Should you get a Low Profile Keyboard?

Hello, I would like to buy a mechanical keyboard. I game about 7 hours a day, but I've already had carpal tunnel surgery. Which is gentler on the hands and wrists? Normal or low profile?

I disagree with you. I specifically searching for low profile keyboard because it's much more convenient to use. I've triged G715 after using K380 Logitech keyboard for 2 - 3 years and so much discomfort. IDK how people are using these mechanical keyboards with high buttons. I tried several month but in the end i gave up and looking for a low profile now.

I have two options : Razer DeathStalker V2 PRO TKL or as usual logitech 380s.

It's all about minimalism for me. I always start with the assumption that smaller is better, and then explore the features of the larger products to see if they are able to justify their additional size.

lmao thinking of the day I had to write 12 pages of a screenplay and my rgb keyboard gave me the migraine of a lifetime from looking at the keys

You have very feminine hands

I am a laptop typer, always been doing that. As I am drawing closer to my retirement I created a beastly gaming rig and with that one needs a keyboard. I have tried a few, from membrane to RK87, and now I have settled on a RedDragon Horus TKL 621. I can tell you that I am enjoying this so much I might even order a second one for my laptop (also a MacBook Pro 14") Mine has the linear red switches and one thing happened when I received it. One of the keys was stuck, the stem must have been bend or not enough quality control. Luckily, there were spare switches, so the story almost had a happy ending. Trying to pull the switch, it became quite obvious why the key would not release. The switch was a pain to pull. The other switches around it were fine, I thought at one moment I might break the board. But wiggle, wiggle, and it came off. I love to have my palms on the table/desk because I got giant hands, and long fingers. Now I do not need to raise my hands too much and it is like typing on a laptop.

There is one other MAJOR reason for buying a low profile keyboard. This is the total KEY TRAVEL. A Macbook pro keyboard has about 1.1mm of total travel. Most mechanical switches have 3.2 - 4mm travel. I'm hoping the low profile keyboard solves this issue because so far it is something that is still annoying to me.

This is a really well made video. Thank you for putting in the effort to make it so pleasureable to watch. I am looking for a low profile keyboard because I was a 100% laptop user for the majority of my life, and now that I have a normal computer and a proper desk I need a keyboard. The keyboards I have gotten (I get keyboards from local stores, nothing fancy) don't feel as good to use as my laptop keyboard so im looking for one that can match it.

I just need some quiet keyboard, what to search?

Everyone should use low profile for optimal ergonomics, with wrist resting on table or wrist rest to make it flat.

I use a tablet
You got that right

One more senario is for work professional who have desktop in their office with a crappy keyboard.
Carrying the low profile keyboard is easier.
I tried to take k8 pro in office, its shear weight made me diverted to low profile.
I really want a low profile be bit thicker and have option to lube keys 😂

Anyone know a low profile 60% keyboard case that fits the Wooting 60HE?

I'm trying to find a keyboard which is: full size, uses brown switches and is low profile. I found one years ago and it's hands down the best keyboard in this multiverse. I cannot use anything else since that but they stopped making that keyboard so I'm desperately trying to find similar one but seems nobody is making those. Any ideas?

Low profile kb is for my gf with long nails 😂

I'm planning to buy one for working while traveling, since I plan to use a portable laptop stand to improve my posture and the stand raises the laptop's keyboard too high

I love my gamdias hermes m3 , sadly it stopped working after 5 years of using it
tips 4 you, you should use every keyboard near the edge of the table so you don't need any resting attachment and it will be more comfortable for your hand

Usually i use my macbook pro 14 keyboard... recently i bought an external 27inch monitor for me and now thinking to buy a mech keyboard for this setup.... i am thinking on 2 options with brown keys, but one is full height keyboard and the other is low profile one.... , 90% of time i wil ljust type on it so i think low profile would fit me better.... but sometimes i may play some casual games on it.... so wanted to ask, is it ok to play games on low profile mech keyboard like for exmaple keychron k5 pro?

As a programmer and video gamer ive always prefered low profile keyboard because of the low activation height, volume, and ergonomics. Traditional mechanical keyboards feel almost laborious after spending all day and night at the keyboard and the sound is super distracting. Id consider something like this with mint or bananas but i need to try before i buy...

Definitely more comfortable for gaming than for typing. When gaming I always rest down my wrist on the surface and the low profile keyboard allow me to lower my fingers more.

