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Tseg:

--- Quote from: TimeRelapse on Tue, 20 February 2024, 23:11:12 ---... I also don't enjoy 65% layouts so I guess that's probably part of the cause as well

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My true 60% Alice has really done wonders for me with left space bar also held down to get to layer 2, my numpad layer.  Y,U,I=7,8,9, - H,J,K=4,5,6, - B,N,M=1,2,3 - right space = 0 - Right Alt = "." etc...

The Alice split creates enough separation where I don't need to be a particular muscle memory wizard to figure it all out.

I also have an HHKB, so using "?" as down arrow, "[" us up arrow, with Fn key, etc... is already second nature for me.

wjrii:

--- Quote from: G on Fri, 29 March 2024, 00:20:10 ---There should be more 80%s with a numpad instead of the nav cluster and arrow keys. You would get access to all the keys on a full size with the press of NumLock.

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I think 96% sort of sucks the air out the room with regard to this.  for 0.5u or 0.75u wider footprint, you get numpad, arrows, and some of the nav cluster. 1800 is only a touch wider than that.  There are a couple of Keychrons and gamer boards that squeeze a reduced numpad in as tight as a TKL (or maybe a touch tighter), but it's a case of diminishing returns, I think.

Exquite:
Some of the artisans is really overrated, especially the OG ones.

Rhienfo:

--- Quote from: Exquite on Mon, 15 April 2024, 13:09:27 ---Some of the artisans is really overrated, especially the OG ones.

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fair enough, a lot of the things with artisans come down to preference (actually that is most things in this hobby)

clay:
I feel that a good keyboard should be able to feel good and sound good as is. For the longest time, this consists of the case, plate, PCB. Then you add switches and keycaps. The fact that some companies include foams imo feels like they're saying that their board isn't good enough as is, therefore the need for foams to aid and improve the typing experience. The fact that some kits include force break mod stickers already makes me think that the manufacturer admits to some extent that their product is subpar. Though I understand many companies mass produce at cheaper cost and time constraints.

Similarly, if users have to drastically mod their keyboards (foam, tape, force break, etc) to make them content of sound and feel, then I would not think their boards are good enough.

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