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87 keys, volume knob, hot-swappable PCB, Dual Super Buttons (two massive programmable A and B buttons) and it looks amazing.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Why isn't there a numpad? That's pretty disappointing, honestly... I play a lot of games that make use of that.

[–] grayhaze@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also find entering numbers on a numpad to be much easier and feel more natural, probably because of growing up with calculators. They definitely have a place on modern keyboards.

[–] QuarterlySushi@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed, as cool as this looks, anything without a numpad is a no go for me - I use it daily

[–] SandLight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, last year I finally dipped my toes in mechanical keyboarding and my 2 requirements were to have a numpad and some media keys for volume and play/pause. It was actually kinda a nightmare to find.

[–] CharlestonChewbacca@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. Took me forever and I never found one I was completely satisfied with.

I'm rocking the GMMK Pro with the KBD Pad MK II

[–] SandLight@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I eventually found a red dragon keyboard that I'm fairly happy with. I bought some custom key caps because the ones that it came with were Ugly.

It has a volume scroll wheel thing that's pretty cool. Some macro programming stuff that idk what anyone really needs.

[–] zaemz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

10-keyless keyboards are (kinda unfortunately IMO) popular with the custom keyboard crowd. I'm actually a little surprised that it's not available in an even smaller form-factor.

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Really, this would have been an instant buy from me if it had a numpad. Kinda doesn't make sense that a retro themed keyboard wouldn't have it! I love everything about the design otherwise.