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by mello151 2340 days ago
I'm right there with you. It feels much better to me to be able to have the mouse more in-front of me than off to the side, especially when gaming.

I tried to go 60%(?) with a Pok3r but I like having the arrow keys available without having to use a modifier key.
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Kwantuum 2340 days ago
65% might be the sweet spot, I have the tada68[1] because I wanted a smaller keyboard but really didn't want to lose my arrow keys and I'm very happy with it!

[1] https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0267/1905/products/tada68-...

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somehnguy 2340 days ago
Just learned that there is a difference between 60% and TKL, thanks. I've been treating them as the same thing..

I just learned about the existence of smaller keyboards like a year ago, have always had one of those monstrous l33t gamer keyboards decked out with macro keys because they were the only mechanical ones at decent prices last time I was in the market. Just hated the space it took up on my desk.

Right now I'm using a cheap Reddragon K552 because I too like having the arrow keys available and mechanical+backlit was non-negotiable for me. After a few months of heavy use the cheapness is starting to show itself in the key wobble though, do you have any suggestions for a decently priced alternative with better build quality?

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JimmyAustin 2340 days ago
My regular home board is a GK64, which has the same layout as the Pok3r, but includes an arrow key cluster (at the cost of smaller modifiers on the right side and a 1U Rshift).
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