Submitted by XX-IEXALT-XX t3_11dlzwp in MechanicalKeyboards
XX-IEXALT-XX OP t1_jad37t9 wrote
Reply to comment by NoOne-NBA- in 96 Keyboards by XX-IEXALT-XX
Thanks for you input and perspective. I’m a fan of 60% as well but enjoy the NUM pad. 96 seems to be my happy medium, at least for now.
NoOne-NBA- t1_jadhr3e wrote
That's exactly what I was saying though, the two are not mutually exclusive.
I would even go so far as to argue that 100/96/1800s are not the most efficient way of including a numpad.
Both of the layouts in the photo below are standard 60% cases, with full numpads included on them, as well as both dedicated and layered arrows, so I can use whichever arrows are most convenient, at any given moment.
The top one is my work board, and will allow me to type an entire address without ever moving any finger more than one key away from its home location.
I swap between alphas and numpad, on the fly, by holding down the left blank spacebar button with my left thumb.
I can also toggle the numpad in, with the white Fn button in the middle, if I want to do something like use the calculator for an extended period.
The bottom one is my home board, and has the numpad all the way to the right, layered over the modifiers there, because that's where it is most comfortable to me, while using it for gaming, with the mouse in my left hand.
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