My work backpack has a laptop and a stand to put the screen at eye level to save my back when at customer sites so an external keyboard is a must. Again: customer office so I'm not gonna go in with normal profile Gateron Blues 😁 portability, low sound level with reds & ergonomics: check, check and check... All must-haves for me.

A low profile keyboard and Pegasus silent switches (Gamakay?) Pre-built would be a really good option... Same for the NuPhy low profile ones and any others... Low profile Pegasus.... Yup... And prefer weird, as wireless keyboards and mice can be hacked from a distance... And some times long distances....... Look it up....

Do you like that Logi Mouse?

i think i used a notebook 80% of my life, so i got used to using the low profile keyboard

the reason i prefer low profile is when im gaming ( mostly mmorpgs) so i can slide my finger towards the buttons on the keyboard for all the spells i havent set a bind to on my mmo mouse.

I do video editing at work on my laptop (laptop keyboard is terrible, few keys are mushy/stick or don't read). My laptop is already quite heavy being a 17.3" gaming laptop, added in my 8tb external dive, my multi-pound portable laptop charger, headphones, mouse having a full sized keyboard is not something ideal. A low profile portable one works for me quite well.

i use a low profile mechanical keyboard not because of any reasons mentioned.
i don't travel with the keyboard
i find no ergo benefit from a low profile vs high

i use a low profile mechanical keyboard simply because i prefer it. i'm a long time laptop user, and switching to a desktop pc, i needed a low profile keyboard. my typing style demands it. i'm simply more comfortable with it.

Cool video , thanks a lot for the info, really appreciate it

@nearLucid Is this keyboard really $140 for different switches? I just looked at the website and it was $140 with no switches or keycaps included

how come no one else has reviewed this keyboard?

Which one is the first one that this shown in blue keys ? can you send the link for Name of that....

As far as the portability is concerned, I have a logitech G915 cause for work I just have a laptop, and tend to input a lot of numbers so not having a numpad is annoying. I don't think I would ever do a custom low profile keyboard though. It just doesn't seem worth it for the same reasons listed in the video.

i own a keychron q3 and i always raise my hand while gaming (csgo). it is really stressfull for my hand to stay in that position for a long while (for example when deathmatching there is no time for pause). that's why i will try out a low profile keyboard.

I went through the Keychrone k6, all the logitech mx.. And just settled down with keychrone k7 brown switches with the pbt keycaps. its the only keyboard i haven't felt typing fatigue in after typing for a long time... Loving it...

I got a Nuphy Air60 and, though I was disappointed by the limited low profile switch options, found I was able to do some bottom foam and tape mod to get a really nice sound. Then, I discovered the Epomaker NT68 which you can get for low profile or normal size switches, both still using fairly low profile bodies. I got the normal size switch version and have modded it with lubed oil kings and am super happy with the sound. I don't see myself going back to low profile switches, or buying any more boards for that matter, but Nuphy is releasing more low profile switch options this month.

Man… the production quality on this off the charts! Insane

Been thinking about getting a low profile 60% for when I play Rust. Seems like the ergos might help out.

I like split space bar cuz I can put one of them into shift

The travel distance doesn't seem much lower than a regular mechanical keyboard. For me a low travel distance is the most important factor, I find it less straining for my wrists and I make less typos.

Maybe you should try a review from a tool standing point, rather than a collectable standing point and a bit of logic might help too.
There's a lot of good going for low profile, it just has to be made right, which sadly in a market where ppl relate low profile to laptop keyboard and apple magic crap, it's not looking well.

2.5-2.7cm tall at the highest point (keycaps included), 2.7-3mm travel, 50gr linear. NO FLAT KEYCAPS. Doesn't matter if it's low quality.

Get one of those and use it for a few weeks, than go back to your default. You'll find out the benefits that you clearly missed for this video, by a 1000 miles.

Well, low profile chocs v1, are the standard on split kb community right now, sunsets or 20g lineal are my favs.

I rest my wrists because my elbows are also on they table (keyboard is further away compared to your writing type)

If I'm not mistaken, these are the same Kailh (choc) switches that Logitech G915/915 TKL uses.

$130 ouch

rip the end key. rip prntsreen key

Used a laptop forever so low profile is what’s the most comfortable for me

In short, people who go for low profile keyboards are people who already used to laptop style keyboards and/or could not get comfortable with a normal mechanical keyboard, isn't that obvious guys???