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In the wonderful world of mechanical keyboards, there is a form factor for everyone. From the bog-standard full-size to the gamer-oriented tenkeyless keyboards, you’ll be hard-pressed not to find a suitable form factor for you. For a long time, the 60% keyboard was just that for me. However, I see a lot of beginners mistaking the 60% for a tenkeyless and even some that have never seen a 60% keyboard at all. Add its close sibling, the 65%, to the mix and the soup is ready.

In this post, I will hope to clear up some of the mystery and answer a couple key questions such as:

1. What are the advantages of 60% keyboards?
2. Are 60% keyboards good for gaming?

Without further ado, let’s get into the nitty gritty, starting with the basic 60%.

The 60% keyboard

In respect to its name, the 60% keyboard covers right about 60 percent of the full-size keyboard. In practice, this means that you’ll have direct access to all buttons in what is called the alphanumeric cluster. The image below will illustrate what I mean if the terminology is unclear to you:

Those of you who have never seen this before might be wondering what the point of going so minimalist might be. You might notice that the pure 60% form factor has no arrow keys, no F-row and no navigation cluster, and you would be right. All of these functions are accessible, but not with dedicated keys. You are giving up quite a lot to reach this state of minimalism. Let’s go over some of the 60% keyboard advantages and conversely, disadvantages.

60% keyboard advantages

If I had to pick a main attraction of of 60% keyboards, it would simply be their size. The first thing you’ll notice with a keyboard this small is simply how much mouse space you have.

Size

By taking away the numpad and the navigation cluster, you gain about 15 centimeters (that’s about 6 inches in freedom units) of horizontal space for your mouse, while keeping the keyboard in the same spot. This allow you to keep your hands closer together, which is both more ergonomic, and more comfortable. Ever seen esports professionals angle their keyboard like this?

That’s because they’ve grown accustomed to narrow desks in LAN setups and they needed to figure out a way to get more room for the mouse. Considerably angling your keyboard recovers some space for the mousepad. With a 60%, this problem is practically deleted from existence.

The small size also lends itself to taking it on the go with you. If you do a lot of typing on your laptop, you might want to consider a 60% keyboard to go along – it barely takes space in your bag and will surely feel nicer to type on than the chiclet keyboard of your laptop.

Options

The 60% keyboard also lends itself well to customization. They usually come with standard layouts and thus they enjoy the luxury of being compatible with basically every single custom keyset ever made. There are also a number of 60%-only keysets being made, which naturally sets you back less money since they only come with enough keys for a 60% keyboard.

Custom cases are also abundant for 60% keyboards, as they all use the standard screw placements and for this reason, you have a lot of options to turn your keyboard into something unique.

The other nice thing about them is that there are a lot of options available, and some are a whole lot cheaper than usual full-sized keyboards. Popular budget options for example are the Anne Pro 2 and the (now old) Poker 2.

Programmability

Since the 60% form factor has to compromise so much to get the minimalist physical appearance, the keyboard manufacturers have come up with a simple solution: a programmable layer. This usually takes the form of a PN-key and by holding it, the functions for each key change. Virtually all 60% keyboards have this functionality and the best part is that you can program the layer however you want with a few simple keypresses. They can usually be adapted to recording simple macros as well, right there on the keyboard without any need to install complicated software.

The programmable layer is both a solution to a problem, as well as a unique advantage in that you can modify and tune the layout to your liking.
Disadvantages

Now, for the other side of the coin. The keyboard giveth, and the keyboard taketh away.

I feel like while the size makes for the main attraction, it also makes for the form factor’s biggest and only downfall. The size means that you lose dedicated keys for the F-keys, the navigation cluster (the arrow keys and the bunch of navigational buttons above them) and the number pad. You still have access to all of these functions, it’s just not as convenient as it is with a full-size keyboard.

The F-keys, for example, are usually accessed by holding an FN-key (you’ll be familiar with this if you’ve ever used a laptop) and pressing the numbers 1-9 and the symbols that make up the rest of the row. Similarly, the arrow keys are often accessed by holding the FN-key and mimicking the arrow keys elsewhere on the keyboard. All of this requires some finger-acrobatics and puts your pinky to the test since it needs to hold either the PN, or the FN-keys to access different functionalities.

