Custom Keyboard with a PROPER Numpad

[@badseedtech]

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[@leviathanpriim3951]

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[@rev8962]

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[@ramoraid]

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[@xxtingyxx9497]

I wish there were more left hand numpad options. I know there are a few off the shelf available, just wish there were a bigger market for them. Not pulling your hand off the mouse while using the numpad is a game changer and a huge time saver. Love the 96 layout though.

[@daegan00]

You made a good point in this ngl. I can totally see that being an issue for some people

[@stryke1989]

It’s called the Tenet 70 from Metakey. Or TKC Candybar. Also the Kangaroo board is a full size southpaw board AND it’s entirely made of brass. There’s plenty custom and in stock options 😅

[@dhoangg1991]

WindX r2 is coming ! I hear they’re going to implement a southpaw numpad config

[@j9ke3r]

my brain can't process using the numpad with the left hand.

[@hirdygirdy746]

I use a standalone Bluetooth numpad to the left of my 60% really nice for workflow

[@22022]

Its strange when you find the exact video you were looking for. Answered all my questions/curiosity. The smooth voice and editing doesn't hurt. Great video👍

[@bcal5962]

More of this please! I am an accountant and really want to make a custom keyboard and a number pad is a 1000% must have and it can be hard to find good builds that have them. Great video

[@phero6933]

I really love the 1800 layout. I have a Keychron Q5 on my desk right now and it feels like the best layout IMO. Slightly smaller footprint than full size but I don't feel like I'm missing anything.

[@DanH11]

I've been using the Q5 as my daily driver for a while now and quite like it. Kept experimenting with 75% and 65% layouts several times, but continually went back to this 96%/1800 layout. The only thing that bugs me about the Q5, and the reason why I feel like I haven't quite found my "endgame" yet, is the damn 0-key on the Q5's numpad. I often seem to miss it due to it's smaller 1u sizing. I may just bite the bullet and invest in a high quality stand-alone numpad to pair with some premium 65% keeb, and then take the time to brute force relearn numpad utilization via my left-hand. In the end, it's probably the most efficient layout anyways.

[@ZMIRAx]

Q5 Pro has a big 0-key. Since I couldn't get my hands on the Wind x98 that's what I went for.

[@d-floe]

I really appreciate that the arrow cluster isnt exploded like you see on many 98% boards

[@spooderous]

I remember coming across this the other day and really appreciating the layout. Won't ever go back back to a larger keyboard, but great to see!

[@dluffy7987]

You switched the key caps for left and right arrow keys! 😄

[@badseedtech]

Lol probably. I’ve been out of my mind sick for like a week. If that’s the only mistake I made, I’m winning

[@2ny424]

@@badseedtech get well =)

[@dluffy7987]

@@badseedtech I love you content! Get well soon!🙂

[@ftwtech]

@@badseedtech You should have rolled with it and said you did it on purpose as an easter egg

[@rydmerlin]

Apart from the left shift that’s the best sounding board I’ve seen on your channel.😊

[@ap1986]

Badseed & Patagonia= 🐐

[@Ciz4Crummy]

Loving the recent amount of full size group buys that have released lately!

[@mattwolfen]

My whole reason for wanting/needing to maintain my numpad is simple, keybinds. I know when it comes to binds in windows and other productivity applications that layering with ctrl or alt is not that big a deal, but in games like EFT, Arma, GTA etc it removes a mountain of frustration to simply tap num4 instead of having to remember numerous key combinations to achieve regular commands.

[@Misfirem]

cannot beat a pretty custom that sounds good with a numpad. this is so many people's dream board. Love this thing, bluetooth is even an added bonus as well.

[@Games_and_Tech]

The keychron q5 was all that I needed

[@bladactania]

Really nice sounding board there. Great video, as always. How you get to feeling better

[@MercyCEO]

This build is so classy!

[@WarrenLeggatt]

I recently got a Q6 for my keyboard. While all these "cut down" options work for some people I am user that uses both the numpad and the home cluster all the time. I get that full size custom keyboards cost more because of all the extra switches/caps but really wish the makers would do 100%, so hard to find a good 100% keyboard in this space. Q6 is epic but more choice is better. At least this one steps outside the BS 60% sort of space :)

[@DanH11]

Having come from using the Q6 for a good while, I found that I really don't miss having those dedicated keys on slightly cut-down options like this. I'm using a Q5 now and I simply programmed PgUp and Home to the same key. Pressing it normally pages up, pressing it with the Fn key goes full home. Similar solution for PgDn/End, as well as several other "missing" keys. The Fn key is right there close to them, so I can press both with the same hand and the amount of time taken to perform is effectively the same in practice. The learning curve was quick, and I can't really see going back to a full size anymore, even though the majority of my life I'd used full size exclusively.

