![]() ![]() ![]() The Havit KB487L is an undeniably good value. ![]() It’s a baffling design decision that I can’t believe was tested very much at all. If it seems like I’m piling on, consider the following: In the name of adding functionality, this layout messes up both the usability of a full-sized board and that of a TKL board. The Delete key in particular is two keys over and one down from where it should be, which plays hell with my muscle memory. So with Num Lock disabled, all six of those keys are now in the top layer…but with the exception of Page Down, they’ve all moved around. Because the superfluous 10-key is taking up the space where Detele, Page Up, and Page Down would be, it also has to share space with those keys. The problem is this: It’s fairly clear that whoever designed and approved this layout doesn’t actually use the 10-key area, which is so popular in accounting, data entry, and similar fields.īut here’s the kicker. Okay, so presumably the strange layout was designed with the idea of keeping a 10-key area available to the user in a much smaller size-again, reminiscent of the 1800 layout from decades ago. And at this price point, that’s fine…though I would have appreciated a non-fixed cable just for the sake of easier routing on a desktop setup.Īnd then you start with the layout. There are not hot-swap switches, no RGB lighting, no programming options. The PBT keycaps help make up for a lack of other goodies. But even though it has rather cheap stabilizers and a lot of “ping” in its body, it achieves the satisfying typing that first-timers and budget buyers are probably looking for. You’re not going to get the same “clonk” or springiness you’d feel from a more premium typing-focused board, or the smoothness and relative quiet you’d find from a gaming board. It is, for want of a more definitive word, nice. ![]()
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