Question Recommend a mechanical keyboard with Fn-Lock please

[dx151]

I can't seem to find a mechanical keyboard with Fn-Lock. They all require to hold Fn button to access multimedia commands. Also, don's ask about BIOS, there isn't an option there. I spent years on laptops and they all had Fn-Lock either in BIOS, or on the keyboard itself. But on PC it because a damn quest. Thanks.

 

[Lutfij]

What keyboards have you looked at? Keyboards a vast subject as they come in various shapes and sizes, not to mention colors and feature sets that are referred to as bells and whistles. What are you looking for in your keyboard purchase?

As for you FN question, practically every keyboard out there that has an FN key should have an FN klock option and you should be able to go into VIA or QMK and then program the media/secondary function as your primary function so you don't need to hold down on the FN key.

Where are you located? What is your budget for a keyboard? What is your preferred site for purchase?

 

[dx151]

What keyboards have you looked at? Keyboards a vast subject as they come in various shapes and sizes, not to mention colors and feature sets that are referred to as bells and whistles. What are you looking for in your keyboard purchase?

As for you FN question, practically every keyboard out there that has an FN key should have an FN klock option and you should be able to go into VIA or QMK and then program the media/secondary function as your primary function so you don't need to hold down on the FN key.

Where are you located? What is your budget for a keyboard? What is your preferred site for purchase?

I want it to be mechanical, 75-80% size, preferably white and with Fn-Lock. Anything else I don't care about.

Well, that's not my experience, I'm afraid. I've scrolled through at least a dozen good options in my area and literally none of them had Fn-Lock. Yes, they all have Fn key, but no Fn-Lock function. I live in Russia. My budget is anything below $100. I buy on Ozon.ru. Thanks.

 

[Paperdoc]

I suspect you misunderstand. I would bet that in ALL cases (desktop or portable) where a Function Lock Key actually exists (or some keyboard combo) it is NOT a physical switch key. It really is a "normal" kind of key like any other and the lock function is done by the keyboard driver software. This means that almost ANY keyboard COULD do this if its driver is set up that way. The trouble there is that the keyboard maker and seller almost never would bother to specify that in their description of its features. You would have to search for a keyboard driver with that feature OR contact the Tech Support people of each keyboard that interests you and ASK them if that feature is included with their stock driver.