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so you're looking for a new keyboard I'm wondering whether the TTL direction the smaller side is right for you so in this video we'll talk about the benefits the drawbacks my personal experience with TTL keyboards because I have a bit of a keyboard fetish if you may and I know the topic of keyboard sizes is very personal varies from user the user but hopefully this video will highlight why key key L keyboards are coming up now and more more predominant on the marketplace so we'll talk about all that right after this creativity is fueled by the best instruments it doesn't always come easy and in the process you often realize how important quality is the Rd 400 bio CC gives you quality and speed with M de tu interface the Shiban and flash and a pci bracket making it possible to focus on what matters invest in storage that makes a difference with a five-year advance warranty so first let's establish the size reference so we have the full size keyboards which are very common got all the keys and usually with macro controls and separate media buttons then we have a tkl or ten keyless or maybe refer to sometimes as 80% keyboards that are basically full size keyboard but without the numpad with all the other keys there and then they're in between full-size and TTL keyboards I would call them let's say medium keyboard it basically also falls into the TTL distinction where the numpad is sort of built into the arrow keys so it is a slightly larger board than the standard TTL but it's not as long as full-size boards and then below the standard 10 kilos distinction we have 60% and lower keyboards which are very small but yet you offer such a unique user experience because each key has this multi-layered functionality built in because keyboards are so little you need to you know find space on the board to perform the standard tasks that you would normally find on a full-size or a TTL keyboard but for this video we'll talk about the TTL in this form factor so basically a standard full-size board without the numpad so first let's start with the positives and the obvious one is the smaller keyboard size find less space on your desk which means that you can either have a smaller desk and still not have it look cluttered or you can you know have more items around the keyboard without it interfering with how you use your mouse and keyboard and how you just interact with your space I would also say it's also more visually appealing having a smaller keyboard in your space regardless of if your desk is large or small it just looks better when the keyboard is smaller it's also easier to carry around fits in your backpack if you travel a lot if you go to land events or you want to just take a keyboard somewhere it also fits in your coat a smaller keyboard allows less complications with the mouse pad so they don't have to overlap whereas with full-sized keyboards that little corner where the new pad is overlaps with the mouse pad and kind of causes the keyboard to tilt so small keyboard less interference with the mouse pad however one the main advantages I would argue with the hand placement and this economic improvement that a smaller keyboard delivers because your right and left hands are naturally closer together so this transitioning between going from mouse - keyboard hand movement is it has to cover less distance and also you're just naturally hands closer together when you're typing or using the mouse at the same time is more comfortable and because of the distance reduction from your left and right hand it means that your keyboard can be sort of oriented properly whereas with a full size keyboard you would sometimes see is being angled to reduce that space which is a common trick for you know for gaming for example but you won't have to do that with a tkl keyboard and again coming back to this economic improvement a smaller keyboard would allow your field of view to be a little bit more centered with where you're typing - let's say if you have a screen right in front of you whereas with a larger board it might be offset slightly and so your hands would also be offset also in our experience a lot of tkl keyboards the smaller size have a removable cable that complements this whole portability factor whereas full-sized keyboards some have the removable cable but majority don't and one more I will mention this is maybe just me but my perception of build quality with smaller and TTL key in general is just better maybe it's because the frame is the same as what you would find on the larger keyboard but because it's not as long it doesn't doesn't have as much flex for example and they just feel really good so yeah perception of bill quality may be improved on a small keyboard and now let's move on to negatives and don't even mention the lack of an amp ad because that is the nature of the keyboard however I so miss that side enter and that is because for a lot of applications that side enter is used as secondary command so it's not your simple enter like you would find in the middle of the keyboard but is for example in Photoshop it's used to accept changes so if you make adjustment to your layer you can quickly press that side ENTER to accept changes with your thumb without having to list off your hand from your mouse you can do the same thing with control enter if you don't have that side enter but it's just more time-consuming and one walk around you can do is map something on this side of the keyboard to that side enter and therefore if you need to quickly press that side enter when your thumb you can do so but as long as your keyboard allows that remapping or macro customization and of course because the size being one of the benefits of a tkl keyboard there's usually a lot less room on the frame for media control so everything's got built into the keys which I would say is not a negative but some may see that as a negative because maybe you want a slightly you know wider frame to allow more buttons for media controls but majority of them are built into the keys like this home button or the F keys and the final major negative for me would be price why is it that the T key our keyboards are generally more expensive than they're exactly the same variants of a full-size keyboard it doesn't make any sense I mean it is market demand and maybe there is more need for smaller keyboards and therefore companies are monetizing on the fact that more people want TTL direction and they're now starting to come out market and they're more expensive but the incentive is not there the incentive is for you to stay with a full-size keyboard because it is cheaper than 80 killed version that is just unfortunate because pto keyboards are awesome so yeah that is my list of positives and negative regarding tkl keyboards I will leave a bunch of them in description below for you to check out regarding models and pricing availability and all of that and for all those who are using tkl keyboards or lower what your what's your experience been like you know share it in the comments below I'm sure a lot of people are trying to decide whether or not TTL is the right direction for them so let's have this conversation I'm going to meet you with how our connects thanks much for watching we'll see you in the next video