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Offline simon_C

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Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 17:51:08 »
I'm looking for a keyboard for a friend of mine. He uses a logitech wireless k360 and LOVES the layout and flat profile chiclet keys.
Now I know the chiclet keys arent going to come on a keyboard by default, I'm no stranger to swapping out keycaps.
But is there a keyboard out there with the same type of layout, but with mechanical switches?

The Logitech in question:
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Offline osxoep

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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 17:54:03 »
You won't get keys that small/close together afaik.

This board is similar to that layout though.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 17:54:24 »
CM TK?
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Offline simon_C

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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 18:10:34 »
Well It needs to have dedicated arrow keys, I think there were a few cherry POS keyboards that had a very similar layout, but I'm not too sure. I know the halfsize keys arent really going to be viable.

EDIT: Something like this maybe? but with no card reader?

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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 18:19:00 »
The main problem with that design is the wasted space above the left and right arrows.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 18:41:53 »
Yeah if you have to have dedicated arrow the Cherry G80-1800/1863/1865/1867 is going to be best choice.
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Offline simon_C

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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 18:44:12 »
Also found some G86 boards thay may work. Still looking into it though.

EDIT: Scratch that, g86 is rubberdomed. Damn.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 19:10:17 »
Depending on your view of Cherry ML switches (lovely tactile action, but hella scratchy and some people have problems with off-angle binding (mine doesn't)), you could consider a Cherry G84-5200 — compact, flat profile, with a numeric keypad, dedicated arrow keys, better navigation key arrangement, but no multimedia functionality, and needs lube.

As for the non-card-reader version of that keyboard above, there are some quite fetching versions of the G80-1800:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G80-1800
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G80-1813
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G80-1824
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Offline simon_C

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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 20:47:43 »
Quote from: Daniel Beardsmore on Wed, 20 November 2013, 19:10:17

As for the non-card-reader version of that keyboard above, there are some quite fetching versions of the G80-1800:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G80-1800
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G80-1813
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_G80-1824

Bingo, now we're talkin. Not a fan of the ML board you said, but those g80-18xx ones are great. Just need to find one with an ANSI enter key.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 20:50:43 »
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 22:26:23 »
Quote from: simon_C on Wed, 20 November 2013, 17:51:08
I'm looking for a keyboard for a friend of mine. He uses a logitech wireless k360 and LOVES the layout and flat profile chiclet keys.
Now I know the chiclet keys arent going to come on a keyboard by default, I'm no stranger to swapping out keycaps.
But is there a keyboard out there with the same type of layout, but with mechanical switches?

The Logitech in question:
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The TK is the closest thing I can think of, which I have, but it doesn't have dedicated arrow keys; it and the navigation cluster are integrated into the numpad.. If he doesn't care about the numpad, it looks very similar to the rubber-dome HHKB Lite and the mechanical Keycool 84.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 20 November 2013, 22:32:00 »
Ugg... the k360. Terrible keyboard.


But yeah. CM TK or a compact Cherry Board seems like the best option compared to that layout.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 22 November 2013, 19:09:17 »
Quote from: inteli722 on Wed, 20 November 2013, 22:32:00
Ugg... the k360. Terrible keyboard.


But yeah. CM TK or a compact Cherry Board seems like the best option compared to that layout.

Eh i've definitely used worse. its not bad for a wireless mini keyboard. I think i found what i'm gonna do though. its either one of those cherry compacts up above, or a keycool 84 and a separate numpad.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #13 on: Fri, 22 November 2013, 19:18:09 »
it puts me a little in mind of a keyboard I just found for a coworker asking questions about mechanical keyboards, so I went looking at "approved vendors' " sites where I found the Adesso 125B
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 22 November 2013, 19:26:33 »
Quote from: AKmalamute on Fri, 22 November 2013, 19:18:09
it puts me a little in mind of a keyboard I just found for a coworker asking questions about mechanical keyboards, so I went looking at "approved vendors' " sites where I found the Adesso 125B

Bigass enter key.. Ew.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 22 November 2013, 19:32:57 »
I'm thinking the 1800 too

But with a DSA set?
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 22 November 2013, 19:35:53 »
did sumone say... TK???

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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #17 on: Fri, 22 November 2013, 21:26:25 »
Quote from: kmiller8 on Fri, 22 November 2013, 19:35:53
did sumone say... TK???

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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 22 November 2013, 21:49:05 »
CM Storm quickfire TK!
[Edit] Didn't see that Tony all ready said that.   :p
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #19 on: Thu, 02 January 2014, 21:52:46 »
Quote from: kmiller8 on Fri, 22 November 2013, 19:35:53
did sumone say... TK???

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What model is the Tt one in the middle?

Edit: nvm, found it, Thermaltake MEKA.
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Re: Does this type of layout exist in mechanical form? (Compact keyboard content)
« Reply #20 on: Fri, 05 September 2014, 03:38:56 »
I know I'm necro-posting here, but I've also been looking for a compact keyboard with a numpad for my measly 3-foot desk and came across the Adesso MKB-125b with cherry MX blues. It's a no-frills budget board for sure but it's one of the only others I've seen with anything close to that layout. http://www.adesso.com/UploadFiles/20140605010808.jpg
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