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1st counterpoint - remapping the numpad to a second layer sounds good until you try to use it. It just doesn't feel right because the numpad is linear aligned and you can't put the operation keys in the same place. Also, buying a separate numpad of equal quality is usually much more expensive than just buying a 100% keyboard. 2nd counterpoint - there is nothing wrong with what you call a "boring" keyboard. Not all of us need a loud-colored keyboard with features that we will never use and LEDs that can land a commercial jet.
Yeah what's wrong with a boring keyboard that does the job and does it really well. This is why I stopped modding cause I bought a really good, working, inexpensive mechanical keyboard. Though it has rgb I just use it at night as I need to turn off the lights so I won't disturb my wife and kids while working at night. My use for rgb even on my pc is quite practical too as I set the rgb to tell me what temp my cpu is when I'm using it and also as a warning that my aio cooler has failed and need to get it replaced. My pc rgb is green when it's at oc, blue when it goes to 75c and in case it goes to 90c it turns red. So far I've only seen blue a few times and that's during benchmarking.
Many of us have jobs in science, engineering, or accounting with data entry and calculation requirements. A dedicated numpad is more comfortable and easy to use than a 2nd layer, which is unintuitive and has a suboptimal layout for calculations. Also, there aren't very many cnc aluminum numpads. If we wanted one to match an existing TKL keyboard, we have very few options. (keychron, zoompad...)
If you work in science/engineering and you are typing in numbers then you are fucking up. It's a poor use of time and an avoidable source of errors. Everything should be machine-readable and all processing should be automated
I think, personally, the issue is less so "the market for keyboards with a numpad is so low" and more so that the supply of 'good' keyboards with numpads is just practically nonexistent. To the point where most people are forced to either take a good keyboard with no numpad or get a crappy one. If the market produced more mechanical keyboards, that are either full or just have a numpad of good quality, then I think more people would end up buying them. Especially as businesses promote and encourage more ergonomic measures for their employees. As comfortablility becomes more prevalent in the workplace, I sort of just think that the keyboard game is doing itself a little dirty by not cashing in as much as they ought to.
exactly, the market kinda just went numpadless overnight. i mean it makes sense for them, it costs less to not include a numpad so they made a bunch of gamer keyboards with no numpads, people thought they were cool because their favorite creator was using them and then the market for these jokes of a keyboard was born. then they can charge more for what used to be a standard keyboard with a numpad. just like damn gamer chairs
It's lees than "not enough good keybaord with numpad" but more of "Not enough good keybaord with numpad that's being imported to outside china market. Aula F99 pro, Feker IK105, Keydous nj98, Leobog HI98, MCHOSE G98, VGN S99, and so on. Even a lot of alumunium case one are still less than $100. A lot of epomaker keyboard collaboration also come cheaper if you buy it straight through the original company. All of the keyboard i mentioned have a review on youtube too. But what's holding them from appearing on mainstream market? The thing are listed in aliexpress where it's outnumbered by a lot of crap chinese ODM that came from a random guy making a random brand to make a quick buck.
@@fionnbegley4382 I 100% agree. I had been looking for a 100% ISO, for way too long. Ended up with a Mexican/Spanish Yeyian. After more than a year I can say it's still pretty decent ...but I've yet to find some good keycaps replacement!
So . . . I am Numpad Gang for a few reasons: 1. I frequently use my numpad in Excel/Google sheets both for personal projects and for work stuff when needed. It's just easier to move my arm over than to try hold down another key to activate an alt typing scheme, or to press some combination of keys to toggle it, and then have to remember the layout every single time I need a numpad. 2. I'm sure there is another way to do this, but it's just muscle memory/I've memorized it already. I can hold Alt down on the right hand of my keyboard and then hit keys in a specific order to type special symbols not normally bound to a keyboard any other way. 3. I hate how small keyboards look and feel. It weirds me out when the keys are above the case, and honestly I'd rather have more options not less. My desk is wide enough, I've never smacked my keyboard in my life, and I have played plenty of fast pace games. So Big keyboard has no real con for me, and has more options in what keys I can use or reassign. The only con is yes far less custom options since it's not a common market.
@@persequarmotusI've got two fullsize Koorui mechanical keyboards. One is full RGB with hot swap switches and a removable braided cable and cost $35. The other is a fixed rainbow pattern LED, fixed braided cable, and soldered-in switches, but came with a wired five button mouse with breathing light at less than $20 for the set on sale. My only big regret is that neither of them have support for remapping.
@@tparadox88 Yeah I got a surmen gs98 that was worth... ~$40ish? keyboard with a numpad. Has RGB as well. Hotswappable and honestly. Its fairly good and lasted me almost a year now. It doesn't have that oomph/metal frame or board but it definitely feels good to type with. Only thing its missing is a printscreen button but snippeting works too. Edit - Sucks cause a lot of these keyboard videos don't show numpad keyboards much. Which is understandable but I love having one especially for MMO's or games that require more keys to press. So the keyboard I got is really nice. Also fairly compact despite the numpad. I'm sure there is better options. Edit 2 - I'll definitely keep those keyboards you mentioned in mind in case I need a backup budget keyboard.
Oh cheetos, I think I'm about to fall into a rabbit hole 🕳️ . I'm looking for a keyboard for hands the size of a 5 year old (me). Trying to figure out the jargon and acronyms I keep running into (binge watching and reading). I'm not a gamer. I would like a numpad because the top row keys are usually hard to reach. 🤔 So I'm guessing (beginner here) a small 100% key layout with lights to see at night, the typing sound (a mechanical keyboard feature) I get it but I'm not sure if it's a need or not for me. There are moments when I want to be discreet and don't want to be obvious that I'm typing but I do like that feeling and sound of typing. It's hard for me to type in bulky fat keyboards without doing finger yoga. A small as in narrow keyboard is what I need to reach the top keys. Please help and save me from falling in 🕳️ .@@persequarmotus
Good to see a full size (kinda) board reviewed. There are some of us out here who leverage the num-pad with key bindings for window management and make heavy use of page-up/down, home/end, ins/del, and the mighty print screen key. If you've been doing these things for years they're baked in and you want all those keys in their proper locations. This keyboard is a fail for that but I still enjoyed the review. All the best!
Muscle memory is an underappreciated element of switching layouts - the younger you are, the easier it is. I use the editing keys heavily as well and TKL + a separate numpad works well for me.
I'm the weirdo that uses shift-delete and shift-insert for cutting and pasting. Those were the shortcuts I could remember. Shift-delete? It deletes to the clipboard instead of the void. Shift-insert? May as well just be insert! (I know why it ISN'T, but insert by itself did nothing relevant by the time I needed to care about the insert key.) Meanwhile, ctrl-X is... something, ctrl-V is... something else, ctrl-C is... Break? Probably not cut. Ctrl-Z is undo, I know that one!
