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Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by josephcsible on Saturday May 21, 2022 @02:39AM (#31455784)
All of your attributes of a "thinkpad keyboard" are downsides that would make me less likely to buy it. Keyboards should be as close to 104-key ANSI as possible.
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Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by csdvrx on Saturday May 21, 2022 @12:56PM (#31459542)
> Keyboards should be as close to 104-key ANSI as possible.

Yes, bring on the numpad on a laptop... not!

Form determines function: ANSI 104 had its time, when we were using desktops!

Now except for gaming and CPAs, numpads have outlived their usefulness.

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Re:The new and upgraded Framework Laptop by josephcsible on Saturday May 21, 2022 @01:04PM (#31459645)
I don't mean a laptop has to have all 104 keys. I mean the subset they do have should be arranged the same way that they are on ANSI 104. E.g., I want a laptop with keys up to 80% at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ANSI_Keyboard_Layout...
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