Mastodawn

Dear fediverse, help me find a mechanical keyboard without numpad but with function row, dedicated Delete, Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys AND a gap between arrow keys and the rest of the layout.
So far the best I could find is called Bridge75 (pictured) but key caps could be smoother. I don't care about wireless, I like the idea of volume knob but I could live without it.

Edit: "Gamer" look isn't of interest. Also, I'm aware of TKL layout and leaving it as the last resort for now

#fediHelp #askFedi #mechanicalKeyboard

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blackjacksepp 1d ago

@mx Take a look at the Keychron 80% Keyboards: https://www.keychron.com/collections/80-layout-keyboards

80% Layout Keyboards

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Mark Crocker 1d ago

@blackjacksepp @mx I was going to link to a [Redragon K552P-KB 87 Key TKL Mechanical Gaming Keyboard](https://redragon.com/products/redragon-k552p-kb-87-key-mechanical-keyboard), but I think the parent has a better quality keyboard FWIW.

Redragon K552P-KB 87 Key TKL Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

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@mcrocker I appreciate the suggestion, but the awful "gamer" look is a deal breaker for me. I'll update the post

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Mark Crocker 1d ago

@mx The Redragon keyboards are cheap, and have a huge skeleton, so they make for a decent introductory mechanical keyboard. However, they are not premium and the emphasis on gaming makes them poor typing keyboards.

The Otemu switches I had were optimized for speed not accuracy, and would often register a key press before the tactile bump or click, so it produced lots of errors.

Nothing like my 80's vintage IBM M-1 😁