any ideas on mini keyboards nordic layout would be appriciated
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cage-hhkb2 i will never get another keyboard
Can't agree enough. So good, but I don't have the money to buy one.
[quote=cage-]hhkb2 i will never get another keyboard[/quote]
Can't agree enough. So good, but I don't have the money to buy one.
Can't agree enough. So good, but I don't have the money to buy one.
cage-hhkb2 i will never get another keyboard
this x100 hands down best keyboard ive ever used shiki let me type on his at lan and I bought one right when I got home no regrets shit is the best
[quote=cage-]hhkb2 i will never get another keyboard[/quote]
this x100 hands down best keyboard ive ever used shiki let me type on his at lan and I bought one right when I got home no regrets shit is the best
this x100 hands down best keyboard ive ever used shiki let me type on his at lan and I bought one right when I got home no regrets shit is the best
65%: (general category for not-quite-60% layouts)
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Magicforce 68 (with gaterons)
Leopold FC660m/c
Varmillo VA68m or VB660m
Filco Minila
Matias 60%
Leopold FC660m/c
Varmillo VA68m or VB660m
Filco Minila
Matias 60%
60% (usually pretty standard layouts of no numpad, nav cluster, or function row)
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HHKB any version (some, like pro jp, are 65% but that's not really important)
POK3R
kbparadise V60
Mistel Barocco (split)
WASD CODE 61-key
Ducky Mini
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard (preorder)
Infinity 60% (preorder)
POK3R
kbparadise V60
Mistel Barocco (split)
WASD CODE 61-key
Ducky Mini
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard (preorder)
Infinity 60% (preorder)
40% (these are all enthusiast-made stuff, so good quality custom built / DIY things)
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TheVanKeyboards minivan
Planck
Let's Split (split)
Preonic
jd40/45
Golbat
Terminus mini
Planck
Let's Split (split)
Preonic
jd40/45
Golbat
Terminus mini
Of note:
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The HHKB is the most popular Topre board by far, though Leopold FC660c is Topre as well and gives you an alternate layout (quality is nearly as good). The shortest way to descripe Topre is as the best rubber domes available. It has a slight amount of tactility, but a very smooth bump when you press it.
The POK3R is the de facto standard for true 60% keyboards. If you buy a 60% case, or keycaps for a 60% layout, it will probably be specified as "pok3r compatible" or "pok3r layout" (which matters for cases too, not only size but pin layout).
The magicforce68 is recommended as a budget board--it's very good for its price (as long as you get it with gaterons and not with outemu switches), but that's mostly because its price is very low. It won't compare in quality to the others, but is your best option if you only want to spend $70.
The Matias 60% is one of the few non-custom options for ALPS-clone switches, which some people prefer. You could get replacement vintage ALPS switches and solder them in if you wanted, since the pin layout for MX-compatible and ALPS-compatible switches are different.
I didn't include kits/customs/kustoms for 65% and 60%, but for 40% they are pretty much all there is. Making a keyboard is fun though, and gaming on a 40% isn't as crazy as it seems (I do on my minivan without problems, I like it because I get even more mouse room than a 60%) though it may take some rebinding.
Split keyboards can be good for gaming too, since you only need to use one half to game and that leaves you with a fair amount of mouse space. On top of just the regular old better ergonomics. I don't have a split keyboard to comment on, but on some games I'll use a standalone numpad (magicforce21) as my keyboard and the free space is amazing.
The POK3R is the de facto standard for true 60% keyboards. If you buy a 60% case, or keycaps for a 60% layout, it will probably be specified as "pok3r compatible" or "pok3r layout" (which matters for cases too, not only size but pin layout).
The magicforce68 is recommended as a budget board--it's very good for its price (as long as you get it with gaterons and not with outemu switches), but that's mostly because its price is very low. It won't compare in quality to the others, but is your best option if you only want to spend $70.
The Matias 60% is one of the few non-custom options for ALPS-clone switches, which some people prefer. You could get replacement vintage ALPS switches and solder them in if you wanted, since the pin layout for MX-compatible and ALPS-compatible switches are different.
I didn't include kits/customs/kustoms for 65% and 60%, but for 40% they are pretty much all there is. Making a keyboard is fun though, and gaming on a 40% isn't as crazy as it seems (I do on my minivan without problems, I like it because I get even more mouse room than a 60%) though it may take some rebinding.
Split keyboards can be good for gaming too, since you only need to use one half to game and that leaves you with a fair amount of mouse space. On top of just the regular old better ergonomics. I don't have a split keyboard to comment on, but on some games I'll use a standalone numpad (magicforce21) as my keyboard and the free space is amazing.
I don't know how many of these are available in nordic exactly, but that doesn't really matter much since nordic is like any other ISO in terms of key positions. The keycap labels might be wrong if you got ISO-UK or something, but changing it to be nordic in your OS would work fine. And for that matter 60% is where you start getting changes to the layout but huge programmability / layering powers, so the need to ISO breaks down a bit anyway.
e: had to spoiler this thing up because it was massive
65%: (general category for not-quite-60% layouts)
[spoiler]Magicforce 68 (with gaterons)
Leopold FC660m/c
Varmillo VA68m or VB660m
Filco Minila
Matias 60%[/spoiler]
60% (usually pretty standard layouts of no numpad, nav cluster, or function row)
[spoiler]HHKB any version (some, like pro jp, are 65% but that's not really important)
POK3R
kbparadise V60
Mistel Barocco (split)
WASD CODE 61-key
Ducky Mini
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard (preorder)
Infinity 60% (preorder)[/spoiler]
40% (these are all enthusiast-made stuff, so good quality custom built / DIY things)
[spoiler]TheVanKeyboards minivan
Planck
Let's Split (split)
Preonic
jd40/45
Golbat
Terminus mini[/spoiler]
Of note:
[spoiler]The HHKB is the most popular Topre board by far, though Leopold FC660c is Topre as well and gives you an alternate layout (quality is nearly as good). The shortest way to descripe Topre is as the best rubber domes available. It has a slight amount of tactility, but a very smooth bump when you press it.
