QKT 9: Form factors

Today we look at form factors, not to be confused with layouts; this describes basically how big your keyboard is. From tiny to enormous, we're covering it all here.

[Pallingy]

Should've mentioned the 1% layout, the telegraph

[Vegerot]

Vortex now makes a commercial 40% keyboard, called the Vortex Core. The only reason I can think of to have one(besides wanting a bunch of mechanical keyboards) is to be able to carry it around in a pocket.

[SpecpsGrunt]

Navless is the BEST layout objectively space saving without any loss of function and more aesthetically pleasing than TKL with all its unused space

[thethriftyfawn]

This is awesome! Covering the basics like this is a great idea 😊

[ghostcz]

You could also mention some of the ergonomic keyboards like Atreus and Ergodox for example. There also is the Gherkin 30% keyboard which is kinda useless IMO.

[MoJojOj]

audio is massively better, great vids even better now

[PhilipAlexanderHassialis]

Oooookay, so when are we expecting a review of the Planck? (and you do have to use it for a week, remember!)

[DeeDeeKL]

i would like to hear your opinion about the A4tech left side numeric keyboard ...

[Link]

Vortex Core is a mass produced 40% keyboard, there's also the Minivan and the JD40/45 which usually comes as a kit and require assembly.

[digitsdigitsdigits]

Would you review the Datahand if you managed to get your hands on one?

[worldhello]

@3:45 I enjoyed it as always. :) It is a great shame that Cooler Master has butchered the switch choice for they current lineup of mechanical keyboards in Europe. In Murica they keep on offering MX Blues.

[Vinchenzo]

I still said, in my head, after you finished, "and following is a typing demonstr..." lol

[MHX_Neckbeard]

Great video, some commercially available and mass produced 40% keyboards include the Vortex Core and the Magicforce 49 - the Planck is also one, but it's sold as a kit and not assembled, so I kinda don't count it

[Holynub]

wait wait wait. There was something at the very end you showed called Datahand. Any chance you'll be doing a review of that?

[herecomemacOnTT]

Have you ever dealt with the "projection" keyboards? I'm not sure if that's the correct category, but they are the ones comprised entirely of projected versions of a standard or tenkeyless board and use sensors to figure out which key your selecting. I've heard most are rubbish, but haven't ever really seen a demonstration of one, figured I'd ask you :)

[mikhail]

Love compact Apple Wireless Keyboard (2007-2015) for typing.

[symplesy]

as someone who switches keyboards for different games and typing i find that a 40 percent keyboard fits into my desk nicely

[marceloz]

I think we should have more navless keyboards commercially available. I like to have my navigation keys, but after I discovered that the numpad doubles up the navigation keys in one block, I find the necessity of the navigation keys a waste of space, IMO. I can buy a tenkeyless keyboard just fine if I have the money for it, but I would rather have a navless one to not sacrifice my numpad. After all, even if I did still play games on my laptop, what is the point of using navigation arrows for gaming anyway?

[chelastgamer]

Is the Battleship you showed in this video a Model M or F? I'm a little confused, because I cant identify the serial number of one I recently found on ebay (also with non-stepped Ctrl- and Alt-keys) and the one in this video looks exactly like mine (except for the German layout).

[ivansichmann]

I'd rather use number of keys instead of percentage, since a full size has 104/105 keys (ANSI/ISO). Percentages end being a close approximation but can generate confusion specially in the realm of 65%-ish keyboards (e.g., leopold fc660, varmilo 68).