A Geek Goes Flying

This Keychron K7 (a low profile 75% board) is my second low profile keyboard (third, if you count the F1 I tried and resold). I don’t think this profile will ever be my first choice, to be honest (so far, my favorite daily drivers are the TKL Keychron K8 with Boba U4 62g switches, and a 75% Keychron K2 with Kailh Box Royal switches). But for very specific applications, like sitting on top of a MacBook (Air) to provide a mechanical keyboard experience , or to fit easily under a Rigg Monitor Mount , well, sometimes needs must. I picked up a “used – like new” K3 at a significant discount on Amazon (white backlight; would have preferred RGB, but beggars can’t be choosers).  It’s the optical switch version (hot swappable), and came with the Keychron “blue” switches, which require a very light touch (48g). After an evening I was getting somewhat used to them, but if I was going to stay clicky with this board I’d be seriously tempted to swap in the orange switches (55g). As I’ve recentl...

Rigg Monitor Mount with keyboard, monitor, mouse, battery Okay, here’s the final form. I rotated the legs of the  Rigg Monitor Mount around the cross-bar (see below), providing ample room for at least a 75% keyboard (pictured is a Keychron K2 with Kailh Box Royal switches). I have the AVLT Thin Client VESA Mount attached to the Rigg Monitor Mount backplate, holding a MacBook Air retina and mounting a UPERFECT 15.6 monitor, which looks and works great. The cheap iPhone mount is currently supporting a Zendure X5 battery pack (USB-C PD45W; looks like it might be discontinued, but the X3 would work, too). I have the laptop linked to the display with a cheap short USB-C cable ; the battery is connected with another cheap, short-ish USB-C cable . How I got here. I was intrigued by the Rigg Monitor Mount . (I paid $79 for it on Amazon , and now see today it’s selling for $59.) An answered question on Amazon (by the vendor) says: “There are about 15" inches (38cm) in between the f...