Traveling keyboard that comfortably sits OVER a MacBook Pro keyboard

[e2o]

Does anyone have a good solution for a decent keyboard that comfortably sits *over* the built-in MacBook Pro keyboard? We can skip the brass weights and high-profiles - This will need to be light for traveling daily from client to client. I've tried keyboards in front of the machine, but that puts the display too far from my eyes, and reaching over it to get to the trackpad sucks (I don't want to carry a mouse). 65% preferred, but maybe a 60%. Bluetooth would be convenient but not necessary. Maybe I'm dreaming...

[Puddsy]

any 60 or 65 should be fine dimensionally

tada68 probably a good place to start

[Tactile]

Sounds like you need one of these.

[e2o]

Sounds like you need one of these.

Ah! Nice! Thanks

[postanthony3000]

The Hexgears X1 might work well. I use one at work and I quite like it. And with that keyboard protector I might start doing the same.

[anantonton]

I asked acrylic shop to make one for me, stuck six 3M rubber bases. Put a custom 60% on top of the "keyboard bridge". But my travel bag is now very bulky. because I have to carry everything and they're not exactly very thin and portable.

[Sup]

I asked acrylic shop to make one for me, stuck six 3M rubber bases. Put a custom 60% on top of the "keyboard bridge". But my travel bag is now very bulky. because I have to carry everything and they're not exactly very thin and portable.

There isn't much you can do sadly about this.

[swedishpiehole]

I use my Planck with Datamancer case (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/an2pzy/planck_with_datamancer_case_and_devlin_teletype/)when I travel with my MacBook Pro. The freeware app Karabiner has a setting that will disable the internal keyboard when an external one is attached, so I can set it right down on top of the MacBook keeb and still use the trackpad.

[tp4tissue]

It's very impractical to add just a large accessory to your laptop.

It may seeeeem like a good idea while you're in the -honeymoon phase- of your mechanical keyboard journey.

But advice from the mechanical ol'guys, the love fades quickly against encumbrance , until finally, you couldn't be bothered to extra-pack.

[ErgoMacros]

Or, if the keyboard is wide enough, and only used for travel, skip the acrylic plate and just add rubber buttons to the keyboard.
Smaller, lighter.

[e2o]

I asked acrylic shop to make one for me, stuck six 3M rubber bases. Put a custom 60% on top of the "keyboard bridge". But my travel bag is now very bulky. because I have to carry everything and they're not exactly very thin and portable.

I think I might build something similar, but I think I'll bring the bridge forward on both sides of the trackpad for wrist rests. This one is nice looking, but it looks like it puts the base of keyboard a good 1/2 to 3/4 inches above the laptop case. I already use a wrist wrest on my table to get my wrists at top-of-case height.
Thanks!