I am a typist that uses my keyboard for several hours every day. I love my Unicomp for the tactile pleasure, but the sound can go from glorious to mind numbing depending on my mood and the space taken up is considerable. I was nervous before jumping in to the 60% arena for the first time. I think they look better than full sized and TKL boards but the functionality kept me away. I decided to take the chance on a Filco Majestouch Minila with cherry brown switches. I like them alot but I've ordered a set of red .40 O-rings to experiment with a different sound in the times that I do bottom out. Plus since the layout is so new; I justified getting yellow blank arrow keys for the lower right pad and a red blank key for the escape and backspace key. (They look standard size... I hope they fit)... Can't wait for them to get here.
I decided on Filco since everyone was giving the Majestouch 2 and Ninja rave reviews for quality of construction and it's solid execution. I read people ripping apart the layout on the Minila; but I personally saw that it would work for my needs. The biggest drawback has been retraining myself to use the perfectly placed 'FN' keys to execute the backspace and the 'esdf' numpad. I can't wait for this to become second nature; as I think it will be more efficient than even a standard layout once it becomes ingrained.
I don't even mind the plastic piece on the back that everyone was taking an issue with. In photos it may resemble the lines of an old computer- but in person, it looks sleek, modern, sturdy and elegant.
So far so good!