[@Jayowsky]

Yes, it is insane for me that "cut-down" version includes Page Up/Down and only Home for some reason. Where is End key? On the top right of numpad, okay crazy person, do your thing. No Insert/Delete? Okay, you need to be institutionalized :D

[@DanH11]

Keychron Q5 owner here that mostly loves my keyboard. Big thing here that has me regretting that I missed this Group Buy? That full-sized Zero key on the numpad. If you're someone who cares about retaining the numpad on your keeb, you know how important it is to have that. If I could go back in time and buy this instead of the Q5, I would. It's not that the Q5 is bad, it's *spectacular* in fact, but it's just simply for that sizing. It's so difficult to get used to using that reduced sizing. I am almost certainly going to buy this Wind x98 next time it's available.

[@Jaypher]

Great review, boss, been waiting on your thoughts!

[@ericxueAAA]

Wind X98 last call video. Thanks!

[@riceshakes]

Not sure if it's your mic or something with your recording set up, but for some reason I feel like most of the keyboards reviewed on this channel share a very similar sound. When looking at other wind98 reviews, the spacebar noticeably pops more and the sound is "better" subjectively. I can't quite place the sound or describe it, but the word "thin" comes to mind.

[@PrestleyPlays]

03:59 That lighting shot. Sheeeesh

[@michaelpasquale3334]

I ordered myself and Odin R3, would be cool to get a review from you on that unit!

[@pastafazool1984]

Ashkeebs #1 babyyyyyyy lfg! All hail Beard King Brian

[@skull7988]

I like the Odin from KBDfans much more. main reason, full size right shift. i primarily use that shift key and with the smaller ones i sometimes miss it and it throws me off a lot. something so small has such a large impact for me.

[@dylan.t180]

Looks fantastic thanks you for the review

[@ChubiPanda]

This is my perfect layout. If I had joined the QK65 and Tiger 80 Lite I probably would have stretched to this one.

[@rev8962]

simply, amazing job.

[@naota3k]

Damn, this thing looks top notch for a $350 board. That's hard to beat.

[@oluna8369]

nice competitor to the 60/65% custom keebs

[@duppy666.]

Those arrow keys made my head hurt 😵‍💫

[@grant4837]

You are good at your job. thanks

[@TheDreadnaught7]

Hey Badseed. Honest question for you. Why do you think there are next to no 100% keyboards in the custom/mechanical space like these?

[@JosephReference]

Just been waiting for a optional numpad like the claymore 2 or the everest.

[@Sirhl]

It'd be an instant buy if they didn't have that brass accent piece next to the arrow cluster. For a board marketed to office workers, we'd need Home, Page Up, Page Down & End easily accessible and close together.

[@SaltyStarfruit]

does DCX dolch have those brown tinted gray colors like regular dolch does, or is it closer to the cooler grays of modern dolch?

[@libcabe]

I got one for my wife when she starts a office job so she can flex on her coworkers

[@43percentemo]

numpad board: real shit? not w1-at: i sleep

[@LakerTriangle]

If they need a numpad there's a video for that... Shameless plug! Add: Keycaps look like the PBTfans Adriatics I ordered and just shipped.

[@TheBigJoshi]

I need that numpad.🥳 also first y-know😐

[@pastap21]

Keychron Q6 review would be amazing or something like the YMDK Melody96

[@gail_blue]

I've got a steel series apex 7 brown full sized keyboard for productivity, which would be prefect it if it was hot-swappable (I also have an apex pro tkl for gaming). Basically I'm waiting for any full-sized keyboard with a knob that's also hot swap, and has programmable RGB* , and if it could have a pass-through usb port, that would be a nice bonus. *I ONLY use static color for rgb with the modifier keys a different color, as this aids in productivity. I am not at all interested in a keyboard that constantly vomits rainbows at me.

[@jakeroberts5420]

Check out the Keychron Q6.

[@pohkio]

1:41 ITS REAL!!!!!

[@myrirr]

there's currently ongoing for FRL WINDX- where you can get southpaw layout

[@nefitru]

I wish I picked up this board. I’m regretting it now 😢

[@IhsanAmin]

Nice Patagonia hoodie. Did you hear the news?