Should you get one?

Most people are put off from the 60% simply because it has no dedicated arrow keys. If that’s the case for you, you could just get a tenkeyless keyboard, which has the F-row as well as the navigation cluster, sacrificing only the number pad.

But another challenger just might have an answer for you, and that is the 65% keyboard.

The 65% keyboard

The 65% keyboard is a godsend and a saving grace for most people that just can’t get used to the 60% keyboard. This is because the 65% keyboard is basically a 60% keyboard with arrow keys. It comes with it’s own set of advantages and disadvantages, but most of what I said about the 60% keyboard, applies here as well. Here’s an image of a fairly popular 65% keyboard, the Tada68:

As long as the keyboard is a 60% keyboard with arrow keys, the official designation for it is the 65%.

65% keyboard advantages

Size

Since the 65% is very close to a 60% in physical size, the same advantages apply. You’ll get the same ergonomics and added mouse space. Furthermore, the 65% might make for an even better laptop-companion, since it comes with a rudimentary nav cluster, something I find invaluable when working on a laptop.

Arrow keys

The single advantage over the 60% are the dedicated arrow keys. If you feel like you can’t get used to the FN- and PN-layer jiggling to access your arrow keys all the time, the 65% keyboard is right for you. The close proximity of the arrow keys to the alphanumeric cluster might put you off for a while, but it’s easy enough to get used to.

Disadvantages

The 65% keyboard trades off some things in order to fit in the arrow keys, and this is its only disadvantage when compared to the 60% form factor.

The first downside is that there aren’t very many options if you’re looking for customization. Fitting in the arrow keys often means that the right side modifiers are squished, and that the nav cluster keys are on the incorrect rows, resulting in custom keysets to either not fit, or look funny when they do. Some 65% keyboards avoid this by leaving weird gaps around some of the more ill-fitting keys, like the Varmilo VA68 below.

Going for a 65% also means that you’ll be hard-pressed to find custom cases that fit. Some keyboards, like the Tada68 have optional aluminum cases that you can order it with, but most times you’re stuck to the plastic default case the keyboard ships with.

Should I get one?

If the only thing keeping you from 60% keyboards is the lack of arrow keys, you should go for the 65%. Just keep in mind that further customization might prove a little bit difficult, if you’re into that sort of thing.

In my opinion, 60-65% keyboards represent peak performance for gamers, especially if you primarily play MOBA or FPS games, which usually don’t have too many keybinds for you to worry about. I find that very few games nowadays utilize the F-row, and for that reason I am happy to toss it to gain access to the space savings these keyboards offer.

If you absolutely can’t live without arrow keys, the 65% is an ideal choice for you. If even that is not enough, you might want to move to even bigger keyboard layouts.

Alas Smith and Jones is a British comedysketch television series starring comedy duo and namesake Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones that originally ran for four series and two Christmas specials on BBC2 from 1984 to 1988, and later as Smith and Jones for six series on BBC1 until 1998. A spin-off from Not the Nine O'Clock News, the show also had a brief run in the United States on A&E and PBS in the late 1980s, as well as on CBS in the early 1990s during their late-night block.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

The show's creation followed the ending of Not the Nine O'Clock News in 1982. Rowan Atkinson and Pamela Stephenson followed individual career paths, whilst Smith and Jones opted to form a double act instead.^[1]

The first post-Not… appearance as a duo was in a short sketch in the BBC1 comedy special The Funny Side of Christmas^[2] in 1982, where Jones played a complete stranger who annoyed hospital patient Smith to the extent that Smith's character walked out in a rage, leaving Jones's character to enjoy Smith's Christmas gifts.

Shortly afterwards the BBC offered the pair their own show, with much of the material written by themselves with help from a large team of other writers. The show's title was a pun on that of the American television series Alias Smith and Jones, which was very popular in Britain.

