I might catch some heat… but I gotta speak my truth - this is all I need. I game, I program, I have 2 function keys that change the layout and provide access to any keys not physically present.
I will ask this here maybe somebody got an idea.
I currently have a Corsair K95 with the macro key row to the left, I really want to use a TKL keyboard so I don’t bump into it all the time with my mouse. At the same time I would also like to have a numpad are there any keyboards that combine those two things so a row of macro keys and a numpad (southpaw) on the left?
Update: Mountain.gg has a keyboard like that. They were acquired by be quiet! and they are basically releasing my dream keyboard with the Dark Mount will be grabbing one ASAP. Linux support, hot swappable switches, very modular looks great so far.
Look, I’m not an accountant, I don’t need a numpad.
The best keyboard I managed to find from all keyboards I’ve ever used (including high end mechanical ones) is… 96%, keychron q6. Embrace mental disability, it feels so incredibly good
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The thing I use is the best thing
I disagree, you see, it is the thing that I use that is clearly the best thing.
See, i get what you’re saying, but… have you considered that mine is the best thing?
Me and the other guy agree. Yours is not the best thing
While I love my full-sized keyboard, respectfully - who cares. The whole idea of a PC is the freedom to use whatever you want.
Keyboards, controllers, speech to text, a wii-mote, literal bananas/bread, eye/blink trackers, whatever suits you best. Insisting there’s a best device for everyone doesn’t change people’s minds and just leads to hostility when we should be glad more people are using the device that makes them happy. One day you might be one of them when your circumstances or preferences change.
Full-size is objectively superior, everything else is a mitigation for sub-optimal circumstances.
If you have reduced desk space and need to conserve your keyboard size to allow more room for a mouse then absolutely, pick as small a keyboard as you’re comfortable with to get sufficient mousing space.
Anything beyond that is subjective personal preference, which again I have no qualms with, but calling it better without further qualification is going to invite incredulity.
I spent 30 years thinking someday I’d start using the number pad and then finally gave up. I like having the typing part centered more.
Do you people never do any actual work on your computers?
I have body parts that are less important to me than my numpad.
We just don’t work as accountants ;-).
Or programming. Or sysadmins. Or sales orders. Or order picking. Or…
You need to type a number quickly?
You need a keypad.
The end.
I was a Unix sysadmin for years and never once used the num pad. I’m in sales now for 25 years and still don’t use it. I mean, it’s always been a goal of mine but I just never think of it when it’s time to use it, and it’s slower for me to use it than not use it. And I don’t enter enough numbers to get enough practice to be good at it.
