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You’ve reduced your keyboard to maximize your desk space, but you’re having second thoughts about ditching that number pad. Don’t double back to the expanded layout, simply arm yourself with a removable keypad that plugs directly into your USB port Read More
First of all, the keycaps look very different than in the photo, not the product advertised. That said, this is a unique keypad. I hesitate to call it a numpad, because the numbers don't register as numpad buttons, they register as number row buttons. If you're literally ONLY punching in numbers it won't matter, but if you're mapping ANYTHING to it (in blender, photoshop, or a videogame whatever) it will register that you're mapping things to the numrow (and possibly overwrite things). Another thing that's weird is the num lock doesn't register any keypress by the computer, it just disables the entire keypad. Very strange. One benefit of such a strange keypad, is that it has an esc key, a function key, and a tab key, (all mapped to the keyboard) which can be nice for navigating spreadsheets. It also has 2 usb ports on it, and honestly it gets used as a usb hub more than a numpad since I have a fullsize keyboard now anyways. That said one of the core functions of buying a seperate numpad is being able to re-map the number keys for commands and shortcuts etc (not macros), and that is impossible with this product, EVEN if whatever software you use supports it.
2 stars. It would be 1, except having a tab on a num pad is kinda neat, the 2 usb ports are handy, but the weird key mapping is inexcusable.
oh also its backlit with white LEDS that constantly scroll down, which is un-necessary, kinda cool, and kinda annoying.