Best 60% Keyboard

[Jodomcfrodo]

Hey LTT,

So I'm looking for a 60% mechanical keyboard. I've found a couple of options:

Poker II (which is not in stock in any place I can find)

Ducky Mini 

KBT V60 

 

Which one of these would be best? I want to get cherry MX browns because this will be used in school with my surface pro 3. 

 

Any opinions on this? 

 

Thanks

 

[TheKDub]

60% mechanical keyboard?

[Heisenbleurgh]

I'd wait for the Poker2, mechanicalkeyboards.com says they expect them by the end of the month. The Ducky Mini is also a good choice, but I feel the metal casing is a bit big and goes against the idea of having the keyboard take as small a space as possible. That's just personal opinion though, if it doesn't bother you go for it.

[ROK]

I personally would get a ducky mini. An aluminum case with shine through caps is really nice.

 

Sincerely,

Poker II Owner

[EthanMcL]

I would recommend a 100% one and just cut off 40% of it.  I don't see you getting a 60% one much cheaper of the same quality!

 

Cheers

[PC-NOOB]

I would recommend a 100% one and just cute off 40% of it.  I don't see you getting a 60% one much cheaper of the same quality!

 

Cheers

 

How do you cute off a keyboard <3

No really I wanna get rid of the number pad on this keyboard.

[EthanMcL]

How do you cute off a keyboard <3

No really I wanna get rid of the number pad on this keyboard.

 

All you do is get a sloth and a keyboard and lock them in a room.  Come back later and it's cuted!  Magik!

[Charger]

I would recommend a 100% one and just cute off 40% of it.  I don't see you getting a 60% one much cheaper of the same quality!

 

Cheers

agreed then you could end up with a cute 40% as well

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=53617.msg1221438#msg1221438

anyways back to the real topic at hand here...

Both the poker and the ducky are good boards i have never heard of the KBT V60 but that doesn't mean much I'm just a keyboard noob myself.

[Charger]

How do you cute off a keyboard <3

No really I wanna get rid of the number pad on this keyboard.

Although it is possible it isn't really recommended and normally requires some rewiring of the keyboard matrix to make it work again.

http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/g80-3000-ssk-mod-t8486.html

[TheProfosist]

I would check out Massdrop right now as they have a pretty nice 60% that's fully programmable at the moment

[Charger]

I would check out Massdrop right now as they have a pretty nice 60% that's fully programmable at the moment

not sure if you are recommending the ducky shine mini or the Infinity Keyboard Kit if you are talking about the kit people should know that it is a kit that needs to be assembled

[TheProfosist]

not sure if you are recommending the ducky shine mini or the Infinity Keyboard Kit if you are talking about the kit people should know that it is a kit that needs to be assembled

both are good but im talking about the infinity because a 60% really needs to be programmable in my opinion. Its just that not one layout on a board like that fits everyone.

[ManOfDisguise]

60% mechanical keyboard?

60% size. 100% is full size tenkeyless is 80% then there is 60%

[GamerDude]

anyways back to the real topic at hand here...

Both the poker and the ducky are good boards i have never heard of the KBT V60 but that doesn't mean much I'm just a keyboard noob myself.

I think he'd meant KBParadise V60 Mini, I have two of them, one's MX Green and the other MX White, they come with dual colored LEDs:

[Jodomcfrodo]

I think he'd meant KBParadise V60 Mini, I have two of them, one's MX Green and the other MX White, they come with dual colored LEDs:

 

Yup my bad. That is the V60 I was talking about.

[moonedunk]

Poker 2 or v60

[Hypersphere]

The 60% keyboard is my favorite form factor. I have owned the following 60% keyboards: HHKB Pro 2, HHKB  Pro 2 Type-S, KBP V60 Matias Click, KBP Matias Quiet Click, Poker II, and Tex Beetle.

 

The HHKB (both standard and Type-S) have the best default layout and keycaps, and I like the Topre switches. 

 

The Tex Beetle is well made, but it has an usual staggering and 1x Backspace and Right Shift, which I find too small.

 

The Poker II has a standard layout and it is easy to find replacement keycaps; however, I like to remap my keyboards to a Mac/HHKB layout, and the Poker II does not permit remapping the Fn and Pn keys, so I end up with two dead keys.

 

The KBP Matias switch keyboards are superb; you can swap Fn with Menu, which has a scan code so that it can be remapped without leaving any dead keys. Moreover, the Matias switches provide the best tactile and/or aural feedback of any switch I have ever used, and the force-displacement curve feels just right. I like the Matias switches better than any Cherry mx switch I have tried, and this includes blue, green, red, black, brown, and clear. Replacement keycaps are an issue, but I have been able to find Alps/Matias keycaps by harvesting them from vintage Alps keyboards.

 

For me, the best 60% keyboard is the HHKB Pro 2, either the standard or Type-S. It already has the layout and keycaps I prefer, so I don't need to do anything else to the keyboard except to use it. Next best in my estimation is the KBP V60 Matias keyboard. I have a slight preference for the Matias Click version, but if you want a really quiet mechanical keyboard, the Matias Quiet Click is the quietest mechanical keyboard I have tried -- perhaps even quieter than the Type-S HHKB Pro 2.

[TheProfosist]

@Hypersphere have you seen the KMAC Happy by chance?