Reece tests four full-size mechanical keyboards for Digital Foundry. Which are worth taking home when you need all the keys?

Cons . Full-size (and even 1800) keyboards take up the most space on your desk and are relatively hard to maneuver. Many ...

While the V1 has a 75 percent layout, a popular compact design that omits the numpad and other keys to give you a laptop-style experience, Keychron has other V-series keyboards in a variety of sizes.

A 96 percent keyboard is a small step down from a traditional full-size. Also called “1800,” the 96 percent layout maintains almost every key while removing a good amount of dead space.

Logitech made a 60 percent version of our favorite keyboard, while keeping almost 100 percent of what we loved. ... 60 percent layout means a lot of functions are tied to Fn key combos.

With the occasional exception of reporting events, I am 100 percent fingers to QWERTY keyboard, all day, every day. This isn't to say “it's a risk, but everything I do, I do for you, Ars readers.” ...

Originally called the AM 65 Less, it was a way to use the popular 65% keyboard layout while putting its own twist on things. A 65% keyboard has roughly 65% of the keys of a full-sized keyboard, ...

People using QWERTY keyboards only make 32 percent of strokes on the “home row” (where your fingers naturally rest on a keyboard). For Dvorak, that rises to 70 percent.

The Fnatic Streak65 has nearly everything that you'd want in a compact keyboard, including a top-tier typing feel, lightweight body, macro keys, and marked keycaps.