What size should gaming consoles be?

In a strong membership PC Master Race subreddit A discussion has started in the past few days about which keyboard formats members use in terms of size. The topic was brought up by Reddit user “angrysandwich,” who asked about the size of consoles in other users’ offices. The discussion has now garnered nearly 32,000 upvotes and nearly 8,000 comments.

Full Size, Keyless or 60 Percent – What Formats Are Available?

On the other hand, there is the most popular format, the full-size keyboard, with 100 percent of the keys. These keyboards list the number pad, F keys, and Control/arrow keys, as well as special keys for media functions, for example, or volume control. For games that require a lot of commands that can be assigned to the number pad via hotkeys, full-size keyboards are probably very good. MOBA or real-time strategy games should be mentioned here. Of course, keyboards take up 100 percent of the most space on the desk.

The next smaller keyboard form factor will be without keys, or 80 percent. These keyboards work completely without the number pad and thus save a bit more space. This means that there are 20 percent fewer keys on the keyboard, the left and right hands are closer together when gaming and there is more room for the mouse. The keyless keyboard is definitely useful for action and shooting games. However, there are no media control buttons built in.

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But you can also move to smaller sizes. There are keyboards that have 75, 65, 60, or even 40 percent of the keys. As the keyboard becomes smaller, gradually more keys are saved. Finally, after the number pad, the home page block, the arrow keys, the F keys, and the number description should secure it. The placement of the arrow keys on the keyboard also changes with the increase in detox. However, functionality is not lost with the omission of keys, on the contrary, small keyboards have multiple key assignments that are still available from the manufacturers.

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