Should I buy a Poker II?

[WalrusMan]

I already have a mech (105 key), but I want to own a smaller, more portable keyboard. I've been thinking about buying a Poker II, but I have no idea if it would be worth carrying a mech around even if the experience of typing on it is much better than any laptop keyboard (except that one laptop with a mechanical keyboard). Anyway, do any of you have any experience carrying around keyboards to use with your laptop?

[tryphaa]

I already have a mech (105 key), but I want to own a smaller, more portable keyboard. I've been thinking about buying a Poker II, but I have no idea if it would be worth carrying a mech around even if the experience of typing on it is much better than any laptop keyboard (except that one laptop with a mechanical keyboard). Anyway, do any of you have any experience carrying around keyboards to use with your laptop?

If you are using it in like a backpack then yea, it's not that bad. If you are just carrying it around in your hand or a small bag, you'll look like a fool.

[tryphaa]

If you really want something portable, look at HHKB's.

[Heisenbleurgh]

Poker 2 is good but the Happy Hacking is even smaller. There's also these beauties by Leopold: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leopold-FC660M-Mechanical-Keyboard-Cherry-MX-Blue-Switches-Black-Blank-Keycaps-/281297402086 which are also available in only-white. I carry my tenkeyless keyboard around to the office and sometimes college if I'm going to be busy that day because if I'm going to have to type a lot I might as well enjoy doing it. Also my laptop has the worst keys I've ever used.

I don't mind doing it at the office because we're all nerds and my co-workers know it's an awesome keyboard but I do feel like quite the dork doing that at college, so I carry it in my backpack

It came with a plastic cover like this one:

so I just hold it onto the keyboard with 2 rubber bands and put it in my backpack.

[GamerDude]

Here's a size comparison between a HHKB 2 and a Leopold FC660C (the FC660M uses Cherry MX switches), both use Topre switch....note that the HHKB 2 is smaller actually.