Introducing Echelon Compact: The Tidy Way to Work

Built compact without compromises, Echelon Compact Keyboards are now available for macOS and Windows.

With all the productivity features of our full-sized Echelon Keyboards in a lighter and slimmer frame, Echelon Compact Keyboards are perfect for building a tidy workspace or travelling without compromising on performance.

Available with macOS and Windows system keys, like their full-sized cousins, Echelon Compact Wireless Keyboards can be purchased by themselves, or in a value bundle with our low-profile Echelon Mouse, in the following regional layouts (available from the relevant ALOGIC online store) as keyboards for Mac and keyboards for Windows.
- US (QWERTY)
- UK (QWERY)
- German (QWERTZ)
- French (AZERTY)
- Pan-Nordic (QWERTY)

Built Compact without Compromises

What makes the best compact keyboard? For us, it was slimming down Echelon Compact by removing unnecessary space above the arrow keys, not compromising the keyboard’s core typing experience. Echelon Compact Bluetooth Keyboards retain the same sized and spaced keys as the full-size keyboards, allowing for fast, accurate typing across a long
workday, minimising the risk of hand cramp or RSI.

These new compact Bluetooth keyboards also retain the custom office shortcuts from the full-sized keyboards, such as the popular single tap Cut, Copy and Paste buttons above the numpad.

The rarely used keys above the arrow keys have all been removed, such as Page Up, Scroll Lock, Home and Pause Break, however their functionality has been preserved as alternate functions on the numpad. 

Alongside this change, the shape of the arrow keys has changed slightly, moving to half-height Up and Down arrows, which may make Echelon Compact a little less suited for playing games on.

Compact Advantages

Despite these retentions, the keyboard manages to be substantially narrower, with a 33% reduction in width making it much easier to drop into a bag or fit neatly onto your workspace.

The slimmer form factor also makes the keyboard look substantially less overbearing when you pull it out at a café or at the library to work.

The reduction in width has also reduced the overall weight of the keyboard, dropping it down from 495g to just 420g, again making it more practical to take with you.

All in all, unless you make frequent use of keys like Home and End, or require a certain distance between QWERTY and the numpad, you’ll probably find Echelon Compact is simply a more convenient keyboard than our full-sized offerings, which are also available as a mouse and keyboard combo.

No Compromise Battery

You’ll be happy to hear that while we’ve reduced the size of the keyboard, we haven’t reduced the size of its battery, which still lasts the better part of a month between charges during active use, or potentially multiple months of intermittent use. For those who spend a lot of time flying or on the road, this long standby battery makes Echelon Compact a great choice for a dedicated or backup keyboard in your travel kit.

Echelon Compact also retains the triple device Bluetooth connectivity of our full sized keyboards, with a single click quick switch ideal for those who want to use the same keyboard at home and in the office, or a Bluetooth keyboard for iPad.

Available in the following combinations and layouts, our best compact keyboard, Echelon is now available from our online store and select retailers.
- Echelon Compact Keyboard (for macOS (Windows coming soon), with US, UK, QWERTZ, AZERTY and Pan-Nordic Layouts)
- Echelon Compact Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo (for macOS or Windows, with US, UK, QWERTZ, AZERTY and Pan-Nordic
Layouts).

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