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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: vorxaw on Thu, 19 July 2012, 12:47:29

Title: Keyboards with closer than normal F-row?
Post by: vorxaw on Thu, 19 July 2012, 12:47:29
Hi there,

Looking for a mechanical keyboard in which the F-row is a close as possible to the number row, because I use ctrl+fkeys a lot at work and it would be more comfortable without stretching.

Someone suggested the Noppoo choc mini last time. I got some email alerts saying that this thread had 5 more replies, however the site was done before I could check :(

Sorry to post this again but I can't seem to find the orginal thread, perhaps it was lost.

Thanks again.
Title: Re: Keyboards with closer than normal F-row?
Post by: cinch on Thu, 19 July 2012, 14:54:21
that we be the corsair vengeance k60. f -row is super close to the number keys.
Title: Re: Keyboards with closer than normal F-row?
Post by: JBert on Thu, 19 July 2012, 15:12:30
This is one of the few things a legacy model-F layout is good for: the Fx-keys are all next to the Ctrl key.

I would recommend to use a Teensy + Soarer's USB converter though,  this way you can program an Fn-key to get F11/F12 and other keys back.
Title: Re: Keyboards with closer than normal F-row?
Post by: 1391401 on Thu, 19 July 2012, 18:06:48
KBT Race similar to Choc Mini
Title: Re: Keyboards with closer than normal F-row?
Post by: RougeR on Thu, 19 July 2012, 18:37:00
choc mini is the way to go!
Title: Re: Keyboards with closer than normal F-row?
Post by: modulor on Thu, 19 July 2012, 18:46:41
Definitely an 80% keyboard like the KBT Race or Choc Mini, the function row is right above the number row: http://cdn.overclock.net/a/af/af41a9c1_IMG_1068.jpeg (http://cdn.overclock.net/a/af/af41a9c1_IMG_1068.jpeg)  8)
Title: Re: Keyboards with closer than normal F-row?
Post by: vorxaw on Thu, 19 July 2012, 20:13:31
Thanks guys, I will look into those. I looked up the KBT race, and am I right to think that they do not have a numpad, unlike the choc mini which has one on a different layer?