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Only buy a magnetic keyboard for gaming

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90 points amichail | 3 comments | 18 Nov 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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1. nimajneb ◴[21 Nov 24 18:22 UTC] No.42207093[source]▶
I bought a keyboard without the numpad about ten years ago and rarely miss it (I do have the arrows and keys above them). I would miss it with my work keyboard, but I don't miss it on my personal use gaming PC.
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2. akira2501 ◴[21 Nov 24 18:48 UTC] No.42207332[source]▶
Just add a USB 10 key keyboard. Actually, it'd be neat if they made a keyboard with a detachable 10 key portion. Add a USB port so it can plug into the larger keyboard as an accessory.
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3. pynappo ◴[21 Nov 24 19:27 UTC] No.42207711[source]▶
There's the Everest line of keyboards by MOUNTAIN that does that, although they've recently had very massive sales (like 60-70% off type stuff) so idk if the company's doing alright.