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Whiskey in the Jar-o:

--- Quote from: iMav ---Due to my numpad phobia I'll leave the review of this keyboard to someone else.  :)
--- End quote ---


Yeah, I don't use my numpad at all. Really it should be on the left, if at all, to make the mouse closer. For that reason, I use the mouse with my left hand. Anyway, Cherry do have a "compact" version, but it still has a numpad and looks kinda stupid:

http://www.cherry.de/english/products/keyboards_g81-1800.htm

I can see where they are coming from. These heavy duty keyboards are often used in offices, banks, where rapid entry of numbers is important. That's why virtually all of their keyboards have numpads.

iMav:
Personally, I think they should do away with the integrated numpads all together.  Those that need them can use one of these.

Pull it out when you need it, save the desk space and move the mouse/trackball/etc back close to your keyboard when you don't need it.

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