I've found the Leopold FC660C to be the ultimate keyboard:
- Topre silent switches
- Compact layout _with_ arrow keys
- There is a 3rd party (Hasu) replacement controller available to make it fully programmable
I've found custom layouts at the software level are practical only if you use a single computer. My FC660C with the Hasu controller has my custom keymaps defined in the keyboard itself - usable on any computer I plug into!
- Topre silent switches
- Compact layout _with_ arrow keys
- There is a 3rd party (Hasu) replacement controller available to make it fully programmable
I've found custom layouts at the software level are practical only if you use a single computer. My FC660C with the Hasu controller has my custom keymaps defined in the keyboard itself - usable on any computer I plug into!