As mentioned, the physical build is compact. By going
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on the left side for the USB passthrough hub. There are
two USB 2.0 ports here, so you can connect peripherals
or charge your phone easily while you work.
This bulge area adds some width that the extremely
space-strapped may wish they could have back, but it’s
worth the extra feature. There are also no dedicated
media keys—they’re rolled into the function keys. This
saves space too, but many users can’t work without
dedicated media keys after using them, so it’s
something to consider.
In my home setup, my keyboard is in my desk drawer
next to my mouse, so I appreciate the extra room
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number pad and would prefer the space savings, this
setup is appealing; enough people have no need for one
to justify this whole genre of keyboard, after all. If you
need a number pad for work, or even just prefer to have
one for occasional use, then obviously, tenkeyless is not
the way to go.
Das Keyboard
4C TKL
PROS High-quality
build. Space-saving
tenkeyless design.
Responsive Cherry MX
Brown mechanical key
switches. USB
passthrough.
CONS No key
backlighting. A little
pricey for the feature
set.
BOTTOM LINE The
Das Keyboard 4C TKL
is a premium
mechanical keyboard
that delivers a
comfortable, versatile
typing experience and
saves space by
dropping the number
pad.