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Only buy a magnetic keyboard for gaming

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90 points amichail | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Larrikin ◴[21 Nov 24 15:54 UTC] No.42205555[source]▶
I just don't get the obsession with eliminating the numpad. There are tons of interesting looking and innovative keyboards now and they all insist on making them as cramped as possible.

It makes sense on a laptop. But, if I already need to have a clear place on my desk for the keyboard and mouse, I'd rather just use an extra 2 inches to have the full size keyboard with the numpad and arrow keys that are not crammed against the rest of the keyboard.

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Shorel ◴[21 Nov 24 15:59 UTC] No.42205614[source]▶
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.

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1. Tsiklon ◴[21 Nov 24 18:16 UTC] No.42207033[source]▶
This layout exists, it’s a little rare, it’s called a “Southpaw” layout - vendors like Keychron have ready to ship models.