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Resource: Visual Guide to Mechanical Keyboards by Size
Mechanical keyboards come in all sorts of sizes and shapes. Here we'll go over them by size: Full-size (about 17.4 inches) 96 / TK (about 15 inches) TKL (about 14 inches) 75% (about 12.5 inches) 65% (12-14 inches) 60% (11.5 inches) Mini (varies) Please note that dimensions are approximate only, depends on bezel size, gap size between key groups, as well as whether there are additional key groups like macro keys. Full-size ( recommendations ) A full-size keyboard is the 104 key keyboard that has been the “standard” since IBM PC AT back in the 1980’s. It has function row, alpha area, cursor cluster with arrows, and a numpad. There is a variation called 108 key that added 4 keys on top of the numpad for other purposes, such as macros, volume control, and so on. Below is an example of 108 key, a Keycool 108 (photo courtesy of IigerImports and Keycool) Some keyboard makers add an additional group of macro keys to make the keyboard even wider. Razer is probabl
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