[@Apex180]

Was looking at the Keychron K4 but the smushed numpad kinda puts me off. This on the other hand, shame they are gone before anyone gets a chance to actually buy them.

[@laffeybunn8557]

to be fair the instock buy was over a month ago and today marks the 1 month mark of the unlimited gb ongoing. hes just very late to this board

[@Pandered]

There are a couple boards that are full size on group buy right now, which is super rare. Dino, What in the Fuck Board, and the Oreum are all in group buy stage

[@c0nsaw]

That fucking beard is impeccable 🤩

[@Allsurrender]

the back and side profile missed me, but its nice to have affordable kits

[@ssmith3617]

I hope there are extras. I want one now

[@Bazookavich]

Notification squad, stand up!

[@taner65th]

I would love to get a wind x98, but im like running out of money 😢 and I never see it in stock... Numpads are a clutch thing to have, even if you rarely use it, sometimes it's just easier to use a numpad than the row of numbers.

[@asan1050]

Thanks Much !

[@leslieho3152]

May I know spacebar size is 6.25u or 7u?

[@Chozo_Ghost]

Custom market needs more 1800 layout keebs, change my mind.

[@KGB-FSB]

yup, it ran out

[@HaanSoIo]

Aaand the money spending rabbit hole gets deeper 😅 Jokes aside, any chance you're doing a X2 review, or you over mice reviews for now

[@dwaynefranklin3050]

You videos don’t come up in searches for me anymore it’s crazy. Why does that happen? I’ve been subscribed for a year btw

[@badseedtech]

Not sure but I hate to hear it

[@B1ueStryk3r]

@1:18, that a big boi... hehe.

[@vinorodrigues7783]

5:03 you say it runs QMK and VIA. Yet Windstudio do not publish the source - since QMK is GNU-2 isn't there a share alike condition? Also VIA? The VIA json has vendor ID of 0xFEED - the one vendor ID that The VIA project does not accept in it's own repos. Come on man! One cannot claim open source support and not be open source.

[@Andy-rp1kd]

In order for a board to be supported by VIA, it has to be in the QMK repo, but since they're going the route of providing you only the .hex file and JSON used for VIA, that too is in violation of their GPL, but even then they (the QMK team) can't do anything about it since some vendors don't care about open source.

[@fiepelo6559]

They are both right yes yes I agree windx bad qmk good

[@tigheklory]

Touch typing I can never use anything other than a 104. I code so I use the insert, home, del, end, ugup and ugdown keys.

[@shanksisnoteventhatstrongbruh]

if this had the numpad on the left with a mirrored layout and a knob it would have been killer but is just another regular full size board (or close to the same) that takes a ton of mouse room when gaming :/ NOT A FAN

[@symetrical_broccoli_3382]

why are the arrow keys backwards

[@tylernx]

Mine came with 2 pcbs. Attached with a ribbon cable

[@ndgmagic156]

Great Video, but the arrow keys are killing me

[@hamstersmash]

I need bluetooth small form factor keyboard with numpad for work : )

[@hamstersmash]

With RGB, sadly this is missing it :(

[@ACE112ACE112]

Really dislike the trend of not having all home, end, pgup, and pgdn keys

[@jessely3403]

I'm not sure many of you realized this, but he put the left and right arrow keys backwards... :/

[@juleklO]

God damn it, I'd love this so much, but fuck me if it didn't cost my monthly wage... thanks eastern europe!

[@dhavyp]

Chawclit.

[@dice6541]

why’d you have to make this the day before the gb ends 😭

[@CallMeTonyga]

not for me, i need something in the realm of fullsize southpaw and hex 6c

But the arrows go the wrong way.

[@skycorrigan6511]

Tx108 se

[@stereogangsta9266]

Hi, I am looking for high quality headphones from Beyerdynamic. I mainly listen to new rap tracks from Lil Baby, Future, etc. and I want strong bass and clear highs. I'm not a professional, but I still want a high quality, spacious sound. I would be very grateful for your help!

[@stefi1192]

second

[@rorytaylor626]

➡⬅? 😭

[@thumbwarriordx]

All Creams sound horrible in your ear, absolutely vile. But put them in a board and it actually doesn't matter. The worst thing Creams do is start binding if you try to use them dry for too long. It's a really light bind, you can always still force the key but the feel is so annoying. After lubing and reinstalling them they remain one of my favorites. But I think it's fair to say their original mission as "self-lubing" switches failed horrifically.