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May not be relevant to the article, but the 80% keyboard is what I want (I never use the numpad, but I use home/end/page up/page down a lot), but I can't find many choices on the market.

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65% might work for you. I have a tada68, and it has arrow keys, page up/down and delete. Has the added benefit of getting rid of the function key row (but you can still use them using the fn key), the home and end keys are also pretty easy to access with the fn modifier.

Thank you. However, I do need Home/End keys, because I use Home/End, shift+Home/End, ctrl+Home/End, ctrl+shift+Home/End frequently.

I also like low-profile keys (effortless key pressing) like the ones on a laptop keyboard.

I found the 75% on this page could also be a good choice: https://blog.wooting.nl/the-ultimate-guide-to-keyboard-layou...

Edit:

Ha! I just found a 75% keyboard on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M9PGMT9/

Another one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JGQP89G/

This reminds me: I need to port my yuio keys to home/pg down/pg up/end + caps lock.

shift+Home/End, ctrl+Home/End, ctrl+shift+Home/End

What does this ones do?

Those are shortcuts on Windows

shift+Home/End: select from current cursor to the beginning / end of the line

ctrl+Home/End: jump to the beginning / end of the document

ctrl+shift+Home/End: select from current cursor to the beginning / end of the document

Those work as well with the function layer, and the function key doesn't make the combo harder on your hands but I can understand wanting dedicated keys for some stuff, this is why I went for a 65% instead of 60% in the first place

I think this is a clever 60/80% keyboard implementation: https://kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/ (have been using the advantage model since 2006)

I got the same keyboard this month and the only thing I regret is that I didn’t buy it already 9 years ago when I got a Das Keyboard instead (which is still an excellent and fully functioning keyboard, but it has just a regular, rather unergonomic layout compared to the Advantage).

Hmm - I think you'll have better luck searching for 'TKL' keyboards (Ten Key Less). They are extremely popular and a wide variety are available. For instance: Drop 'ctrl' ($200): https://drop.com/buy/drop-ctrl-mechanical-keyboard

GMMK offers a fullsize, TKL and 60% : https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-full-brown-switch

HTH and Happy New Year!

I rebuilt a Vortex Cypher as my daily driver. Internally its the same board as the Pok3r. But I get a nice split spacebar for an 'extra' key. Swapped out the switches, added LEDs, and painted the case trim.

Rebuild pix here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/33qzHsgjVStY75F58

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