I guess if you shelled out for a ten keyless keyboard it must be epic, however having bought a new Filco keyboard myself and given the amount of excel work I need to do having a numberpad is a must.
Different strokes for different folks, I would agree to differ as to which is better, to be honest. Biggest improvement for me was moving back to a UK keyboard having used a US keyboard layout for so long with my old Logitech G15.