This 40% is actually really nifty. Totally fixed the key reach issues I was having. SUspect I will end up using the 65% though. Using layers instead of having a dedicated number/punctuation row takes just a little bit too long when writing long emails. Really lovely to type on though:
..gotta admit I had to look up what this even is.
Stumbled upon some online community where people are building their own custom boards and gotta say a) these guys are nuts and b) I now want one
There are now low profile mechanical switches from Cherry. I plan on getting something like this soon.
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Gaming-Keyboards/RGB-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboards/K70-RGB-MK-2-Low-Profile/p/CH-9109017-NA