Format[edit]

The show continued along lines similar to Not…, using taboo-breaking material and sketches in questionable taste (as well as bad language). It also featured head-to-head 'duologues' between Smith and Jones. It shared several script writers with Not the Nine O'Clock News including Clive Anderson and Colin Bostock-Smith, and used Chris Langham as a cast regular, while also using Andy Hamilton, which helped keep the show to a consistently high standard.^[3]

The head-to-head sketches were very much in the Pete and Dud mould, with Smith playing the idiot who knew everything and Jones the idiot who knew nothing. The format of the head-to-head with similar characters was used by Smith and Jones in a series of commercials.

TalkBack[edit]

The final full series to be produced solely by the BBC was series 4 in 1987, also the last series to be broadcast on BBC2. Starting from the 1987 Christmas special, The Homemade Xmas Video, the show became one of the first to be produced for the BBC by an independent production company, TalkBack, of which Smith and Jones were founding directors. Series 5 in 1989, the first series to be broadcast on BBC1, was the first full series of the show to be produced by TalkBack for the BBC.

Smith and Jones would later sell TalkBack to Pearson Television, by then owners of Thames Television, in 2000 for £62 million.^[4]Pearson PLC sold Pearson Television to CLT-UFA in 2001 to form the RTL Group. Pearson Television was renamed FremantleMedia and its UK division took the Thames Television name.^[5] The operational departments of TalkBack and Thames were later merged to form Talkback Thames in 2003; initially each brand continued to be used on screen, but eventually all productions used the Talkback Thames name.^[6] However, in 2011 it was announced the individual brand names would return and 'Talkback' is now once again used solely for comedy productions.^[7]

Episode guide[edit]

The show ran for ten series across 14 years, each comprising six 30-minute episodes.[1]:

Alas Smith and Jones (BBC2)[edit]

• Series 1: 31 January 1984 – 6 March 1984
• Series 2: 31 October 1985 – 5 December 1985
• Series 3: 18 September 1986 – 23 October 1986
• Series 4: 15 October 1987 – 26 November 1987
• The Homemade Xmas Video: Christmas Special 1987 (23 December) ^[8]
• Alas Sage and Onion: Christmas Special 1988 (21 December) ^[9]

Smith and Jones (BBC1)[edit]

The show moved from BBC2 to BBC1 starting from the fifth series in 1989, and at the same time 'Alas' was dropped from the title.

• Series 5: 16 November 1989 – 28 December 1989
• Series 6: 22 November 1990 – 3 January 1991
• Series 7: 22 October 1992 – 3 December 1992
• Series 8: 6 September 1995 – 18 October 1995
• Series 9: 19 June 1997 – 24 July 1997
• Series 10: 9 September 1998 – 14 October 1998

The World According to Smith and Jones (1987–1988)[edit]

In early 1987, between series 3 and 4 of Alas…, the duo produced a six-part series for London Weekend Television called The World According to Smith and Jones. The BBC was not happy about the move to a rival and came close to not renewing their relationship.^{[citation needed]} Reviews for this series were mixed; critics did not know what to make of it.^{[citation needed]} Smith and Jones soon appeared back with the BBC for a fourth series later that year.

Despite the criticism, The World According to Smith and Jones returned for a second six-part series in 1988, but then disappeared from the schedules without a repeat (unlike the first series, which was repeated in battle against the BBC in late 1987).

• Series 1: 11 January 1987 – 15 February 1987
• Series 2: 16 January 1988 – 20 February 1988

Smith and Jones in Small Doses (1989)[edit]

Smith and Jones in Small Doses was a series of four comedy playlets^[10] shown on BBC2 from 19 October 1989 to 9 November 1989, each written by a different comedian or screenwriter. It was the last show the duo made for BBC2, broadcast shortly before the fifth series of Smith and Jones (the first shown on BBC1).

