Keyboard with Laptop Layout? (Accessible Alt Keys + Shorter Spacebar)

Keyboard with Laptop Layout? (Accessible Alt Keys + Shorter Spacebar)

So as title suggest, I'm looking for a keyboard with a layout similar to Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 Laptop Keyboard layout because this is the keyboard layout I'm familiar with as I used this Laptop for around more than 7 years from highschool to college.

I recently transitioned to a desktop PC and realised that most standalone keyboards have a different bottom-row layout, particularly around the spacebar and Alt keys.

The main issue is that I'm used to resting or reaching my left thumb around the Alt key area while keeping my fingers on WASD or QWER. With most standard keyboards, the spacebar takes up too much room, leaving the Alt key too far to the left for my thumb to reach comfortably.

The most important thing for me is the left Alt key placement, so I can reach it naturally without having to move my thumb inward too much. I don't mind whether there are three or four keys to the left of the spacebar, and I also don't care whether the keyboard has a numpad.

I did find the Akko Air01, which seems closer to what I'm looking for, but it's a low-profile keyboard. I'm wondering how customisable low-profile keyboards are, especially when it comes to replacing keycaps with more aesthetic or artsy designs. I haven't had much luck finding shops selling custom low-profile keycaps, so I'm unsure whether this would limit my options.

Ideally, I'd prefer a standard-height mechanical or gaming keyboard with this kind of bottom-row layout and good keycap customisation options. However, I'm open to low-profile keyboards if they offer enough customisation.

Does anyone know of any keyboards with this kind of layout, or have recommendations for what I should look into?

u/usingV2 — 3 days ago

Best budget Microphone for someone with quite voice?

Hello, so I'm someone with naturally quite and low volume voice, people sometimes couldn't able to hear me due to my low voice when I speak, I often have to clear my throat to speak more louder so they can hear clearly, but even then I have to retry speaking. It especially sucks even more when I'm trying to speak with people online when gaming through microphone, sometimes the voice doesn't pick up properly or well enough.

I'm looking for microphone, preferably budget ones that are good for someone with quite voice, anyone got any recommendations?

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u/usingV2 — 4 months ago

New Players chat are muted by default

So recently I extended my hand to a friend. Not toward salvation but toward League of Legends. I will answer for my sins eventually.

but anyways, I had them stream the game trying the game out to tutorial and then eventually games againts bots with em. I played the game with them, in the game had random teammates texting in chat, making call to swap lane and ask if my friend was new, those chat appear on my screen but doesnt on my friend's game when I checked their stream and asked them if they saw the chat, and i realised that my friends chat was actually restricted to party only, they've never touched the settings yet.

I understand that league has reputation as a toxic game and having chat muted would reduce the new players from being bombarded with insults but then what if their teammate trynna make actual calls, or maybe explain mechanics knowing they're new.

what are y'all thoughts?

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u/usingV2 — 5 months ago