Nice job! Moving the home rows apart is such a game changer on a small keyboard like the Planck.

I was using a 40 for a few months exclusively already. I had this old planck laying around that I wanted to freshen up to use as my office keyboard. That lead me down a rabbit hole of experimenting with different layouts and this is what I ended up with. A split 36 key layout. I even managed to fit practical gaming layers to play FPS games with. Well, onto daily driving this thing until it either drives me insane or wrecks normal keyboards for me forever.

Drop planck acryllic, running Vial, Domikey WoB, Boba U4s.

What correlation is there between being "successful" and layout size? I'd guess that most jobs only need the bare minimum keyboard that works. Everything past that is mostly preference.

The switches are lubed Gateron Ink Blacks V2, the cable is DIY with a cerakoted YC-8 connector.

Deskmat is from the GMK Metropolis set.

96% (1800 layout) guy here.

I need the numpad and it saves a little bit of space :)

The part that rubs me the wrong way is how the preference is qualified by the job (net admin). Truth is, there'll be other net admins out there who prefer smaller layouts. Even within the same job function, there's going to be a spectrum of preference.

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Upvoted for 100% as well, it may not be as stylish but for me at least: size does matter.

Any chance for dark multicolored mods?

Can I combine 2 GBs from DMK on KPRepublic? Like this + Zero-G Gift set?

That's beautiful.

right.. efficiency. that's why the most successful people use 65% keyboards... no wait. they don't. 65 percenters are a tiny, tiny minority of keyboard users. it's not even worth mentioning the number compared to the gen pub.
but good for you.

looks so damn good!

imo having your thumb pinned down to type is such a constricting and uncomfortable feeling. i want my hands to be floating free while i jot down numbers. i don't want to be pressing down a layer key every time i input numbers. it's liberating to type on a numpad compared to a layered numpad.

I don't know why this personal opinion was getting downvoted. It's not like u/gangaskan was pooping on other sizes. Take my upvote.

Yes exactly.

I thought 60% would be cool til I got one and realized how addicted to arrow keys I am and how much I hated using mods to access them.

I think 75% & TKL look cool but I very rarely use Fn keys and the random nav keys.

I built a couple 40's out of curiosity, but find them more cumbersome than efficient in practice.

Hence, I have settled on 65% as the ideal form factor for me. Doesn't say anything about what will work for anyone else.

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>shedding percentage is mostly for aesthetic reasons

It's more than that. If you are right handed, losing the numpad and nav cluster allows your mouse to be closer to your right hand, which improves efficiency and ergonomics. Also, some of us have absolutely tiny desks and need to optimize for space. Since I rarely use F keys and never have need for a numpad, a 65% is exactly the right size for me for practical reasons.

Ah I missed that requirement.

Personally I don't really see the point of low profile keyboards, but the K-series by Keychron then.

people who use 75 and under are very, very few people in the niche hobby that is mechanical keyboards. if you think you can compromise 20+ keys for aesthetics and keep your productivity and workflow the same, test out with 80-75% keyboards first.
and for the most popular, i'd say it's the 75.

Instead of moving your hand, you hold a key. That's a good trade imo. It's up to you which is better

Man, if the base color of the cap was available in a black option I would absolutely jump on this. Dark brown just wouldn't fit my stuff.

layering is inconvenient compared to a readily accessible numpad right on the side. shedding percentage is mostly for aesthetic reasons. you either need two hands, or have to be holding down a layer trigger key.

I don’t think those are low profile

Keychron k1 or k5

I would agree that popularity doesn’t matter. But, I would decide on aesthetics rather than what keys you need. If you get a smaller board you can always use layers, especially if the board is qmk/via compatible. Also, layers can be more comfortable than using a bigger keyboard. Lastly, you can always get a separate numpad if necessary.