Fully agreed, for me, with any size of laptop the presence of an integrated numpad is a real nuisance due to how it awkward it makes typing and trackpad usage.

That said, there are times when numpads are useful. That’s why on my desktop, I have a discrete numpad sitting to the left of my keyboard, which allows the most used keys to remain centered.

It would be neat if someone made a numpad module for these laptops that can plug into either side of the laptop, and then be tucked away when not in use. The little rails in the module bays should make typing on the numpad almost as solid as typing on the main keyboard.

I would love to have a 10-key option, and to that end I have attempted using a wireless option. That device however won't even pair to my laptop. I would even be willing to use a wired one, but not enough of me to make it viable for someone to make. So many shortcut keys in my software are missing for a laptop keyboard. Instead, I have to use a full sized external keyboard and carry it around with me instead of just a useful smaller external 10-key.

What about a hex numpad? IPv6Buddy is a real shipping product, according to their longstanding website.

LOL, i've never heard of this thing before. However that is not useful even as a gag.

I might be understanding, but is something like this https://kinesis-ergo.com/products/#keypads what you’re looking for?

almost, but i'd really love to have the home/end keys as well

What model of keyboard do you carry with you?

The full sized Mac USB keyboard

This is so important. I bought a laptop with a numpad thinking it would be a huge win for spreadsheet jockying, ended up never using the laptop due to how much of a nightmare it is to type on due to the keyboard being offcenter. Numpads on laptops are just failure.