Ortholinears primarily have grid layouts, which are supposed to be more ergonomic than the regular staggered keyboard, but they will have a steep learning curve. In addition to these common mechanical keyboard layouts, there are some more unconventional ones as well. That's why they work best with PCs, and some keyboard manufacturers may not have compatible software with Macs. The smaller keyboards are great for gaming but may not be the best choice when you need to work or study. For example, a 60% board with no arrow keys may need you to press the fn key with WASD or IJKL. With the smaller keyboards, you need to rely on software to program "layers" to your keyboard.
So what is a function layer? When you go with a smaller, compact keyboard, you lose out on some functionality, such as the f-row, arrow keys, numbers, and even some modifiers.
There are not even numbers, and you'll need to rely on programmed layers for additional functionality. With a 40, it eliminates almost everything - you only have alphas and some modifier keys. Even smaller than the 60 is the 40% layout, which is super compact and considered ortholinear.
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