Laptop numberpad yay or nay

hornetstinger · 18 Jul 2022 at 22:15

Is number pad essential, would you rather have it than not?
Personally I'd rather have it.

throwaway4372 · 18 Jul 2022 at 22:29

I use a tkl keyboard on desktop and would prefer laptops all use standard tkl layout. Laptop keyboard layouts are all manufacturer-specific abominations and it puts me off having a personal laptop.

hornetstinger · 18 Jul 2022 at 22:38

Also the up/down keys, some are half size, those are a pain- some brands use the half size ones so that puts me off that model.

goldy6660 · 18 Jul 2022 at 22:49

Yay for sure imho

Purgatory · 19 Jul 2022 at 12:58

Rather have them than not, but recent laptop I got doesn't have them and so far not really missing them yet. Other laptop has them and I do find myself using them when there but depends on your typing style really and the placement/size of the keys on the laptop.

chroniclard · 19 Jul 2022 at 13:22

I cant remember ever having a numberpad on a laptop.... :cry:

hornetstinger · 19 Jul 2022 at 13:34

Noticed difference in key size, do websites state dimensions of keys? A couple of laptops I tried have quite small keys

DanF · 19 Jul 2022 at 13:42

depends on the laptops use, is it desktop replacement or portable? I usually have 14" ones so no numberpad but occasionally have it on a docking station with keyboard and mouse

Yaayuh! · 19 Jul 2022 at 14:25

Yay.
Not having a numberpad would really bug me.

ttaskmaster · 19 Jul 2022 at 14:40

Got one on my 15.5" work lappy. Works great for me, but then I work with numbers a fair bit.

hornetstinger · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:08

Yaayuh! said:
Yay.
Not having a numberpad would really bug me.

Full size arrow keys is desirable

throwaway4372 · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:23

And that quasimodo enter key offends me.

throwaway4372 · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:24

And there's a correct place for home,end,pgup,pgdn,del,ins .. and that aint it.

throwaway4372 · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:25

And function keys must be proper keys not hidden behind function lock, they are essential keys.

Rroff · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:28

chroniclard said:
I cant remember ever having a numberpad on a laptop....

Both of my main ones have a numpad - more than 2/3rd of my previous ones have. On my 17" it is a full numpad block distinct from the other keys.

I'd rather have it than not personally though not a deal breaker for a large amount of my laptop use.

hornetstinger · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:28

So solution is to epoxy glue a IBM beige AT keyboard to the top of a laptop?

chroniclard · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:29

Rroff said:
Both of my main ones have a numpad - more than 2/3rd of my previous ones have. On my 17" it is a full numpad block distinct from the other keys.

To be fair only ever had a few. Current work Thinkpad doesnt have one, macbook pro didnt and surface pro didnt.

But we usually had docking stations and full keyboard/mouse anyway.

hornetstinger · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:31

Rroff said:
Both of my main ones have a numpad - more than 2/3rd of my previous ones have. On my 17" it is a full numpad block distinct from the other keys.

I'd rather have it than not personally though not a deal breaker for a large amount of my laptop use.

It's a number pad. Not numpad.

Rroff · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:32

hornetstinger said:
It's a number pad. Not numpad.

Not sure your point?

Rroff · 19 Jul 2022 at 15:34

chroniclard said:
To be fair only ever had a few. Current work Thinkpad doesnt have one, macbook pro didnt and surface pro didnt.

But we usually had docking stations and full keyboard/mouse anyway.

None of the work issue IBMs or Compaqs, etc. have ever had them that I can remember oddly - I guess because they are designed around docking.