• NuPNuA@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I really wish they wouldn’t cut the numpad from so many mechanical boards. Theres tons I like the look off but my job is very numbers based so I need that numpad.

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      1 year ago

      Try putting the numpad on a layer underneath the homerow (456 being SDF) and the layer key being something easy to reach that has no business being on the base layer (I’m looking at you, Capslock). It’s a game changer for me. Not having to move my left hand from home row and being able to input numbers while using the mouse

    • WhataburgerSr@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Exactly! I have tried 40%(which is utter hell on earth), 60%, and TKL and it never lasts more than a day where I get so frustrated at the lack of numpad and calculation keys.

      The keyboard I brought to work is a Royal Kludge RK920 with reds(nothing special) because no one here likes hearing blues.

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        1 year ago

        Oh, that’s a nice looking board. May replace the eagletec one I got with it. Like the edge lighting, only have key lighting at the minute.

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          1 year ago

          That’s what I’m using. Lovely keyboard. Aluminum frame feels high quality, keys feel good, and design is very minimal and understated.

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          1 year ago

          I spent a lot of time debating between the k4 and the k3. I think I just like compact layouts.

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          1 year ago

          Oh I love this one. How are gateron switches compared to MX? I had shitty romer g on logitech and replaced it with another one with MX and its day and night difference

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        1 year ago

        I have a wired FL-Esports FL-980, which I love at the price I paid ($45 “used” board on Amazon + $15 aliexpress keycaps + $30 switches). Even if I hadn’t sprung for the keycaps or switches, it came with Kailh Box Whites (same as this 8bitdo IIRC) and some decent double-shot PBT Dolch keycaps (if a little thin) in Cherry profile. They make a wireless, but I’m not sure I love it as much at 2x or 3x the price of my bargain basement board. The basic types you’re looking for are called “96%” or “1800” though.

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        1 year ago

        Nah, I just brought a full form factor from eagletec and customised it a bit for sound dampening and added pudding caps, which was its own headache as I’m in the UK so my layout is just off what most cap sets are made for, lol.

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      1 year ago

      TKL keyboards are a lot more ergonomic. Getting a separate mechanical numpad and putting it on the left side of the board also boosts productivity considerably

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      1 year ago

      I think its great.

      Numpads feel like a keyboard wearing a padded bra. Like I get it why you would want it, but its clearly redundant and largely pointless. No shame in having just what you need and needing just what you have.

      Like unless you’ve got a job that requires 10 key (and at that point, like brah, why even?), I fail to understand the keypad on a modern key board

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        1 year ago

        Depends on what you use it for and why.

        It’s a lot more convenient than using the number row, especially if you have to input a bunch of numbers at once. I find it rather handy for jotting up my budget, for example. I could do it with the standard number row, but the number pad is easier and nicer to do it with.

        Also good for games that have a lot of hotkeys, like Minecraft modpacks. You get more buttons.

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        1 year ago

        Some people wear a padded bra for comfort, not looks. Ironic that you use the word “pointless”, because the padding helps with… points. So it can actually be quite practical.

        Likewise, the numpad can be more about comfort, even for a little ol admin/service person. I use both sets of number keys depending on - well, I’m not sure, just whatever feels right.

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        1 year ago

        Spoken like someone who clearly doesn’t work in finance.

        The numpad is essential for my work. You’re not seeing it from the perspective of myself who uses it as a calculator with automatic text entry while producing documents and estimations. That is my job, and it requires the numpad/calculator layout.

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          1 year ago

          Thinking of your needs, it’d be cool if there were keyboards that could attach/detach. Like say you want something for gaming it can be 60% or TKL. But then you want a full keyboard for work. You would just be able to connect it together and boom, just works right away.

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          I’ve been a CPA for a decade and don’t use a numpad, though I have to give credit to World of Warcraft for my ability to hit any number with ease. I’ve found you will be most efficient when you never have to leave home row with either hand, so learning to use a trackpoint also helps.

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    1 year ago

    Me reading the headline: “🙄 Who isn’t making a mechanical keyboard these days…”

    Me after looking at the pictures: “I…might want that…”

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    1 year ago

    I need qmk support. I don’t like dealing with other software anymore for remapping keyboards.

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      1 year ago

      I hate myself for ordering this. I had a big tub full of at least a dozen keyboards I haven’t touched several years and told myself I was going to stop. But here I am with a pre-order.

      I think the big buttons are what did it. I don’t really know if I’ll end up with support based on what was listed, but I guess I’ll hope for the best.

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        1 year ago

        Honestly I’m glad I’m not the only one. I’ve got a NuPhy %75 on order + a few I rotate as daily drivers and I’m opening and closing the pre-order page for this one now, over and over. Why are we like this 🫠

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    1 year ago

    I love 8BitDo’s products, but I really have no idea what use case those giant buttons are attempting to cater to.

    They aren’t good for gaming, and are way too limited when compared to multi-button Stream Decks.

    I understand they are detachable, but they just look like e-waste to me.

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    I’m just pissed I didn’t think of this myself as a custom keyboard layout. Guess I would have then been pissed that someone else commercialized my concept.
    Looks like I need an attitude adjustment.

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      1 year ago

      Ive seen a few others try to stylize their keyboards like the NES, but im happy this is going to be a widely accessible product.

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    I’m a pretty big fan on 8bitdo. I have several wired and wireless pads from them. Something about it just clicks for me, and their new translucent models are just awesome.

    I’ve been on the edge of buying a mechanical keyboard for months, ya know, doing the dance of having one or three in cart, ready to go. But this actually made me pull the trigger and do the pre order. A sin in gaming I know, but this is so fucking cool from a brand thats been consistently quality for me, its a no brainer.

    I wanted something with Bluetooth, dongle, and wired USB C. Check.

    I wanted a volume knob. Make or break feature for me. I just like the tactile feeling of a knob, so check.

    Also it comes with one of the big dual button macro button controllers! Neat!

    Kinda reads shilly. Im just excited.

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    1 year ago

    No Linux or MacOS support? Presumably that means just for their software and it will still present as a normal keyboard, so will still technically work?

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    1 year ago

    Oh wow, just another generic mech keyboard.

    …oh wait I kind of really want it.

    Except I’d like it without the two giant buttons. I won’t ever use those lol