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> Also, as much as I would like a 15” screen, the off center keyboard is a deal-breaker. It’s just asking for RSI. Agree. Is entering numbers with a numpad so
by Yaggo 9y ago
> Also, as much as I would like a 15” screen, the off center keyboard is a deal-breaker. It’s just asking for RSI.
Agree. Is entering numbers with a numpad so common use case that it justifies the inclusion of mini-numpad at the cost of off-centering the main keyboard?
- kbart 9y ago"Is entering numbers with a numpad so common use case that it justifies the inclusion of mini-numpad at the cost of off-centering the main keyboard?" At least for me - definitely yes. I won't even look at the laptop that doesn't have dedicated numpad. I guess it's a matter of taste and use case.
- Yaggo 9y agoJust out of curiosity, what kind of work do you do?
- kbart 9y ago(Embedded) System engineer, so lot's of hex typing and editing. It's a pain without full numpad.
- letsgetphysITal 9y agoHow about a USB numberpad with all 16 hex characters? http://www.ipv6buddy.com/ http://www.ipv6buddy.com/ I am in no way affiliated, I just searched "USB hex numberpad"
- kbart 9y agoI've tried regular USB numpad, but it's just not the same as having everything in a single keyboard. You need table or stable base for that and typing is slower when you have to reach for it, especially if it's not fixed and moves constantly. Still better than nothing though.
- toyg 9y agoThat website cannot be real. The sarcasm is so thick you need a machete to cut through it.
- hawski 9y agoFrom http://www.ipv6buddy.com/faq/ http://www.ipv6buddy.com/faq/ : > Is this a joke? > No, this is in fact a real IPv6 keypad that will actually be delivered to your door if you buy one!
- jaclaz 9y ago>How about a USB numberpad with all 16 hex characters? Thanks for posting that, I had no idea that such a USB numpad existed, though I have no "real" use for it, it seems to me like a really nice idea.
- askvictor 9y agoHow do you go about entering a-f in hex? Genuine question, I find I quite annoying when I need to do it, even with a number pad
- kbart 9y agoI guess practice is what matters most, it happens naturally now -- right hand enters digits, while left inserts a-f, x when needed.
- driverdan 9y agoHere you go: https://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,rf_numberpad&pid=rf_wc0100 https://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,... Yes, it's expensive but it'll be the nicest numpad you've ever used. Topre switches are the best.
- Drdrdrq 9y agoAre they any quieter than Cherry brown? I bought a Das keyboard and it is driving me nuts. I appreciate the tactile feel, but noise not so much.
- mi100hael 9y agoWhy not just use the row of numbers along the top? It's way faster anyway once you learn them.
- kbart 9y agoWhen using non-English keyboard layout, top row numbers are often converted to the locale characters, so you have to switch back and forth between languages to use them.
- Tade0 9y agoNot exactly numbers, but unicode characters - yes. It's easier to memorize some codes if you have a numpad. Also it helps to have dedicated keys for basic arithmetic operations.
- ionised 9y agoI never want to do without my numpad. I'm using a 2017 MacBook Pro in work right now and I ended up investing in a separate keyboard and mouse, partly due to lacking the numpad but also because the keyboard on this thing just feels horrible to use.
- skocznymroczny 9y agoIt's useful in 3D programs like Blender for navigating around the 3D space.
- eih 9y agoAbsolutely. As a multimedia producer, I can not use a keyboard without numpad, not only with blender, but with many other open source or proprietary software. Especially Adobe products are terrible with keyboard shortcuts, where in some cases you can not edit (AE) or can not map properly in non US layouts.