For people living in cursed countries with non-QWERTY layouts, the numbers are SHIFT+top row keys. It's a PITA to do data entry in general and numbers in particular. A numpad is not just a requirement, it's the difference between life and death.
Yes I'm NOT pressing shift+top row everytime I want to write a stupid number. That's why I have (and always will have) laptop with numpad. And to the suggestion just rebind it to something by pressing some key... Why we do keyboards with multiple lines when all we need is about one line for symbols and about one line to switch layouts for every botton.
This is very true. We live in France and my wife uses AZERTY, typing numbers while working and doing home accounting would be insane with AZERTY layout. That's why today we ordered her a Keychron V5, albeit a QWERTY (since the ISO-FR is always OOS), she'll have to learn to use a QWERTY layout with language switching in windows, like i do... In the end, it's really not hard. I am Bulgarian myself, so i've used mixed-layout (QWERTY and "phonetic Cyrillic") forever, now i just have 3 layouts (FR, BG, USA)...
@DobromirManchev I recommend using the US international layout, you can type any accented character with it. I'm in France too, and I have no issue typing French with my QWERTY Q6.
Okay I literally just bought a new "full sized" keyboard with numpad that I love! It was the Aula F99 PRO on Amazon and on Black Friday I got it for $72! Bit different sounding but I would highly recommend to look at it!!
i mean simply put between my hobby and work I absolutely have to have a numpad. I tried a separate one and it is just relatively clunky, it's hard to describe. hate having two usb cables compared to one, too.
I've been researching the availability of these so-called 96% sized or 1800 layout mechanical keyboards, and not only is there a lack of good and reasonably priced ones, they are also all laid out slightly differently, so you have check the available keys and where they are positioned, to ensure the keyboard meets your needs. Take for instance the Aula F99 and Aula F99 Pro. The latter has the vertical line of Page Up and Page Down keys close to the arrow keys, which is convenient for quick browsing through long documents/text files [I don't want to disable numlock to use the page up and down functions on the '3' and '9' keys if I can help it]. The non-Pro version has the page up and down keys in the top right corner row, which is inconvenient. However, I also use the Home and End button, and in the Aula F99 Pro, the End key has been sacrificed for the knob in the top right. Unlike some people, I really don't need a knob. I can't use Aula's software to remap keys as my computers are running on Linux. I have to say the Galaxy 100's layout and specs are perfect for me - tri-mode connectivity, large battery, aluminium case, Home and End keys are present even though there is a knob. I only wish they sold it barebones. Don't like linear switches and I want to use my own Cherry or OEM profile keycaps and not their unfamiliar profile keys. I find that buying prebuilt is a waste of resources since the default switches and keycaps will just be lying around unused. For now I'm using my Aula F99 and hoping that eventually a 1800 barebones kit that suits me will be released.
This is not a full size keyboard. It does not have a full nav cluster nor the regular modifiers. PLEASE stop calling 98% or 96% "full size", it is a different layout and personally it does simply not work with muscle memory for full size keyboards. This is as much full size as a 75% with a numpad, but sold as a TKL with numpad.
@HipyoTech as a software dev, I use home and end keys constantly for highlighting text quickly, or page up/down keys for navigating in text editors. I use F keys for shortcuts in IDEs. Not to mention the placement of where the keys are. We don't want to change 20+ years of muscle memory to accommodate for more mouse room. We actually have careers that we use true 100% keyboards for 8+ hours every day. Hope a content creator will actually understand that one day and maybe we can get an actual 100% build...
@@taylerm92 I think your main problem is assuming everyone is a software dev or that there are enough of you into mechanical keyboards that companies would want to cater to you.
@@strayiggytv i can assure you that 90% of all devs own and use mechanical keyboards. Problem is the assumption that there isn't a market when there clearly is. Hint, HipyoTech wouldn't have made this video if it wasn't demanded by comments in other videos....
Hipyo i always want more hipyo videos so of course i want a video about the 40% one. Your content is always appreciated, your vibes are immaculate, thank you for your service!
I am currently using a RK ROYAL KLUDGE RK96, which is a 90% board. I love this keyboard; it's the best board I have used hands down. It was $89 on Amazon the day after Cyber Monday, but you could have had it for $70. It gives me everything I need in a budget board that I use for work and gaming.
Started watching over a year ago knowing -100 about keyboards, and I love that you explain things more now! Had to do lots of searching back in the day to figure out what a gasket mount was / why someone would want that. LOL Your videos are really helpful!!
As someone who just eased into the mechanical keyboard hobby a month or two ago after a few years of happily using a Logitech MX Mechanical, I appreciate your review of this keyboard. I recently picked up a Keychron V5 wired used off marketplace for $60 because - It had Mac keycaps included by default - It had brown switches by default - It had a knob - It was black - It had a numpad (I work in Sales and need a numpad to do my work with, I don’t game or need that much mouse space.) This is a good looking alternative to that keyboard except for a few things: - It doesn’t come with Mac alternative Keycaps by default, so I would have to shop around for my own black MDA profile, Mac-alternative keycaps. - It doesn’t come with tactile switches by default, so I would have to figure out what tactile switches I would want to swap in to it. Still bewildered by the wide world of custom switches. Would love to hear your thoughts on the category of tactile switches and hear a typing test of a few of the ones you think are the nicest-sounding.
I'd love a video on good budget numpads! One of my frustrations when looking at numpads is how often they end up being almost the same price as a custom keyboard.
It may be time to take a look at the new hybrid boards coming out that support magnetic AND traditional switches like the Keydous NJ98 CP V2. I wonder if they're better typers than the HE-only boards.
Yes i need a numpad, and due to the limited options when it comes to custom ones i ended up with the Corsair K70 max (before i found out wooting had a fullsize).
As someone who needs a numpad, a problem I find is that good ones are rare and the ones that are easily available are too bulky. I'm currently really liking the Daring Flip 6P and the new Hola from Wind Studio, just wish there was a budget version of those
For my job that uses Excel a lot I really prefer to have a numpad and a "second layer" really isn't an useful option. Buying a 75%/TKL and a numpad may seem good on paper but in reality, using a 75%/TKL with a numpad and unplugging the pad when not needed is just as much hassle as using a 100% keyboard and swapping it out for a 75%/TKL and the experience using the numpad on a 100% is far better than using a separate combo.
Loool I was debating between this and the Leobog Hi98 pro on Friday and posted on Reddit but no one had any experience with either one. I love the QMK/VIA support, aluminum case, and the knob and no other keyboard around $100 has this. I searched your channel for a review on this hoping you had but only found the 80 but still convinced me to just go for it. Currently waiting for this and one of the new Aula 99 for my wife. Can’t wait to try them out!
