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Re:Ask HN: Any piece of hardware that was more of game chang... by unnouinceput on Sunday February 06, 2022 @11:59AM (#30234312)
My son has one. I hate typing on his keyboard when he needs my help, especially when I help him doing his math homework. You see I use the numeric keypad a lot on that hence the hate for his "tenkeyless" in that case. But he hates my large keyboard when he needs my computer, so that balances out, hihi. Each to their own I guess
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Re:Ask HN: Any piece of hardware that was more of game chang... by Cr0s on Sunday February 06, 2022 @01:02PM (#30235056)
I see a lot of people praising tenkeyless but I use the numeric keypad so often I can't bring myself to buy one, even if my current keyboard uses more space.
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Re:Ask HN: Any piece of hardware that was more of game chang... by fomine3 on Sunday February 06, 2022 @09:06PM (#30239294)
I'm comfortable with dedicated keypad on the left of a keyboard rather than right, because of the right is where mouse locates. Don't you?
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Re:Ask HN: Any piece of hardware that was more of game chang... by Cr0s on Monday February 07, 2022 @04:09AM (#30242179)
My keyboard and mouse are actually pretty far apart from each other so for me a dedicated keypad on the left wouldn't really work, especially since when i use it i do so mostly with my right hand. Interesting suggestion though, it hadn't crossed my mind yet to try that.
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Re:Ask HN: Any piece of hardware that was more of game chang... by gpvos on Monday February 07, 2022 @04:42AM (#30242438)
In the past I've often worked with my mouse to the left. But when I do that I like to switch the mouse buttons as well, and then it's a hassle when someone else uses the mouse. Nevertheless, it's an option.
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