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village_scamp
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Jul 22, 2016
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75% for me for a few reasons.
More centered position: It allows me to keep my hands and the keyboard more centered. I hate having my hands shifted over to the left or having my hands centered when typing but my right hand way to the right when using the mouse. I find that even with standard TKL (80%) I frequently end up bumping my mouse against my keyboard (happens a lot more frequently when playing games).
Arrow keys: I've tried both poker and kbp v60 and I just prefer having dedicated arrow keys instead having it in the fn layer. Moving my right hand to the arrow cluster isn't a problem for me (and the distance is shorter on a 75% board) though I can understand that some people prefer to keep their hands on the home row as much as possible.
Function row: I like my function keys and print screen, and I like being able to hit every one of them with one hand while the other hand is on the mouse. The programs I use have enough function keybinds that I prefer dedicated keys for that entire row instead of putting it in the fn layer of the number row.
A sub point is that it gives enough space for the usb port to be on the underside with grooves for cable pathing options (I assume that space is the reason why I don't see many (or any?) 60% boards with the usb connection on the underside). I dislike having a stiff usb connector stick straight out of the keyboard, and it seems a lot more vulnerable to accidentally getting bent or messed with. Additionally, depending on your desk setup the space saved by removing the function row is also somewhat diminished when the usb cable stick straight out of the top. For example, I can't move my keyboard all the way up my desk since the protruding usb connector can get in the way.
Key caps: This is both a pro and a con for me. The right shift will most likely be a non standard size in a 75% and the profiles probably won't match for some of the keys on the right edge (insert/delete/home/end/pgup/pgdown).
On the other hand I can put more keycaps on my board and it makes me feel less guilty about buying those keycaps in the first place (since more of them get used).
Really wished there were more readily available 75% options besides keycool and mk 84. The ones I've tried all have really rattly/loud stabilizers.
Not sure what Leopold is doing differently. The stabilized keys on the Leopold boards I've owned don't have any issues with metal rattling noises or even mushiness.
Jul 22, 2016
cbalcom03
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Jul 23, 2016
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village_scampUp to this point I have not tried any 75% boards but you may have just talked me into buying another board. Although it will have to be a Leopold. I also cannot stand the rattly stabs. Thanks for the info.
Jul 23, 2016
village_scamp
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Jul 23, 2016
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cbalcom03oh, unfortunately i don't think Leopold has a 75% model. i just threw them out as an example because I've tried a few of their keyboards and none of those had any rattling issues that the common 75% boards all seem to have (or just the ones i've tried).
Jul 23, 2016
cbalcom03
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Jul 23, 2016
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village_scampYeah I had not seen any but thought maybe I had missed something. Speaking of Leopold; I think my next board is going to be a fc660c. I just got my RF 87u and love it so much that I want a more compact travel Topre now.
Also; what 75% are you using right now?
Jul 23, 2016
village_scamp
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Jul 24, 2016
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cbalcom03i'm using an mk mk84 at home and a matias mini quiet pro at work. the matias is really nice other than that i find it pretty ugly (i guess that makes it more discreet?), usb connects from the top (though it does come with a right angled connector), and of course none of my keycaps are compatible with it.
i was previously sent an MK84 with the wrong switches, but having tried both the wrong one and the replacement, it looks like rattle is an issue. i've read somewhere it shares the same oem as keycool. not sure if that's true, but if it is i guess it isn't too surprising since keycool 84's stabilized keys also have the same issues.
before that i was using a kbt race 2. no issues with stabilizers there (and they're more easily accessible since it's pcb mounted), but unfortunately it has a really odd 75% layout with multiple non standard keycap sizes and the usb also doesn't connect to the underside.
Jul 24, 2016
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