Would definitely like to see a video on numpads. It at least gives easy information to more people for more options. I personally will gravitate to a numpad when I need to work with numbers in a grander scale and the layout of a numpad will be more comfortable and intuitive to me than a macro layer.
I think your perspective on why no number pads are better for ergonomics for jobs was really interesting. I'm just getting into keyboard modding and so I'm mostly still witching and learning. When I realized I could pick options that could help lessen the impact my arthritis had on my 8 hour keyboard monkey job I was very excited. I had considered separate number pads but I foresee annoying the crap out of myself with moving the numpad around without thinking instead of it being fixed to the rest of the keyboard. Plus a lot of the numpads I was seeing on top of the price of less key-keyboards definitely made me dislike buying them separately even more. But the keyboard software has my interest piqued. Especially if 100 keyboards tend to not have the same level of quality as other options.
i use my numpad every day, so yes i want it. i put key binds there and genuinely using them for direction keys and macros in games and editing software and overlays is super useful
Tbh, the Monsgeek M2 is probably my favorite "full" (96%) keyboard atm. Been using one for about a year now and it's nice without breaking the bank. It weighs a ton, comes with a boatload of mods right in the box, and supports VIA. Only complaint is there's a ton of screws, lol.
After watching some of your reviews, I went and picked up the Drop Sense75. Bought the POM Plate and tactile switches to customize it. I really like the weight and typing feel immensely.
i want a keyboard around $100 and watch all you videos about this price class. And honestly they get me more confused than before. I know its preference but i really need sth like a conclusion video which keyboard i should buy and i think im not the only one.
Don't watch Hipyo for product recs, he yaps too much. Try Switch and Click. If you want a full size keyboard for $100, your best option is the Keychron V6 Max or K10 Pro if you prefer wired. Otherwise check out the Epomaker Galaxy80 for a nice TKL keyboard
@@A.Ludwig-y4w with all due respect I think you need to do your own research? You can't really get a definitive answer from someone else when you're the one who will be using the keyboard and we don't know your preferences
I would love to see a video about 40% keyboard(s), and maybe even other curiosities out there (more split keebs, ortholinears etc)! Might not be your alley, but would be fun to hear your opinions on 'em
The K13 Pro from Keychron comes so close to being perfect for numpad lovers. TKL layout with numpad above the arrow keys. Only drawback is it is low-profile and that there are no dedicated arithmetic keys. Give me a full profile with one more column for arithmetic and some macros and i'm sold.
I used to be "have to have a numpad gang", but after exploring some, I've converted. I really do understand the ppl who feel they need a numpad tho. I def understand. But I absolutely love my leobog Hi-75. There is nothing on the market like it at its price point (especially at the time I purchased it). I agree with Hipyo's sentiment of don't limit yourself and try out smaller keyboards. But it does stink that for so long all the good keyboards we 60% and 75%. Really glad to see Epomaker investing in the 100% crew
I used to be full numpad gang, then when my crappy gaming keyboard went out on the computer I keep at my mom's house so I can still game when I visit on weekends, and I went TKL since I had less desk space there. Never missed the numpad but I did greatly appreciate the extra space and ended up switching to an 80% for my main setup. 70% is still too small for me and although I LOVE the form factor 80%, I miss the dedicated print screen key. Setting up a layer to put print screen on one of the function keys with VIA was incredibly simple tho. For me, it came down to always appreciating the increased desk/mousing space, while only seldom missing the numpad, like when I do my taxes or something.
I play Arma fairly regularly and honestly it’s a lot easier to have the numpad than trying to do macro layers as it can sometimes interfere with Arma keybinds. I prefer my numpad and wish the market for full size would grow and give us better options.
Good RGB lighting cannot be said about any keyboard without shine through keycaps. There is a reason the most popular keyboards are your big box store Corsairs, Razer, etc. and Amazon Reddragons. The simple fact is, if I am getting a backlit keyboard, I am using the backlight to see the keys in the dark. You cannot read a board in a dark room when the lighting does not shine through. And the general market agrees. All of the high volume mechanical keyboards have shine through keycaps, and usually north facing switches because it's just easier that way. A backlight and shine through caps is a requirement for any keyboard I buy (does not have to be RGB, just illuminated characters please). This is one place where I think the enthusiast hobby can grow if they make a simple compromise in pushing for shine through keycaps with good character lighting. Yes, this means more north facing switch boards, and that means some keycaps sets will not work, but IMO, that is a fair trade off. You can always put a solid keycap on a board designed for shine through keycaps, and have a good experience, but the other way around? The results are lackluster.
This is my favorite keyboard layout since I play a lot of MMO games, which i bind a lot to numpads etc. Although right now my winner is the metal one from Keychron. But nice to see people have options.
You should check out the Montech Mkey. It's surprisingly very good for being Montech's first keyboard and they have a full size version of it so you don't have to purchase a separate number pad.
I am a number pad gang member myself but I prefer having the number pad in the south paw position to the left of the keyboard. This continues to leave space for my mouse. I use the Mount Everest Max or smaller keyboards with a separate number pad. Would love to hear your take on the ups and downs of using a 40% keyboard. Also hoping you will take a look at the Halo 65 HE, already purchased one, looking for some confirmation bias here.
i don't exactly need a numpad, i just really enjoy using alt codes to quickly use extra symbols while also holding my copy for something else. i also like it for rhythm games, since it's easier and more comfortable to use with my arms further apart, but that's not as important for me since arrow keys aren't that much closer in
At work, I need the numpad because, as Hipio said, it's essential when working with numbers. But at home, I use a 75% keyboard and, overall, there's no problem, especially if you're mainly playing games
I'm a bookkeeper and I need a numpad and I have found compact 75% keyboards are a good option if you need a numpad. I'm currently using Redragon Magic Wand and it looks and feel good enough without spending too much on a keyboard.
I don't think you ever released a Bridge75 so I'm just wondering, do you prefer the Bridge75 or the Womier RD75, just based off sound, and even if you released a video I still want to hear an opinion.
Ducky has a new Zero 6108 with Cherry switches that is pretty nice as well for a full size. This one definitely sounds better because the Cherry switches have the expected scratch but everything is hot swap. For me I just can't do numpads... nice review and glad you are back and hope you had a wonderful relaxing time!
I've long been of the "give me all the keys you've got" mentality, but the ergonomics of moving my hand into three different areas (right side letters, numpad, mouse) is really getting to me in a data entry job and I'm starting to daydream about learning one-handed typing with a compact board on the left side of my desk, and a separate numpad on the far side of the mouse. Then I wouldn't have to bring my arms so close together and only have to move between two zones. Also I'm starting to get very interested in learning a Datahand style input device but I definitely don't have a thousand dollars for a Svalboard. I don't even have three hundred for the self print kit, let alone the printer.