The POK3R is the de facto standard for true 60% keyboards. If you buy a 60% case, or keycaps for a 60% layout, it will probably be specified as "pok3r compatible" or "pok3r layout" (which matters for cases too, not only size but pin layout).
The magicforce68 is recommended as a budget board--it's very good for its price (as long as you get it with gaterons and not with outemu switches), but that's mostly because its price is very low. It won't compare in quality to the others, but is your best option if you only want to spend $70.
The Matias 60% is one of the few non-custom options for ALPS-clone switches, which some people prefer. You could get replacement vintage ALPS switches and solder them in if you wanted, since the pin layout for MX-compatible and ALPS-compatible switches are different.
I didn't include kits/customs/kustoms for 65% and 60%, but for 40% they are pretty much all there is. Making a keyboard is fun though, and gaming on a 40% isn't as crazy as it seems (I do on my minivan without problems, I like it because I get even more mouse room than a 60%) though it may take some rebinding.
Split keyboards can be good for gaming too, since you only need to use one half to game and that leaves you with a fair amount of mouse space. On top of just the regular old better ergonomics. I don't have a split keyboard to comment on, but on some games I'll use a standalone numpad (magicforce21) as my keyboard and the free space is amazing.[/spoiler]
I don't know how many of these are available in nordic exactly, but that doesn't really matter much since nordic is like any other ISO in terms of key positions. The keycap labels might be wrong if you got ISO-UK or something, but changing it to be nordic in your OS would work fine. And for that matter 60% is where you start getting changes to the layout but huge programmability / layering powers, so the need to ISO breaks down a bit anyway.
e: had to spoiler this thing up because it was massive
[spoiler]Magicforce 68 (with gaterons)
Leopold FC660m/c
Varmillo VA68m or VB660m
Filco Minila
Matias 60%[/spoiler]
60% (usually pretty standard layouts of no numpad, nav cluster, or function row)
[spoiler]HHKB any version (some, like pro jp, are 65% but that's not really important)
POK3R
kbparadise V60
Mistel Barocco (split)
WASD CODE 61-key
Ducky Mini
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard (preorder)
Infinity 60% (preorder)[/spoiler]
40% (these are all enthusiast-made stuff, so good quality custom built / DIY things)
[spoiler]TheVanKeyboards minivan
Planck
Let's Split (split)
Preonic
jd40/45
Golbat
Terminus mini[/spoiler]
Of note:
[spoiler]The HHKB is the most popular Topre board by far, though Leopold FC660c is Topre as well and gives you an alternate layout (quality is nearly as good). The shortest way to descripe Topre is as the best rubber domes available. It has a slight amount of tactility, but a very smooth bump when you press it.
The POK3R is the de facto standard for true 60% keyboards. If you buy a 60% case, or keycaps for a 60% layout, it will probably be specified as "pok3r compatible" or "pok3r layout" (which matters for cases too, not only size but pin layout).
The magicforce68 is recommended as a budget board--it's very good for its price (as long as you get it with gaterons and not with outemu switches), but that's mostly because its price is very low. It won't compare in quality to the others, but is your best option if you only want to spend $70.
The Matias 60% is one of the few non-custom options for ALPS-clone switches, which some people prefer. You could get replacement vintage ALPS switches and solder them in if you wanted, since the pin layout for MX-compatible and ALPS-compatible switches are different.
I didn't include kits/customs/kustoms for 65% and 60%, but for 40% they are pretty much all there is. Making a keyboard is fun though, and gaming on a 40% isn't as crazy as it seems (I do on my minivan without problems, I like it because I get even more mouse room than a 60%) though it may take some rebinding.
Split keyboards can be good for gaming too, since you only need to use one half to game and that leaves you with a fair amount of mouse space. On top of just the regular old better ergonomics. I don't have a split keyboard to comment on, but on some games I'll use a standalone numpad (magicforce21) as my keyboard and the free space is amazing.[/spoiler]
I don't know how many of these are available in nordic exactly, but that doesn't really matter much since nordic is like any other ISO in terms of key positions. The keycap labels might be wrong if you got ISO-UK or something, but changing it to be nordic in your OS would work fine. And for that matter 60% is where you start getting changes to the layout but huge programmability / layering powers, so the need to ISO breaks down a bit anyway.
e: had to spoiler this thing up because it was massive
Strongly recommend Varmilo. I've had nothing but success ordering from them directly.
Lot's of layout options from them too. I recently ordered a VA88M from them with nordic layout.
Strongly recommend Varmilo. I've had nothing but success [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/50s45l/new_contact_from_varmilo/]ordering from them directly[/url].
Lot's of layout options from them too. I recently ordered a VA88M from them with nordic layout.
Lot's of layout options from them too. I recently ordered a VA88M from them with nordic layout.
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