well hello good people it seems like low profile gaming keyboards are rising
in popularity but why what is it about having a shorter keyboard body and lower
key caps that improves the overall user experience so first of all low profile
is not a specification it's not standardized meaning across keyboard
brands you might have a chunky frame but low profile keycaps you might have low
profile switches but a large keyboard body or a keyboard that is designed from
the ground up to be as low profile as possible but also quite massive so let's
take these five low profile keyboards that I've collected over time and see
exactly why a perfect low profile keyboard does not exist the gamer storm
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the collection for today includes the Tesoro gram MX One the Roccat 120
Aimo the Corsair k70 RGB mk.2 low profile the wireless Logitech G915
and cool master SK 630 and I guess it's an expectation that low-profile
keyboards are going to be more expensive as they most definitely sell less volume
so that LP premium is real the common denominator among all these keyboards of
course some form of low profile elements the K70 and the SK630 for example use
cherry low-profile switches that are much smaller in comparison to standard
MX which is this means the keyboard frame on the K70 is thinner compared to
normal K70 plus the slim style key cap reduce the overall height of the
keyboard to 29 millimeters instead of 40 millimeters with standard MX switches
this also means low-profile switches have less travel distance and feel
completely different for one the low-profile speed switch is incredibly
quiet it's almost like there's some dampening happening when you bottomed
out with a bit more resistance than your standard size MX speed switch the
low-profile red switch for example registers at one point two millimeters
instead of two millimeters on full-sized MX so that is definitely one advantage
of low-profile switches if you prefer faster actuation and less
coolermaster uses a similar idea with low-profile switches and shorter key
caps I'll tell the flat nature of them without any grooves is a disadvantage
it makes the keyboard look and feel bulky despite having the same key cap
height as the k70 especially because the entire frame is raised
if only the front was slimmer to lower the entire profile but to me it's
actually the flat key caps that ruin an otherwise promising phone factor that
the Tesoro gram MX one takes a different approach to low profile by reducing the
size of the frame itself the key caps a standard the MX switches to but the
flatter design of the frame helps to minimize the footprint and appear
low-profile like the angular front section of that metal plate small
forehead and tiny side sections even though it is the highest keyboard among
these five I would still consider to be low-profile the Roccaot Vulcan is another
unique low profile example with a thin frame and the coolest key cap design
that I've seen it's flooring style plus the thin and narrow format of the key
caps helps to minimize the visual bulkiness of the keyboard also the front
row of the keys is curved that improves the ergonomics of the entire layout it
is kind of brilliant the switches however are not low-profile but it's
interesting how all these other elements give the keyboard that low profile
character now some users in our community post have experienced issues
with the switches and I'm breathing on similar switch problems from user
reviews on Amazon and that is just not acceptable for $150 I wanted to save the
best for last as the G915 from Logitech was designed with low profile in its DNA
it's the thinnest mechanical keyboard that I've used at only twenty two
millimeters and here the frame the switches and the key caps are all part
of that low profile game and this thing is Wireless too but it's crazy expensive
at $150 I really don't know who'd buy it I've also accidentally broken a few key
cap legs when removing them from the switch but the structure is impressive
the frame is almost non-existent the key caps are almost half the height of the
K70 key caps and the switches have the least travel distance of two point
seven millimeters with the actuation point happening at 1.5 it honestly feels
very impressive to have that much travel distance on something that this thin
especial because the body is not angled someone
that's on your desk it feels like it's part of the desk instead of being on top
of it I feel like that is one major benefit of having such flat low profile
keyboards and that is risk placement which is more comfortable for me when
the key caps are closer to the surface you don't require a wrist rest to even
out the wrist angle because the higher the keyboard the more strain you'll
experience and typing on the k70 low profile or the G915 is incredibly
comfortable and you can see the difference a slim profile makes on my
wrists and it made me realize that the low profile keyboard isn't supposed to
be a tiny keyboard and it's not supposed to like minimize the footprint of the
keyboard itself on a desk instead the focus is on comfort and minimizing that
visual bulk of either the key caps or the frame itself and unfortunately we're
not at the point of having good variety when it comes to low profile designs yet
they're all still full-sized layouts with either chunky cables insane price
points and very few switch options - and if you guys have any suggestions for a
low profile keyboard that you think is worth it let me know in the comments as
from my perfect low profile keyboard I would have the G915 but in a TKL form
factor and make speed low profile switches and the key caps from the
Vulcan but I'm interested to hear if you care about low profile keyboards at all
let me know in the comments thanks so much for watching don't forget to
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