I’m not surprised as I got an EPOMAKER 75 last year and then the QK75 and after building it and tons of effort it sounded only marginally better than the 90$ epomaker. It’s just such an amazing brand, I took my epomaker to the office and use the QK at home but honestly I think it’s hardly worth spending 300$ extra when they make such as good product.
what about a low-profile full size keyboard? I was looking at the Keychron K17. I use a Q1 Pro with a Q0 Max when I need it at home and looking for something for work.
I have just entered the keyboard hobby and would say , I like your videos very much. My Steele series apex 5 broke and I needed a new keyboard. I am one of those people who work with computer and need a numpad. I purchased a q6 max and quickly returned it after I found the Q0 max , I paired it with a Q1HE and really like the numpad on the left. It kinda stinks that I can't change the switches in the Q1HE yet :( any news on that would be great , or maybe even a video on making it sound sweeter.
Am I the only one who uses the numpad exclusively for the arrow keys? I prefer the layout with the arrows/home/end/pgup/pgdown/enter/ins/del all available under one hand, and with an easy reference point (the side of the keyboard) to be able to operate it without ever looking down. I see these keyboards with the numpad next to the main keyboard, which looks great, but then this extra set of arrow keys is crammed in between at the bottom. The perfect keyboard, for me, would be the main keys + numpad and no redundant arrow keys between them. I use a full-sized keyboard, but I rarely use the middle set with the dedicated arrow keys.
listen, I get that not everyone needs a numb pad but a separate detached numbpad isn't a great replacement for a built in one. Not only is it another device to charge and or cable manage but its also really bad for muscle memory for people who have used integrated numbpads on standard layout keyboards for years or decades. I tried a detatched numbpad and a smaller keyboard and it was an awful experience, after 2 weeks I just have up. Also macro layers are neat but having more top level keys is always more beneficial to power users who have a lot to do. Not just the keyboard can be macro layered but so can the numbpad attached to it for even more macros or other functionality. Anyways when will there be commercially available 200% keyboards?
I bought a home keyboard and a work keyboard. It would never occur to me to take one keyboard back and forth, but maybe if I'd spent hundreds of dollars on a keyboard and it had a removable cable, I might be more inclined to bring it everywhere. My new work keyboard (from Koorui because I'm a cheap noob) came with some very tall keycaps that felt great to me but I hated the look of because the shine through legends were grey on black with the lights off and dim and blurry color with lights on, so I bought cheap simple white on black set (I'm not mad it cost about as much as the keyboard did because it was an insanely good deal for the board) that I think makes the lights pop more.
I can't care less about packaging, accesories nor cable quality. I already own or don't use that things and I'm preatty happy not to be force to pay of a quality of a keybord carbord box.
Ok I concede, I am a numpad enjoyer but when I searched for it, you are right that there is basically not really much variety on the market. Then please make a video about good separate numpads after this reality check you gave me, if you would be so kind. Thx ^-^
Wouldn't this layout cause issues with custom keycaps? They moved parts of the cluster to lower rows, which means the caps would have a different angle than those keys would normally have, depending on the profile. The only thing I could see working is using a profile like XDA, with most of the rows being the same, but the lack of a scoop is a bit unfortunate, plus I don't think I've seen a nice looking XDA set that would fit my setup
@HipyoTech first off love your videos, second off do you have any low latency aluminum board recommendations, I used a gmmk 2 for awhile but it just feels meh compared to my womier but the womier feels like it has a lot more latency
Hey, Hipyo Tech, you should test out the new keyboards from Dark Project, which are being created in collaboration with two Polish TH-camrs, Ziemniak and Grzegorz Rycko. Apparently, they are well-made and cost quite a reasonable amount of money. I'd be curious to see what you think of them. These are the Delta, Gamma, Onionite and Sigma keyboards from Dark Project.
The problem for me with binding the numpad to hotkeys, is those keys are already hotkeys in the software im using plus it will mess with my muscle memory
The numpad is great for macros. It's not for your average day-to-day, but for the accountants and people who use their keyboard for scientific mathematics on a daily basis, _or_ for people who do a lot of phone stuff all day the number row is just _too damn slow_ for those use cases. I'd like to see more manufacturers adopt a detachable numpad and just sell that separate as an optional DLC, or have the loose ends be where the USB-C cable does.
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1st counterpoint - remapping the numpad to a second layer sounds good until you try to use it. It just doesn't feel right because the numpad is linear aligned and you can't put the operation keys in the same place. Also, buying a separate numpad of equal quality is usually much more expensive than just buying a 100% keyboard.
2nd counterpoint - there is nothing wrong with what you call a "boring" keyboard. Not all of us need a loud-colored keyboard with features that we will never use and LEDs that can land a commercial jet.
hahahahaha "LEDs that can land a commercial Jet." Now that was a great phrase.
Yeah what's wrong with a boring keyboard that does the job and does it really well. This is why I stopped modding cause I bought a really good, working, inexpensive mechanical keyboard. Though it has rgb I just use it at night as I need to turn off the lights so I won't disturb my wife and kids while working at night. My use for rgb even on my pc is quite practical too as I set the rgb to tell me what temp my cpu is when I'm using it and also as a warning that my aio cooler has failed and need to get it replaced. My pc rgb is green when it's at oc, blue when it goes to 75c and in case it goes to 90c it turns red. So far I've only seen blue a few times and that's during benchmarking.
Having had laptops that have numlock enable a numpad replica on top of the alphanumeric section... yeah, point 1 is totally on the money.
Many of us have jobs in science, engineering, or accounting with data entry and calculation requirements. A dedicated numpad is more comfortable and easy to use than a 2nd layer, which is unintuitive and has a suboptimal layout for calculations.
Also, there aren't very many cnc aluminum numpads. If we wanted one to match an existing TKL keyboard, we have very few options. (keychron, zoompad...)
If you work in science/engineering and you are typing in numbers then you are fucking up. It's a poor use of time and an avoidable source of errors. Everything should be machine-readable and all processing should be automated
ok so buy a separate one and stop bothering us
@@gallofilmbothering us?? Grow up
@@gallofilmHe just explained to you why we can't buy one, did you even read his message?
Feel the same
I think, personally, the issue is less so "the market for keyboards with a numpad is so low" and more so that the supply of 'good' keyboards with numpads is just practically nonexistent. To the point where most people are forced to either take a good keyboard with no numpad or get a crappy one. If the market produced more mechanical keyboards, that are either full or just have a numpad of good quality, then I think more people would end up buying them. Especially as businesses promote and encourage more ergonomic measures for their employees. As comfortablility becomes more prevalent in the workplace, I sort of just think that the keyboard game is doing itself a little dirty by not cashing in as much as they ought to.
exactly, the market kinda just went numpadless overnight. i mean it makes sense for them, it costs less to not include a numpad so they made a bunch of gamer keyboards with no numpads, people thought they were cool because their favorite creator was using them and then the market for these jokes of a keyboard was born. then they can charge more for what used to be a standard keyboard with a numpad.
just like damn gamer chairs
It's lees than "not enough good keybaord with numpad" but more of "Not enough good keybaord with numpad that's being imported to outside china market. Aula F99 pro, Feker IK105, Keydous nj98, Leobog HI98, MCHOSE G98, VGN S99, and so on. Even a lot of alumunium case one are still less than $100. A lot of epomaker keyboard collaboration also come cheaper if you buy it straight through the original company. All of the keyboard i mentioned have a review on youtube too.
