Why Do People like 60% Mechanical Keyboards?
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Date: 2022-03-15
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Tim
I have several keyboards, and only recently tried out a 60% and tkl keyboard, during the pandemic. Given the games I play, a 60% is no go for me, since I need to use the function keys. And since I work in Excel, the tkl keyboards cannot be my daily driver. That said, The tkl keyboards are more compact and I can bring them with me when I need to travel for work, with or without a separate numpad. The 60% take up less space, but otherwise did not become my daily driver.
As for switches, my go to for typing is cherry mx clears. I have two CODE keyboards (one for the office use back when I used to go out, one for home, which felt a lot better to me than the browns I used 10 yrs ago. I never owned blue switches, but I do have a cherry mx green keyboard, and that feels nice, albeit too loud to use while wfh late at night.
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I have several keyboards, and only recently tried out a 60% and tkl keyboard, during the pandemic. Given the games I play, a 60% is no go for me, since I need to use the function keys. And since I work in Excel, the tkl keyboards cannot be my daily driver. That said, The tkl keyboards are more compact and I can bring them with me when I need to travel for work, with or without a separate numpad. The 60% take up less space, but otherwise did not become my daily driver.
As for switches, my go to for typing is cherry mx clears. I have two CODE keyboards (one for the office use back when I used to go out, one for home, which felt a lot better to me than the browns I used 10 yrs ago. I never owned blue switches, but I do have a cherry mx green keyboard, and that feels nice, albeit too loud to use while wfh late at night.
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Ofek
Not everybody has huge desks and some people like the mouse closer to the keyboard which you can't really achieve with full sized keyboard and also portability does play a role for some. Furthermore I don't know about you but I have to regularly use laptops which usually lack those extra keys as well so I just programmed myself a second layer with a fn key of choice for the numpad, which turns a numpad like layout from the keys around the j (just cause it's easy to track) when needed. Having that huge numpad for the less than 5% of the time you actually need it if you're not a cashier is really just a waste of space. Arrow keys have a similar solution. This is great since it's universal and works for any keyboard or laptop, so you brain doesn't need to adapt to different style of keyboards all the time.
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Not everybody has huge desks and some people like the mouse closer to the keyboard which you can't really achieve with full sized keyboard and also portability does play a role for some. Furthermore I don't know about you but I have to regularly use laptops which usually lack those extra keys as well so I just programmed myself a second layer with a fn key of choice for the numpad, which turns a numpad like layout from the keys around the j (just cause it's easy to track) when needed. Having that huge numpad for the less than 5% of the time you actually need it if you're not a cashier is really just a waste of space. Arrow keys have a similar solution. This is great since it's universal and works for any keyboard or laptop, so you brain doesn't need to adapt to different style of keyboards all the time.
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ZeroB4NG
for me a Keyboard can't be big enough, i got the old K95 RGB with the 18G Keys and media keys, the only reason i see for a smaller keyboard is to not bump into the keyboard with the mouse while gaming, but that happens once in a blue moon for me. A detachable numpad is something i would go for, if that existed.
Also Cooler Master has just released a 60% keyboard with these thin mechanical key caps, if you want one that isn't this thicc.
My Dad on the other hand would want a Keyboard that is this small (in white or silver, but the price of mechanical keyboards is a no go for him, and frankly with so few keys even i would say 50 to 75 -uro tops, not over a hundred.
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for me a Keyboard can't be big enough, i got the old K95 RGB with the 18G Keys and media keys, the only reason i see for a smaller keyboard is to not bump into the keyboard with the mouse while gaming, but that happens once in a blue moon for me. A detachable numpad is something i would go for, if that existed.
Also Cooler Master has just released a 60% keyboard with these thin mechanical key caps, if you want one that isn't this thicc.
My Dad on the other hand would want a Keyboard that is this small (in white or silver, but the price of mechanical keyboards is a no go for him, and frankly with so few keys even i would say 50 to 75 -uro tops, not over a hundred.
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jayblueeyez
I just ordered the EVGA Z20. upgrading from my corsair k55. I personally won't apologize for religiously using my number pad! Also. having to use the fn key to access different options is a huge PTA Also when I compared the stance and spread of my arms between a full size and 60 percent, I found that my hands were naturally about the same distance apart either way. If anything the wrist rest makes more of a difference then anything else. I think that there is a placebo effect to some extent. but hey everyone is different and you do what you do.
