Snagged a hybrid role in commercial lending and my old Das Keyboard I was using at home had some broken switches (including the numpad + which I need frequently). Used some of my cashed out vacation time from leaving my old job to make the upgrade.
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Keychron Q5 Pro
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Gateron Milky Yellow Pro Switches
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KBDiy GMK Shoko Clones (going to upgrade when the time is right but needed something for now) - Been eyeing some Osume Dusks but they're out of stock.
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Bell's Oberon Eclipse beer which oddly ended up matching the caps that came today.
Great. I'm tired of watching useless mini kerboards for gamers. This one looks very cool and mos important, functional
I can't go TKL. I need the numpad but don't want a separate one. Working in commercial lending in type a lot of numbers doing financial analysis. I was between the Q5 Pro and the Zoom 98 but that wouldn't ship until Q1 and I can't wait that long.
Although i like the numpad, the wasd + mouse position (which i use even in work a lot) hurts my arms because of my small build. So its either separate numpad or none at all
Nothing wrong with a full-size keyboard, but "mini keyboards" didn't really target "gamers" at all at first. Most of the OG 60% keyboards like the KNC Poker weren't marketed towards gamers, and most still aren't (though they certainly work well for gaming use).
Not sure how they are "useless", you can be as productive or more productive compared to a full-size keyboard if it suits you.