1. The Whole Hog by Graeme Garden: 19 October 1989^[11]
2. The Boat People by Griff Rhys Jones: 26 October 1989^[12]
3. Second Thoughts by Anthony Minghella: 2 November 1989^[13]
4. The Waiting Room by John Mortimer: 9 November 1989^[14]

The series was repeated a year later on BBC2 from 25 October 1990 to 15 November 1990, albeit in a completely different order (The Boat People, The Whole Hog, The Waiting Room, Second Thoughts).^[15]

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The Smith and Jones Sketchbook (2006)[edit]

Following on from the success of The Two Ronnies Sketchbook the previous year, Smith and Jones returned in 2006 with The Smith and Jones Sketchbook.

The six-part series consisted primarily of Smith and Jones introducing highlights from the show's original run from 1984 to 1998. Some of the classic head-to-head sketches were updated with new material written especially for the programme.^[16]

The series was broadcast on BBC One on Friday nights at 9:30 p.m., from 21 April 2006 to 26 May 2006.^[17] It has not been repeated since its original broadcast or released commercially.

Commercial releases[edit]

In 1991, a compilation of footage from series 5 and 6 was compiled for a VHS release—simply titled Smith and Jones. The second video released in 1993 featured footage from series 1 to 4, particularly from the second series. A compilation DVD release The Best of Smith and Jones was scheduled for 8 August 2005 by the BBC, but has been delayed many times and is unlikely to be released.

However, in October 2009, FremantleMedia released a two-disc set titled At Last Smith and Jones - Volume 1. This contained compilations of the first four series, as well as the two Christmas specials, 'The Homemade Xmas Video' and 'Alas Sage and Onion'. The first of these has a scene cut, presumably for music clearance reasons, but the latter has an additional scene removed from the initial broadcast. The scene involves a plane crash, and the special was first broadcast mere hours after the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

The set also includes the complete 1989 series Smith and Jones in Small Doses. Volume 2 was prepared at the same time as the first release, featuring newly-edited highlights episodes from the later Smith and Jones era plus the unbroadcast sitcom pilot Three Flights Up, but has yet to see release.

Tie-in books included The Smith and Jones World Atlas (a humorous gazetteer of the world's countries), Janet Lives With Mel and Griff, and The Lavishly Tooled Smith and Jones Instant Coffee Table Book (co-written with Clive Anderson), which was designed to look as if it could be made into a coffee table.

References[edit]

1. ^https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/alassmithandjones/
2. ^'The Funny Side of Christmas - BBC One London - 27 December 1982'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
3. ^'Mel Smith obituary'. The Telegraph. 21 July 2013.
4. ^'Pearson TV buys TalkBack'. BBC News Online. BBC. 14 June 2000. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
5. ^Waller, Ed (20 August 2001). 'Pearson TV becomes FremantleMedia'. C21Media. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
6. ^'Talkback and Thames in tie-up'. Broadcast. 17 February 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
7. ^Conlan, Tara (23 November 2011). 'Talkback Thames to be split up'. The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
8. ^'The Home-made Xmas Video - BBC Two England - 23 December 1987'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
9. ^'Alas Sage and Onion - BBC Two England - 21 December 1988'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
10. ^'Rhys Jones, Griff (1953-) Biography'. BFI Screenonline. British Film Institute.
11. ^'Smith and Jones in Small Doses - BBC Two England - 19 October 1989'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
12. ^'Smith and Jones in Small Doses - BBC Two England - 26 October 1989'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
13. ^'Smith and Jones in Small Doses - BBC Two England - 2 November 1989'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
14. ^'Smith and Jones in Small Doses - BBC Two England - 9 November 1989'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
15. ^'Search results for Smith and Jones in Small Doses'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
16. ^'BBC - Press Office - The Smith & Jones Sketchbook'. BBC. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
17. ^'Search results for The Smith & Jones Sketchbook'. BBC Genome. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

External links[edit]

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• Alas Smith and Jones at BBC Online Comedy Guide
• BBC Two - Alas Smith and Jones at BBC Online Programmes
• BBC One - Smith and Jones at BBC Online Programmes
• BBC One - Smith and Jones Sketchbook at BBC Online Programmes
• Alas Smith and Jones/Smith and Jones on IMDb
• The World According to Smith and Jones on IMDb
• Smith and Jones in Small Doses on IMDb
• The Smith and Jones Sketchbook on IMDb

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