• H4mi@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    I will not buy a laptop or a keyboard without a numpad. Can’t type numbers quickly on the top row. I guess there are more like me.

    • peaches@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      I also want the numpads. I read somewhere that if you have a French keyboard, it is a must to have it. I don’t remember why.

      • easily3667@lemmus.org
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        1 day ago

        The french just like numbers ok. Don’t be weird about it…they do not like it when you mention it.

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          1 day ago

          :)) It was a French who mentioned it. I thought there was a reason beyond just preference. Even so, people can prefer whatever they want. There are so many types of keyboards. Slimbook offers a lot of layouts. If someone wants one without the numpad, maybe should write an email snd maybe they can get it. I recently ordered a laptop from there snd I had a lot of back snd forth in the emails with them, because I needed their advice to decide. They are very helpful.

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            17 hours ago

            Probably because on a French keyboard you need to press Shift to access the numbers. You don’t have a direct access like qwerty.

    • Palacegalleryratio [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 day ago

      Yeah horses for courses right?

      I don’t mind numpads per say - on a desktop keyboard it’s fine, I guess. Even I personally won’t be using them, at least they don’t get too much in the way. I can touch type numbers just fine on the top row. I don’t like to move my hands from the home row if I can help it, least of all for numeric input. And I also hate offset typing, feels like driving a car with the pedals off to one side of your seat, bad ergo.

      But I guess if numpads on laptops are your thing, it’s great for you.