Big enter key on keyboards?

Kaiju · 28 Jul 2008 at 15:30

Okay, so i've used the big enter key for quite some time and having just got a new keyboard, i'm finding it hard getting used to the smaller enter key. Trouble is I can't seem to find any keyboards which are in the high-end bracket that include the big enter key. It's only the cheap, low end models which have the big enter key.

I know the smaller enter key is a godsend for programmers as the backslash is directly above it, but not being a programmer I'd prefer to still have the big enter key.

If you look at the picture below the keyboards have the big enter key, but upon visiting the official websites the enter keys are small?

They must make different versions, or perhaps they stopped making versions with the big key as more people prefer the smaller enter key?

Kaiju · 28 Jul 2008 at 15:45

Ah-ha.

So American keyboards have the smaller key.

mitch212k · 28 Jul 2008 at 15:45

US layout = small enter key

UK layout = big enter key =)

Exentia · 28 Jul 2008 at 15:47

Small enter key! what the hell?

Kaiju · 28 Jul 2008 at 15:50

Exentia said:
Small enter key! what the hell?

Smaller enter key.

semi-pro waster · 28 Jul 2008 at 15:54

American layout keyboards have the half-height return key, I'm not entirely sure why but you can get used to it fairly quickly with a bit of practice.

Kaiju · 28 Jul 2008 at 15:59

It's not a question of whether I can or can't get used to it, I simply don't want too as I prefer the larger enter key.

Craig321 · 28 Jul 2008 at 16:03

Kaiju said:
Okay, so i've used the big enter key for quite some time and having just got a new keyboard, i'm finding it hard getting used to the smaller enter key. Trouble is I can't seem to find any keyboards which are in the high-end bracket that include the big enter key. It's only the cheap, low end models which have the big enter key.

I know the smaller enter key is a godsend for programmers as the backslash is directly above it, but not being a programmer I'd prefer to still have the big enter key.

If you look at the picture below the keyboards have the big enter key, but upon visiting the official websites the enter keys are small?

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They must make different versions, or perhaps they stopped making versions with the big key as more people prefer the smaller enter key?[/QUOTE]

The new Logitech G15 keyboard has a big enter key, I've got one :)

Shrapnel · 28 Jul 2008 at 16:32

On the subject ... The person that made a 'normal width' backspace key wants shooting. Old skool double width backspace for the win!

Craig321 · 28 Jul 2008 at 16:34

Shrapnel said:
On the subject ... The person that made a 'normal width' backspace key wants shooting. Old skool double width backspace for the win!

Eugh, yeah single key back space sucks. I had a keyboard for a few weeks that had a single key back space and it sucked.

fobose · 28 Jul 2008 at 17:42

You would have thought with all the obese americans they would give them the larger key for their fat fingers

Clown · 28 Jul 2008 at 17:45

Now we just need everyone to conform to the horizontal layout of home/end/del/pgup/pgdn/insert.

Ben M · 28 Jul 2008 at 18:00

fobose said:
You would have thought with all the obese americans they would give them the larger key for their fat fingers

my thoughts exactly.

TheVoice · 28 Jul 2008 at 18:17

US International keyboards have the double-height Enter key, but the standard US versions don't.

Reality|Bites · 28 Jul 2008 at 18:30

I have a Microsoft 4000(or whatever) UK layout which has a small enter key.

But you all say It's only US layout keyboards that have the smaller one? How much smaller can they be lol ?

Delvis · 28 Jul 2008 at 18:35

Clown said:
Now we just need everyone to conform to the horizontal layout of home/end/del/pgup/pgdn/insert.

Ohhhhhhh No! Noooooo no no no! That layouts just weird =/ We have them at work, granted the keyboards slightly 'shorter' in width..But what the hell

Weird...

Steve2000 · 28 Jul 2008 at 18:43

I had to use a tiny keyboard at work once. It had an enter key twice the size of a normal one, and the rest of the buttons were tiny. I think it was supposed to be a children's keyboard. :rolleyes:

beefybarn · 28 Jul 2008 at 18:50

Go for a saitek eclipse 2 ,ive just got one and they have the big enter key.

platinum87 · 28 Jul 2008 at 18:56

Kaiju said:
It's not a question of whether I can or can't get used to it, I simply don't want too as I prefer the larger enter key.

there is no logic in that, ive had both and i really couldnt care less

Delvis · 28 Jul 2008 at 18:57

Top be honest, typing wouldnt bother me...

But gaming on the other hand, when I used to game with the arrow keys, It would have annoyed me.