard with mechanical switches that I use every day. It takes up a lot less space, and I don't find that I need a numpad (thanks to using a laptop keyboard for many years). The Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro (https://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=pfu_keyboards,hhkbpro2&pid=pdkb400b https://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=pfu_keyboards,hh...) is probably the ultimate geek keyboard, and it's a reduced layout mechanical KB.
- retroencabulato 12y agoWhat makes it the ultimate geek keyboard, other than the name? I love my TKL, but I would never buy something without a Function row.
- dlevine 12y agoI believe that it has modifier keys to allow access to function keys and the like. I think the idea is that all of the keys can be pressed without removing your hands from home row, so it's more efficient/faster than a regular keyboard once you get the hang of it. Kind of like how VIM purists will insist that you don't need to use arrow keys to navigate.
- robbs 12y agoThey for sure are. Search for "tenkeyless mechanical keyboard". There's a wide selection.
- theOnliest 12y agoI switched to a compact version (Poker II) after developing some wrist pain from keeping the mouse so far from the typing position. The mechanical switches tend to hurt my wrists a lot less and the compact layout is ideal (with a bit of customization via KeyRemap4Macbook).