Keyboard Without Numpad?

Vladdie

Vladdie

Vladdie

Associate
Joined
5 Oct 2011
Posts
42
I'm looking for a keyboard, preferrably like this one:
deck82_ice.jpg

Which is a Deck ICE but I want one that IS NOT mechanical (as I do not believe they have any tangible benefits in my opinion), has no fancy lights and is quite cheap as that one is around $150.

I have very little desk space so was hoping to invest in a keyboard like this that has normal keys (most small keyboards do not seem to have standard keys you find on regular sized keyboards). Does anyone have any ideas? I do not even need the arrow keys as it will only be used when I game, ideally I want it to be as narrow as possible (from left to right) but have normal size keys.

Thanks for any help you can give guys!
 
Thanks for the advice!

Out of those two I'd go for the Arc, I'm not sure if a keyboard needs to be wired as much as a mouse needs to be wired for gaming so it might be suitable. But I do not like the flat keys, philds how does the keyboard feel when you are typing/gaming with it?

If there was a keyboard like that with keys exactly like a regular keyboard then I would buy it. The Sidewinder is much too large for my needs too, even without the numpad attached it seems to be the same length as my current keyboard.

Any other suggestions?
 
Cherry like making small keyboards. Look for their cherry compact keyboard

edit: if you want ordinary keys then the cherry compact keyboard is perfect.


Compact Keyboard Combi Light Grey

cheapest I've found delivered is just under £40 which is a little bit expensive but the thing is pretty well built
 
Last edited:
I had an ARC keyboard and sold it on an auction site as I found it wasn't good enough for lots of editing on Unix with 'vi' - the Esc key tended to stick.
 
Vladdie said:
Thanks for the advice!

Out of those two I'd go for the Arc, I'm not sure if a keyboard needs to be wired as much as a mouse needs to be wired for gaming so it might be suitable. But I do not like the flat keys, philds how does the keyboard feel when you are typing/gaming with it?

If there was a keyboard like that with keys exactly like a regular keyboard then I would buy it. The Sidewinder is much too large for my needs too, even without the numpad attached it seems to be the same length as my current keyboard.

Any other suggestions?
Click to expand...

I use the keyboard for gaming and the wireless response is fine, I was more concerned about my wireless mouse but even that is fine at 1000 response rate.

The keys themselves are fine although I miss the backlit keys as I've not quite got used to touch typing on the ARC yet so in the dark I can get stuck if I lose track of where my fingers are.

The keys are quite flat and are soft to press, quite the opposite of mechanical. The row of buttons along the top (ESC - Del) are designed differently and don't respond as well as they are wide but the actual trigger is small in the center.

I wanted a small wireless keyboard to fit on my IKEA Dave table for sofa gaming to an HDTV and for that use it's perfect and I'm extremely pleased with it. It uses 2xAAA batteries which have lasted 2 weeks so far, versus my G700 mouse which has to be charged after a day of use (8-10 hrs) so power consumption of the keyboard is efficient.

The rubber feet keep the keyboard solid, and it's tough to move without lifting it.

For £30 you really can't go wrong with it, and it's very stylish in person.

For gaming, the WASD is slightly different to a normal full size keyboard but I got used to it within a few days and it doesn't distract at all.

If you have a media PC on your TV, this is a great bit of kit to pass around the sofa is needed for typing.

I hope that helps!
 
Thanks philds I might give the Arc a try, the thing is I bought a small wireless keyboard recently for if I decide to play a game relaxed on my couch so then I'd feel like I had 2 of the same thing.

I think the Cherry might be more suitable cheers Chicken, I'll keep thinking about it.

Thanks for the good suggestions all!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom