Mechanical Keyboards

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8BitDo’s $100 wireless mechanical keyboard screams ’80s NES (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Ah, the pain of my NES friend requiring a Danish ISO layout. Else this'd be an awesome present!

[+] n3cr0 -12 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Whoever needs a numpad is lost. Change my mind.

[–] bradons 11 points 2 years ago

It's very helpful for 3d modeling. The more short cut keys the better.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I‘d say it’s personal preference. I know a lot of people in accounting that would murder you if you took away their numpad. I personally prefer a 75% keyboard as a SFE

[–] scutiger 3 points 2 years ago

I do a lot of data entry for work, 90% of it is just numbers. When I work from home on my TKL keyboard, it takes me twice as long to get the work done.

[–] nezbyte 3 points 2 years ago

I sort of agree, the numpad should be a standalone device to the left of the keyboard. However, a numpad is essential for rapid data entry.

[–] tun 3 points 2 years ago

It depends on what job you have.

Cashier's need to use numpad more than other keys.

Also people who work with numbers use numpad more than any other keys.