But what's holding them from appearing on mainstream market? The thing are listed in aliexpress where it's outnumbered by a lot of crap chinese ODM that came from a random guy making a random brand to make a quick buck.
If the demand was there there'd be better ones. Your logic is backwards
I think numpad even becomes a backseat issue when a lot of manufacturers can't even get proper iso support
@@fionnbegley4382 I 100% agree. I had been looking for a 100% ISO, for way too long. Ended up with a Mexican/Spanish Yeyian. After more than a year I can say it's still pretty decent ...but I've yet to find some good keycaps replacement!
I think 40% is REALLY weird and super cramped, but I wanna see your take on it. Because that form factor has fans and they need love too.
I hear crickets when I call for 40% layouts fans
@@ChaoYT99 Still worth looking at!
Yes, more 40s plz.
@@ChaoYT99chirp chirp. I'm here fam
Yes review it!
The problem with a separate numpad is it cost more both combined :(
So . . .
I am Numpad Gang for a few reasons:
1. I frequently use my numpad in Excel/Google sheets both for personal projects and for work stuff when needed. It's just easier to move my arm over than to try hold down another key to activate an alt typing scheme, or to press some combination of keys to toggle it, and then have to remember the layout every single time I need a numpad.
2. I'm sure there is another way to do this, but it's just muscle memory/I've memorized it already. I can hold Alt down on the right hand of my keyboard and then hit keys in a specific order to type special symbols not normally bound to a keyboard any other way.
3. I hate how small keyboards look and feel. It weirds me out when the keys are above the case, and honestly I'd rather have more options not less. My desk is wide enough, I've never smacked my keyboard in my life, and I have played plenty of fast pace games. So Big keyboard has no real con for me, and has more options in what keys I can use or reassign. The only con is yes far less custom options since it's not a common market.
me after buying a keyboard worth 200 dollars and seeing this:
ohno
Me seeing 'best budget' keyboard then its worth 100 dollars. 😅
@@persequarmotusI've got two fullsize Koorui mechanical keyboards. One is full RGB with hot swap switches and a removable braided cable and cost $35. The other is a fixed rainbow pattern LED, fixed braided cable, and soldered-in switches, but came with a wired five button mouse with breathing light at less than $20 for the set on sale. My only big regret is that neither of them have support for remapping.
@@tparadox88 Yeah I got a surmen gs98 that was worth... ~$40ish? keyboard with a numpad. Has RGB as well. Hotswappable and honestly. Its fairly good and lasted me almost a year now. It doesn't have that oomph/metal frame or board but it definitely feels good to type with. Only thing its missing is a printscreen button but snippeting works too.
Edit - Sucks cause a lot of these keyboard videos don't show numpad keyboards much. Which is understandable but I love having one especially for MMO's or games that require more keys to press. So the keyboard I got is really nice. Also fairly compact despite the numpad. I'm sure there is better options.
Edit 2 - I'll definitely keep those keyboards you mentioned in mind in case I need a backup budget keyboard.
Oh cheetos, I think I'm about to fall into a rabbit hole 🕳️ . I'm looking for a keyboard for hands the size of a 5 year old (me). Trying to figure out the jargon and acronyms I keep running into (binge watching and reading). I'm not a gamer. I would like a numpad because the top row keys are usually hard to reach. 🤔 So I'm guessing (beginner here) a small 100% key layout with lights to see at night, the typing sound (a mechanical keyboard feature) I get it but I'm not sure if it's a need or not for me. There are moments when I want to be discreet and don't want to be obvious that I'm typing but I do like that feeling and sound of typing. It's hard for me to type in bulky fat keyboards without doing finger yoga. A small as in narrow keyboard is what I need to reach the top keys. Please help and save me from falling in 🕳️ .@@persequarmotus
Good to see a full size (kinda) board reviewed. There are some of us out here who leverage the num-pad with key bindings for window management and make heavy use of page-up/down, home/end, ins/del, and the mighty print screen key. If you've been doing these things for years they're baked in and you want all those keys in their proper locations. This keyboard is a fail for that but I still enjoyed the review. All the best!
Muscle memory is an underappreciated element of switching layouts - the younger you are, the easier it is.
I use the editing keys heavily as well and TKL + a separate numpad works well for me.
I'm the weirdo that uses shift-delete and shift-insert for cutting and pasting. Those were the shortcuts I could remember.
Shift-delete? It deletes to the clipboard instead of the void. Shift-insert? May as well just be insert! (I know why it ISN'T, but insert by itself did nothing relevant by the time I needed to care about the insert key.)
Meanwhile, ctrl-X is... something, ctrl-V is... something else, ctrl-C is... Break? Probably not cut. Ctrl-Z is undo, I know that one!
For people living in cursed countries with non-QWERTY layouts, the numbers are SHIFT+top row keys. It's a PITA to do data entry in general and numbers in particular. A numpad is not just a requirement, it's the difference between life and death.
Yes I'm NOT pressing shift+top row everytime I want to write a stupid number. That's why I have (and always will have) laptop with numpad.
And to the suggestion just rebind it to something by pressing some key... Why we do keyboards with multiple lines when all we need is about one line for symbols and about one line to switch layouts for every botton.
Number row is a pain for data entry even if you don't have to hold down a modifier.
This is very true.
We live in France and my wife uses AZERTY, typing numbers while working and doing home accounting would be insane with AZERTY layout.
That's why today we ordered her a Keychron V5, albeit a QWERTY (since the ISO-FR is always OOS), she'll have to learn to use a QWERTY layout with language switching in windows, like i do... In the end, it's really not hard. I am Bulgarian myself, so i've used mixed-layout (QWERTY and "phonetic Cyrillic") forever, now i just have 3 layouts (FR, BG, USA)...
@DobromirManchev I recommend using the US international layout, you can type any accented character with it. I'm in France too, and I have no issue typing French with my QWERTY Q6.
Okay I literally just bought a new "full sized" keyboard with numpad that I love! It was the Aula F99 PRO on Amazon and on Black Friday I got it for $72! Bit different sounding but I would highly recommend to look at it!!
I think youre trying way too hard to convince people to NOT have a numpad and its weird
Even if I get one without one I'd buy a separate numpad with usb that runs on a battery and use glue to attach it to the keyboard 😂
i mean simply put between my hobby and work I absolutely have to have a numpad. I tried a separate one and it is just relatively clunky, it's hard to describe. hate having two usb cables compared to one, too.
