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I want the option of having the numpad at the left side of the keyboard. The asymmetric nature of having it at the right side drives me crazy. I want my hands
by Shorel 2y ago
I want the option of having the numpad at the left side of the keyboard.
The asymmetric nature of having it at the right side drives me crazy.
I want my hands at the middle of the keyboard, not cramped to the left side, with so much space at the right, for keys I almost never use.
Having said that, my current keyboard has no numpad.
- Tsiklon 2y agoThis layout exists, it’s a little rare, it’s called a “Southpaw” layout - vendors like Keychron have ready to ship models.
- mitthrowaway2 2y agoSome keyboards come with a wireless numpad which can be freely repositioned, such as the old MS ergonomic keyboard. Although, wireless does come with its own battery and responsiveness issues.
- burningChrome 2y agoMy GF loves this setup and always has the numpad in a random spot on her desk depending out what she's doing. She loves the idea that if she's doing excel stuff she can put it right in the middle of her hands below the keyboard. Not using it all? Move it completely out of the way. Doing Data Viz stuff? She likes it on the left hand side of the keyboard. Not sure why this option isn't more popular tbh since you can put the numpad where you want it.
- mdbauman 2y agoAgreed. This is my preferred setup, and over the years I've bought several of the MS ergonomic keyboards the GP mentioned. With the separate numpad you can position it just above the mousepad so it's still easily accessible, but you have minimal movement distance between typing and using the mouse. To me it's the best of both worlds, and it's strange to me that it isn't more common to sell the two as a package. I suppose the assumption is that people who want numpad will just buy a 90% keyboard and numpad separately.