I am not sure how big the market is for standalone scissor switch keyboards that are also smaller than TKL in form factor. But based on how many retailers who only deal with ergonomic products stock this, I would like to think it is a decent seller at the very least. For a company I had not even heard of before this review, they have opened my mind to not dismissing scissor switch keyboards completely, and I suspect I am not the only one either now.

This is by far the smallest keyboard I have ever used in terms of both volume occupied and mass; even the 40% keyboard I checked out earlier this year ends up being larger in both metrics. For those looking at standing desks with a small keyboard attachment, this makes a lot of sense. Even those in offices, or anywhere else for that matter, who have a crowded desk will find this keyboard useful.

That said, there really is not anything that makes this an ergonomic keyboard aside from the small form factor. Sure, that is a big part of it, but the lack of tilt/tent control, angled/split key clusters and even the use of scissor switches that have to bottom out at 60 g to actuate are against the concept. I am not convinced the smaller size overcomes the other aspects.

I know at least two people personally who prefer chiclet/scissor switch keyboards over anything else. For them, this would be great. The whole portability aspect also has garnered interest from my co-workers when I brought this in at work, and to the point where despite the confused ergonomic design, I am even more so convinced about there being a customer base for this. If you are among them, there really is not a lot of competition. There are less expensive scissor switch keyboards, sure, but I had a hard time finding one with the features the Penclic Mini Keyboard C2 has, and for meeting this niche alone, it merits a consideration - but there remain enough cons to not merit a complete recommendation.