Get a RK S98 BEST BUDGET ONE
type vibes, its insane.
I don't use the numpad but it feels weird if it's not there cuz that's the sort of keyboard i grew up playing games on
I've been researching the availability of these so-called 96% sized or 1800 layout mechanical keyboards, and not only is there a lack of good and reasonably priced ones, they are also all laid out slightly differently, so you have check the available keys and where they are positioned, to ensure the keyboard meets your needs.
Take for instance the Aula F99 and Aula F99 Pro. The latter has the vertical line of Page Up and Page Down keys close to the arrow keys, which is convenient for quick browsing through long documents/text files [I don't want to disable numlock to use the page up and down functions on the '3' and '9' keys if I can help it].
The non-Pro version has the page up and down keys in the top right corner row, which is inconvenient. However, I also use the Home and End button, and in the Aula F99 Pro, the End key has been sacrificed for the knob in the top right. Unlike some people, I really don't need a knob. I can't use Aula's software to remap keys as my computers are running on Linux.
I have to say the Galaxy 100's layout and specs are perfect for me - tri-mode connectivity, large battery, aluminium case, Home and End keys are present even though there is a knob. I only wish they sold it barebones. Don't like linear switches and I want to use my own Cherry or OEM profile keycaps and not their unfamiliar profile keys. I find that buying prebuilt is a waste of resources since the default switches and keycaps will just be lying around unused. For now I'm using my Aula F99 and hoping that eventually a 1800 barebones kit that suits me will be released.
This is not a full size keyboard. It does not have a full nav cluster nor the regular modifiers. PLEASE stop calling 98% or 96% "full size", it is a different layout and personally it does simply not work with muscle memory for full size keyboards.
This is as much full size as a 75% with a numpad, but sold as a TKL with numpad.
This isn't a full sized keyboard. Title is kinda misleading.
I don't just want a numpad, I want all the keys.
What do you use em for?
you use pause and scroll lock a lot? those are the only missing keys that i can see
@HipyoTech as a software dev, I use home and end keys constantly for highlighting text quickly, or page up/down keys for navigating in text editors. I use F keys for shortcuts in IDEs. Not to mention the placement of where the keys are.
We don't want to change 20+ years of muscle memory to accommodate for more mouse room. We actually have careers that we use true 100% keyboards for 8+ hours every day.
Hope a content creator will actually understand that one day and maybe we can get an actual 100% build...
@@taylerm92 I think your main problem is assuming everyone is a software dev or that there are enough of you into mechanical keyboards that companies would want to cater to you.
@@strayiggytv i can assure you that 90% of all devs own and use mechanical keyboards. Problem is the assumption that there isn't a market when there clearly is. Hint, HipyoTech wouldn't have made this video if it wasn't demanded by comments in other videos....
Hipyo i always want more hipyo videos so of course i want a video about the 40% one. Your content is always appreciated, your vibes are immaculate, thank you for your service!
typing test at the very end is criminal ( 9:20 )
I like the idea of a video devoted to separate numpads that can be pulled out when necessary
I am currently using a RK ROYAL KLUDGE RK96, which is a 90% board. I love this keyboard; it's the best board I have used hands down. It was $89 on Amazon the day after Cyber Monday, but you could have had it for $70. It gives me everything I need in a budget board that I use for work and gaming.
You didn't make one video yet: low profile silent keyboard.
@@resetpassw0rd lofree flow lite with Hades switches?
Started watching over a year ago knowing -100 about keyboards, and I love that you explain things more now! Had to do lots of searching back in the day to figure out what a gasket mount was / why someone would want that. LOL Your videos are really helpful!!
As someone who just eased into the mechanical keyboard hobby a month or two ago after a few years of happily using a Logitech MX Mechanical, I appreciate your review of this keyboard. I recently picked up a Keychron V5 wired used off marketplace for $60 because
- It had Mac keycaps included by default
- It had brown switches by default
- It had a knob
- It was black
- It had a numpad (I work in Sales and need a numpad to do my work with, I don’t game or need that much mouse space.)
This is a good looking alternative to that keyboard except for a few things:
- It doesn’t come with Mac alternative Keycaps by default, so I would have to shop around for my own black MDA profile, Mac-alternative keycaps.
- It doesn’t come with tactile switches by default, so I would have to figure out what tactile switches I would want to swap in to it.
Still bewildered by the wide world of custom switches. Would love to hear your thoughts on the category of tactile switches and hear a typing test of a few of the ones you think are the nicest-sounding.
I'd love a video on good budget numpads! One of my frustrations when looking at numpads is how often they end up being almost the same price as a custom keyboard.
It's not really full size, it's like a 90%
It may be time to take a look at the new hybrid boards coming out that support magnetic AND traditional switches like the Keydous NJ98 CP V2. I wonder if they're better typers than the HE-only boards.
Yes i need a numpad, and due to the limited options when it comes to custom ones i ended up with the Corsair K70 max (before i found out wooting had a fullsize).
You should try the Akko Jin/MU01, it thocks wayyyy to hard (perfection out of the box 65%)
As someone who needs a numpad, a problem I find is that good ones are rare and the ones that are easily available are too bulky. I'm currently really liking the Daring Flip 6P and the new Hola from Wind Studio, just wish there was a budget version of those
off topic but im wondering what is the best creamy switch according to your opinion (including price and sound)
For my job that uses Excel a lot I really prefer to have a numpad and a "second layer" really isn't an useful option.
Buying a 75%/TKL and a numpad may seem good on paper but in reality, using a 75%/TKL with a numpad and unplugging the pad when not needed is just as much hassle as using a 100% keyboard and swapping it out for a 75%/TKL and the experience using the numpad on a 100% is far better than using a separate combo.
Welcome back buddy ❤️
Loool I was debating between this and the Leobog Hi98 pro on Friday and posted on Reddit but no one had any experience with either one. I love the QMK/VIA support, aluminum case, and the knob and no other keyboard around $100 has this. I searched your channel for a review on this hoping you had but only found the 80 but still convinced me to just go for it.
Currently waiting for this and one of the new Aula 99 for my wife. Can’t wait to try them out!
Would definitely like to see a video on numpads. It at least gives easy information to more people for more options. I personally will gravitate to a numpad when I need to work with numbers in a grander scale and the layout of a numpad will be more comfortable and intuitive to me than a macro layer.
