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This is all really useful, thanks.
Would like bluetooth because cables (turning into chrisbmx) but would feel aggrieved if it went janky mid-game.
I'm turning our guest bedroom into the office which is suitably far from anywhere in the house so not really bothered by noise (though if I was on open-mic that's something to consider).
Spotted and quite like the aesthetics of this: https://en.varmilo.com/keyboardproscenium/subject_product_detailed?subjectid=261 (red/UK)
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I have a TKL and I have not missed the numpad at all. Most of my typing is coding or emails.
It helps that I touch type (>130wpm) and don't look down at all (blank keycaps too). I can find the arrow keys and PgUp/PgDn/etc by feel almost straight away anyway.
For me the order of importance for looking for a keyboard (highest to lowest):-
features (bluetooth)
layout (full, tkl, 60% or 65% compact)
switches (Has to be Cherry MX Silent for me otherwise I'd drive myself, wife and daughter nuts with the noise)
keycaps (PBT ideally)
Keycaps would be higher up the list but they can be replaced at any time, so they end up bottom. You can't just replace all of the switches or change the format after you've bought the keyboard.
I'd be interested in trying out all of the different switches, at the moment I know that it has to be Cherry MX Red Silent as that's all that I trust is quiet enough. Maybe I should buy one of those testing boards and then sell it on around the forum after trying it out.
I'll be buying a wired Filco Majestouch 2 (Cherry MX Red Silent) with blank or front-printed keycaps as a spare soon.