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The standard PC-104 keyboard is indeed bad layout. I think the biggest benefit of such a small layout is the size, but a 60% keyboard is readily available and yields this advantage right away. For people that can't live without arrow keys, a 65%. I'd buy a hard version of this keyboard though, I am curious about using a 40% layout...

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I could not live without my 60% keyboards anymore. I have one for at home and one for at work, and I'll never use a full-sized keyboard anymore. They feel so clunky and take up unnecessary space.

The next board I'll be building will be a 40% board (Hopefully the minivan [0) though I don't think I will use it for coding. My main use for it will be just typing tests and recreational use.

[0]: https://f3a98a5aca88d28ed629-2f664c0697d743fb9a738111ab4002b...

I just can't stand the idea of walking around with an extra keyboard with my laptop. And the few small keyboards I've tried still don't place all of the special characters in easy to remember places.

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