Great to see you back Hipyo, missed you around TH-cam :)
Glad you’re back! Take it easy, and I hope you feel better soon
I think your perspective on why no number pads are better for ergonomics for jobs was really interesting. I'm just getting into keyboard modding and so I'm mostly still witching and learning. When I realized I could pick options that could help lessen the impact my arthritis had on my 8 hour keyboard monkey job I was very excited. I had considered separate number pads but I foresee annoying the crap out of myself with moving the numpad around without thinking instead of it being fixed to the rest of the keyboard. Plus a lot of the numpads I was seeing on top of the price of less key-keyboards definitely made me dislike buying them separately even more. But the keyboard software has my interest piqued. Especially if 100 keyboards tend to not have the same level of quality as other options.
i use my numpad every day, so yes i want it. i put key binds there and genuinely using them for direction keys and macros in games and editing software and overlays is super useful
"2kg keyboard, not good for daily commute."
I'm looking at my ~20kg camera backpack that I carry with me every day right now 😅
Tbh, the Monsgeek M2 is probably my favorite "full" (96%) keyboard atm. Been using one for about a year now and it's nice without breaking the bank. It weighs a ton, comes with a boatload of mods right in the box, and supports VIA. Only complaint is there's a ton of screws, lol.
After watching some of your reviews, I went and picked up the Drop Sense75. Bought the POM Plate and tactile switches to customize it. I really like the weight and typing feel immensely.
i want a keyboard around $100 and watch all you videos about this price class. And honestly they get me more confused than before. I know its preference but i really need sth like a conclusion video which keyboard i should buy and i think im not the only one.
Don't watch Hipyo for product recs, he yaps too much. Try Switch and Click.
If you want a full size keyboard for $100, your best option is the Keychron V6 Max or K10 Pro if you prefer wired. Otherwise check out the Epomaker Galaxy80 for a nice TKL keyboard
@@A.Ludwig-y4w with all due respect I think you need to do your own research? You can't really get a definitive answer from someone else when you're the one who will be using the keyboard and we don't know your preferences
Try the Yunzii AL68 (Cocoa Cream V2 switches)
I would love to see a video about 40% keyboard(s), and maybe even other curiosities out there (more split keebs, ortholinears etc)! Might not be your alley, but would be fun to hear your opinions on 'em
@HipyoTech, what about keyboards using the ISO layout? All you keyboard reviews are only in ANSI.
Some of the barebones and customs he's reviewed do have an ISO option.
This has been a big issue for me when looking at the keyboards on this channel, most aren't ISO
The K13 Pro from Keychron comes so close to being perfect for numpad lovers. TKL layout with numpad above the arrow keys. Only drawback is it is low-profile and that there are no dedicated arithmetic keys. Give me a full profile with one more column for arithmetic and some macros and i'm sold.
Nice and detailed! Thank you for reviewing the keyboard. I vote for TH40 for the next review🙌🙌🙌
I used to be "have to have a numpad gang", but after exploring some, I've converted. I really do understand the ppl who feel they need a numpad tho. I def understand. But I absolutely love my leobog Hi-75. There is nothing on the market like it at its price point (especially at the time I purchased it). I agree with Hipyo's sentiment of don't limit yourself and try out smaller keyboards. But it does stink that for so long all the good keyboards we 60% and 75%. Really glad to see Epomaker investing in the 100% crew
I used to be full numpad gang, then when my crappy gaming keyboard went out on the computer I keep at my mom's house so I can still game when I visit on weekends, and I went TKL since I had less desk space there. Never missed the numpad but I did greatly appreciate the extra space and ended up switching to an 80% for my main setup. 70% is still too small for me and although I LOVE the form factor 80%, I miss the dedicated print screen key. Setting up a layer to put print screen on one of the function keys with VIA was incredibly simple tho. For me, it came down to always appreciating the increased desk/mousing space, while only seldom missing the numpad, like when I do my taxes or something.
Good to see you back!
I would love to see the video on the smaller keyboard! :-)
I play Arma fairly regularly and honestly it’s a lot easier to have the numpad than trying to do macro layers as it can sometimes interfere with Arma keybinds. I prefer my numpad and wish the market for full size would grow and give us better options.
Good RGB lighting cannot be said about any keyboard without shine through keycaps. There is a reason the most popular keyboards are your big box store Corsairs, Razer, etc. and Amazon Reddragons. The simple fact is, if I am getting a backlit keyboard, I am using the backlight to see the keys in the dark. You cannot read a board in a dark room when the lighting does not shine through.
And the general market agrees. All of the high volume mechanical keyboards have shine through keycaps, and usually north facing switches because it's just easier that way. A backlight and shine through caps is a requirement for any keyboard I buy (does not have to be RGB, just illuminated characters please). This is one place where I think the enthusiast hobby can grow if they make a simple compromise in pushing for shine through keycaps with good character lighting. Yes, this means more north facing switch boards, and that means some keycaps sets will not work, but IMO, that is a fair trade off. You can always put a solid keycap on a board designed for shine through keycaps, and have a good experience, but the other way around? The results are lackluster.
Welcome back! I hope you had a good vacation.
This is my favorite keyboard layout since I play a lot of MMO games, which i bind a lot to numpads etc. Although right now my winner is the metal one from Keychron. But nice to see people have options.
I LOVE those MDA keycaps. Just wish I could find a good shine through option for MDA because I often work in a dark room. Also, Numpad Gang :D
So glad to see you! Take care
You should check out the Montech Mkey. It's surprisingly very good for being Montech's first keyboard and they have a full size version of it so you don't have to purchase a separate number pad.
I am a number pad gang member myself but I prefer having the number pad in the south paw position to the left of the keyboard. This continues to leave space for my mouse. I use the Mount Everest Max or smaller keyboards with a separate number pad. Would love to hear your take on the ups and downs of using a 40% keyboard. Also hoping you will take a look at the Halo 65 HE, already purchased one, looking for some confirmation bias here.
i don't exactly need a numpad, i just really enjoy using alt codes to quickly use extra symbols while also holding my copy for something else. i also like it for rhythm games, since it's easier and more comfortable to use with my arms further apart, but that's not as important for me since arrow keys aren't that much closer in
Would love to see a video about different options for standalone numpads!
The VTER Galaxy100 is about the same, minus nob and QMK/VIA, but with a little shooting star (like Galaxy80) that’s lit up with RGB lights.
At work, I need the numpad because, as Hipio said, it's essential when working with numbers. But at home, I use a 75% keyboard and, overall, there's no problem, especially if you're mainly playing games
Would deffo like to see you do a video on having a separate numpad! That could give a lot of flexible options for the numpad gang
I'm a bookkeeper and I need a numpad and I have found compact 75% keyboards are a good option if you need a numpad. I'm currently using Redragon Magic Wand and it looks and feel good enough without spending too much on a keyboard.
How is Epomaker Galaxy 100 compared to NuPhy Halo 96 v2?
And what do you think about Keychron Q12?
I assume those are Feker switches in your typing demo at 9:24?
I bought the ajazz820 and am living without the 10key (and end key).... but would love to see your thoughts and recommendations on a separate numpad.
I didn't know epomaker made a 40%. Kinda interested in seeing a video about it.
