Looking for a compact keyboard (UK) with Home/End keys, snowflakes ahoy!
December 8, 2017 7:27 PM Subscribe
At present, I'm using half of the Logicool K240 combo as a desktop-bound keyboard. While it's fine for gaming, when it comes to typing it doesn't come anywhere close to my Thinkpad keyboard for productivity. I find that I use the Home and End keys a great deal, but on the K240 these functions are invoked with a pesky function key, and I don't care for that. Also, this keyboard uses one of those USB dongles, which is infuriating in the age of Bluetooth.
Having hunted through wirecutter reviews and the like, I tend to check off all of my requirements, only to be stumped by one of them. Annoyingly, bluetooth keyboards seem to be almost exclusively aimed at tablet users, which I am not. So I'm here to see if you have any keyboard recommendations that meet my very snowflakey criteria. Please hope me!
Requirements
1. Dedicated Home/End keys.
2. Bluetooth connection. Must work with GNU/Linux.
3. Compact size, as in, doesn't have a dedicated number pad. For reference, the K240's dimensions are 21mm x 288mm x 139mm.
4. No fancy circular keys (as seen here), please. I've tried them, and they are awful for typing.
5. Must have a UK flavour available.
Having hunted through wirecutter reviews and the like, I tend to check off all of my requirements, only to be stumped by one of them. Annoyingly, bluetooth keyboards seem to be almost exclusively aimed at tablet users, which I am not. So I'm here to see if you have any keyboard recommendations that meet my very snowflakey criteria. Please hope me!
Requirements
1. Dedicated Home/End keys.
2. Bluetooth connection. Must work with GNU/Linux.
3. Compact size, as in, doesn't have a dedicated number pad. For reference, the K240's dimensions are 21mm x 288mm x 139mm.
4. No fancy circular keys (as seen here), please. I've tried them, and they are awful for typing.
5. Must have a UK flavour available.
ThinkPad Compact Bluetooth Keyboard with TrackPoint?
→ 2. Bluetooth connection. Must work with GNU/Linux.
Ehh, that's a toughie. Bluetooth and must work reliably with Linux? 'Cos I still find that I need a grotty old USB keyboard for those times that a system update decides that I don't have a BT keyboard. While the concept of BT is appealing, those ugly cheapo wireless keyboard dongles just work. every. time.
posted by scruss at 3:33 AM on December 9, 2017
→ 2. Bluetooth connection. Must work with GNU/Linux.
Ehh, that's a toughie. Bluetooth and must work reliably with Linux? 'Cos I still find that I need a grotty old USB keyboard for those times that a system update decides that I don't have a BT keyboard. While the concept of BT is appealing, those ugly cheapo wireless keyboard dongles just work. every. time.
posted by scruss at 3:33 AM on December 9, 2017
Try the search term "84 key keyboard"; that's what they call a keyboard with a full set of arrows and home/end/etc, but no number pad.
posted by Nelson at 7:07 AM on December 9, 2017
posted by Nelson at 7:07 AM on December 9, 2017
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posted by dis_integration at 10:47 PM on December 8, 2017