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Offline Architect

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Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« on: Tue, 03 September 2013, 18:22:38 »
Any suggestions of ones you've tried? If you have a mechanical keypad and a Mac could you try for me?

I tried the Filco Brown keypad, and when you press the Num Lock or = keys the keypad locks up. Returning and looking for another.
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 03 September 2013, 19:25:18 »
With Ducky shine you have a DIP switch in which you can swap the windows key with the alt key. All keyboards will work but certain features work your keyboard will work. Good luck.
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 04 September 2013, 02:43:19 »
I think you should ask Apple to give you a good keyboard driver instead.
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 04 September 2013, 05:01:43 »
ducky works perfectly under osx at least the one which i have dk9008g2 pro
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 04 September 2013, 05:03:20 »
He's looking for a keypad (10-key pad) not a keyboard.
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 04 September 2013, 05:28:56 »
Right, thanks Photekq. I'm looking for an external keyPAD or number pad.

There's the Filco key PAD with Browns, but it locks up when hitting the num key.

There's the Adesso with Blue's I believe (unfortunately), anybody tried it with OS X?

Others?
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 04 September 2013, 08:39:44 »
Quote from: daerid on Wed, 04 September 2013, 08:26:12
You could try the Leopolds:

http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeypads

Thanks, I sent an email to their customer service to see how well it plays with a Mac
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 05 September 2013, 13:12:09 »
Whoops, thought he said keyboard. Keycool has a 22 key mechanical keypad that is backlit.
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 05 September 2013, 14:22:56 »
Goldtouch makes a Mac version of their keypad
« Last Edit: Thu, 05 September 2013, 14:25:29 by Wildcard »
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 05 September 2013, 14:43:38 »
Quote from: Architect on Tue, 03 September 2013, 18:22:38
Any suggestions of ones you've tried? If you have a mechanical keypad and a Mac could you try for me?

I tried the Filco Brown keypad, and when you press the Num Lock or = keys the keypad locks up. Returning and looking for another.

I have exactly the same model and exactly the same problem. On a Mac.

I don't think the keypad is defective. I even think you may have the same problem with keypads from other brands. My guess is that Mac OS is the culprit here.

Instead of losing time on this problem, I have ordered Filco key locks:
http://www.keyboardco.com/product/filco-key-locks-pack-of-10.asp

and put them on the keys that lock the keypad up. Problem solved. Next.
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 12 September 2013, 20:39:23 »
OK, I got the Leopold keypads and they work PERFECTLY. All the keys, both with num lock and without, act as you would expect. The only key which doesn't work is the "Insert" (Num Lock off) key, but that makes perfect sense, as OS X doesn't support insert.

Great keypads, they mate well with my TECK keyboard, and they work great with OS X. Cheaper than Filco's too.
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Re: Mechanical keypad that works in OS X?
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 12 September 2013, 20:42:13 »
Nice! Grats on purchase! :thumb:
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