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[โ€“] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why do so many of their laptops have numpads? I donโ€™t want to type with my hands offset to the left I want to type straight on, no numpad, centralised letters.

[โ€“] H4mi@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago (4 children)

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

[โ€“] oldfart@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

Choice would be nice. Also a trackpoint.

[โ€“] peaches@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I also want the numpads. I read somewhere that if you have a French keyboard, it is a must to have it. I donโ€™t remember why.

[โ€“] easily3667@lemmus.org 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] peaches@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

:)) 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.

[โ€“] raylasaurus@jlai.lu 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Probably because on a French keyboard you need to press Shift to access the numbers. You donโ€™t have a direct access like qwerty.

[โ€“] peaches@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Ah, yes! I think that was the reason. Thanks!

[โ€“] Palacegalleryratio@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah horses for courses right?

I donโ€™t mind numpads per say - on a desktop keyboard itโ€™s fine, I guess. Even I personally wonโ€™t be using them, at least they donโ€™t get too much in the way. I can touch type numbers just fine on the top row. I donโ€™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, itโ€™s great for you.

[โ€“] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

*per se (for future reference).

[โ€“] highduc@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

I hate numpads ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜„