And as someone who has tested 60 percent keyboards, which have no numpad or arrow keys, I'd add that for productivity and my sanity, arrow keys are also mandatory.

Here's a list of the best 60-percent keyboards you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.

Our MOUNTAIN Everest 60 review looks at a compact 60% gaming keyboard with arrow keys, a detachable number pad, and is enthusiast-grade tuned out of the box.

60% mechanical keyboards — smaller keyboards without arrow keys and numeric keypads — are often difficult to love. They seem truncated for folks used to having arrow keys in the lower right ...