I don't think you ever released a Bridge75 so I'm just wondering, do you prefer the Bridge75 or the Womier RD75, just based off sound, and even if you released a video I still want to hear an opinion.
I think you should do a fully dedicated video for numpads...
I like having one very good numpad when I want where I want...
Ducky has a new Zero 6108 with Cherry switches that is pretty nice as well for a full size. This one definitely sounds better because the Cherry switches have the expected scratch but everything is hot swap. For me I just can't do numpads... nice review and glad you are back and hope you had a wonderful relaxing time!
I've long been of the "give me all the keys you've got" mentality, but the ergonomics of moving my hand into three different areas (right side letters, numpad, mouse) is really getting to me in a data entry job and I'm starting to daydream about learning one-handed typing with a compact board on the left side of my desk, and a separate numpad on the far side of the mouse. Then I wouldn't have to bring my arms so close together and only have to move between two zones.
Also I'm starting to get very interested in learning a Datahand style input device but I definitely don't have a thousand dollars for a Svalboard. I don't even have three hundred for the self print kit, let alone the printer.
I learned to use the mouse with my left hand so I can use the numpad and mouse without moving my right hand all over the place.
Take your time Hipyo. We still love you
separate numpad video incoming!!!
I’m not surprised as I got an EPOMAKER 75 last year and then the QK75 and after building it and tons of effort it sounded only marginally better than the 90$ epomaker. It’s just such an amazing brand, I took my epomaker to the office and use the QK at home but honestly I think it’s hardly worth spending 300$ extra when they make such as good product.
what about a low-profile full size keyboard? I was looking at the Keychron K17. I use a Q1 Pro with a Q0 Max when I need it at home and looking for something for work.
I play DCS, and that habit also requires a job with numbers. I REALLY need a numpad. But I'd be curious about separate numpads.
Welcome back Hipyo! And we do need a review on the 40% keeb! (Just so I can see how cursed it is lmao)
I have just entered the keyboard hobby and would say , I like your videos very much. My Steele series apex 5 broke and I needed a new keyboard. I am one of those people who work with computer and need a numpad. I purchased a q6 max and quickly returned it after I found the Q0 max , I paired it with a Q1HE and really like the numpad on the left. It kinda stinks that I can't change the switches in the Q1HE yet :( any news on that would be great , or maybe even a video on making it sound sweeter.
What do u think about the Nada 65 panda? Im so tempted
I ve been using a Galaxy 80 after watching your video back then and I m sooooooo happy to have bought it
Is there such a thing as an ergonomic gaming keyboard that is worth buying?
Love your videos! They are so fun!
Am I the only one who uses the numpad exclusively for the arrow keys? I prefer the layout with the arrows/home/end/pgup/pgdown/enter/ins/del all available under one hand, and with an easy reference point (the side of the keyboard) to be able to operate it without ever looking down. I see these keyboards with the numpad next to the main keyboard, which looks great, but then this extra set of arrow keys is crammed in between at the bottom. The perfect keyboard, for me, would be the main keys + numpad and no redundant arrow keys between them.
I use a full-sized keyboard, but I rarely use the middle set with the dedicated arrow keys.
AYY WE BACK ITS HIPYO TECH TIME NUMPAD GANG LEGGO
listen, I get that not everyone needs a numb pad but a separate detached numbpad isn't a great replacement for a built in one. Not only is it another device to charge and or cable manage but its also really bad for muscle memory for people who have used integrated numbpads on standard layout keyboards for years or decades. I tried a detatched numbpad and a smaller keyboard and it was an awful experience, after 2 weeks I just have up. Also macro layers are neat but having more top level keys is always more beneficial to power users who have a lot to do. Not just the keyboard can be macro layered but so can the numbpad attached to it for even more macros or other functionality. Anyways when will there be commercially available 200% keyboards?
I bought a home keyboard and a work keyboard. It would never occur to me to take one keyboard back and forth, but maybe if I'd spent hundreds of dollars on a keyboard and it had a removable cable, I might be more inclined to bring it everywhere.
My new work keyboard (from Koorui because I'm a cheap noob) came with some very tall keycaps that felt great to me but I hated the look of because the shine through legends were grey on black with the lights off and dim and blurry color with lights on, so I bought cheap simple white on black set (I'm not mad it cost about as much as the keyboard did because it was an insanely good deal for the board) that I think makes the lights pop more.
Now that you’re back. Do the nuphy halo 65 HE, nuphy air 60 and 75 HE, and Evo 80
I can't care less about packaging, accesories nor cable quality. I already own or don't use that things and I'm preatty happy not to be force to pay of a quality of a keybord carbord box.
I'm too used to having numpad. like i can use the regular numbers to type them in, but numpad always fit more in my typing style
Can you review the Asus HFX keyboard in comparison to other hall effects like wooting?
Ok I concede, I am a numpad enjoyer but when I searched for it, you are right that there is basically not really much variety on the market.
Then please make a video about good separate numpads after this reality check you gave me, if you would be so kind. Thx ^-^
Wouldn't this layout cause issues with custom keycaps? They moved parts of the cluster to lower rows, which means the caps would have a different angle than those keys would normally have, depending on the profile. The only thing I could see working is using a profile like XDA, with most of the rows being the same, but the lack of a scoop is a bit unfortunate, plus I don't think I've seen a nice looking XDA set that would fit my setup
I actually would like to see a decent quality side numb pad. Maybe it will convince me to buy a non numpad keyboard?
@HipyoTech first off love your videos, second off do you have any low latency aluminum board recommendations, I used a gmmk 2 for awhile but it just feels meh compared to my womier but the womier feels like it has a lot more latency
Hey, Hipyo Tech, you should test out the new keyboards from Dark Project, which are being created in collaboration with two Polish TH-camrs, Ziemniak and Grzegorz Rycko. Apparently, they are well-made and cost quite a reasonable amount of money. I'd be curious to see what you think of them. These are the Delta, Gamma, Onionite and Sigma keyboards from Dark Project.
Numpad life.
Also, no macro layers should not be considered an argument against someone who has to drive a numb pad all day.
The problem for me with binding the numpad to hotkeys, is those keys are already hotkeys in the software im using plus it will mess with my muscle memory
Dude, you showed that picture of the cyclone going to Vancouver and I was like
"DUUUUDDDDDEEEEED! Don't I live there?!"
How is this better than the keychron q6 max? You just said that keychron is not as good :'(
(Except the price)
The numpad is great for macros. It's not for your average day-to-day, but for the accountants and people who use their keyboard for scientific mathematics on a daily basis, _or_ for people who do a lot of phone stuff all day the number row is just _too damn slow_ for those use cases. I'd like to see more manufacturers adopt a detachable numpad and just sell that separate as an optional DLC, or have the loose ends be where the USB-C cable does.