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I just ordered the EVGA Z20. upgrading from my corsair k55. I personally won't apologize for religiously using my number pad! Also. having to use the fn key to access different options is a huge PTA Also when I compared the stance and spread of my arms between a full size and 60 percent, I found that my hands were naturally about the same distance apart either way. If anything the wrist rest makes more of a difference then anything else. I think that there is a placebo effect to some extent. but hey everyone is different and you do what you do.
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Ningcheng
Besides the reduction in space requirement of a keyboard, the 60% mechanical keyboard would make huge difference, if the the device is mainly used as a content input equipment for a writer or typist, as it could save a lot of finger and hand movement. See the little device of a stenographer in the court room? Now you get the picture. On a Build Your Own Steno Keyboard website, they use even smaller key size, 40%, to be precise. For a gamer, probably it wouldn't matter that much, unless you only have a very limited space on your desk.
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Besides the reduction in space requirement of a keyboard, the 60% mechanical keyboard would make huge difference, if the the device is mainly used as a content input equipment for a writer or typist, as it could save a lot of finger and hand movement. See the little device of a stenographer in the court room? Now you get the picture. On a Build Your Own Steno Keyboard website, they use even smaller key size, 40%, to be precise. For a gamer, probably it wouldn't matter that much, unless you only have a very limited space on your desk.
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Vern
I've also been trying to figure out the appeal of 60% keyboards. I've had PC's since the early 90s and of course back then keyboards were huge and heavy. They also were generally well built and lasted -forever. - The trend towards extremely small keyboards has never made sense to me as they are literally less functional. Even with gaming, I often migrate to the right of the keyboard using the arrow keys and numpad for RTS games. A keyboard like this would be of no use for me for nearly everything that I like to do.
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I've also been trying to figure out the appeal of 60% keyboards. I've had PC's since the early 90s and of course back then keyboards were huge and heavy. They also were generally well built and lasted -forever. - The trend towards extremely small keyboards has never made sense to me as they are literally less functional. Even with gaming, I often migrate to the right of the keyboard using the arrow keys and numpad for RTS games. A keyboard like this would be of no use for me for nearly everything that I like to do.
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tcnymex
Yep, I've got to agree with Adam here. A 60% keyboard is too small to type on, and my full size IBM buckle spring keyboard (while a delight, is too big to slip in my knapsak. TenKeyLess seems like the perfect size. If I could find a Bluetooth one with one of those little red pointing sticks stuck in the middle of the keyboard (like on an IBM ThinkPad, that also has cherry mechanical switches. that would be perfect. (mechanical Cherry switches because then I could get some custom APL keycaps printed up)
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Yep, I've got to agree with Adam here. A 60% keyboard is too small to type on, and my full size IBM buckle spring keyboard (while a delight, is too big to slip in my knapsak. TenKeyLess seems like the perfect size. If I could find a Bluetooth one with one of those little red pointing sticks stuck in the middle of the keyboard (like on an IBM ThinkPad, that also has cherry mechanical switches. that would be perfect. (mechanical Cherry switches because then I could get some custom APL keycaps printed up)
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liaminwales
My sister just got a keyboard without number pad for work at home, broke my hart to see her go to the dark side of no number pad for work.
Once you need a number pad it saves so much time, only once you know the pain of no number pad there's no going small.
I did try to push a full number pad.
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My sister just got a keyboard without number pad for work at home, broke my hart to see her go to the dark side of no number pad for work.
Once you need a number pad it saves so much time, only once you know the pain of no number pad there's no going small.
I did try to push a full number pad.
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LoS
60% keebs are popular bc in the custom world they are cheaper. If you're looking to build a custom keeb ground up, the smaller the size the cheaper it will be to build. simple as that. That said I personally love tkl but 65% is my sweet spot for a gaming keyboard as i comes with dedicated arrow keys
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60% keebs are popular bc in the custom world they are cheaper. If you're looking to build a custom keeb ground up, the smaller the size the cheaper it will be to build. simple as that. That said I personally love tkl but 65% is my sweet spot for a gaming keyboard as i comes with dedicated arrow keys
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Zyenaxe
I have those types of keyboards because of portability. Mine is tenkeyless btw. I don't like 60% because you'll be missing keys like arrows keys. Though, I do like tenkeyless, since I need other keys such as PrtSc (Print Screen) and arrow keys.
Edit: The numpad is useless too, lol.
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I have those types of keyboards because of portability. Mine is tenkeyless btw. I don't like 60% because you'll be missing keys like arrows keys. Though, I do like tenkeyless, since I need other keys such as PrtSc (Print Screen) and arrow keys.
Edit: The numpad is useless too, lol.
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