Would you want a BT keyboard with number pad?

The.316 · Oct 19, 2010, 03:21 PM

Why hasnt

released a bluetooth keyboard (current thin style) with a number pad? Aside from the keys getting dirty, I loved the old BT style keyboard that had the number pad on the side.

alust2013 · Oct 19, 2010, 03:23 PM

That would be most excellent. Currently I need the number pad more than the bluetooth, so wired it is.

anim8or · Oct 19, 2010, 03:27 PM

Yes.

I use my old bluetooth full sized keyboard right now when working in After Effects and other software that utilise the number pad and extra keys... but i put it away and use my aluminium bluetooth keyboard when im not cos it looks cooler lol!

The.316 · Oct 19, 2010, 03:30 PM

Apple releases all these amazing products (iPhone, iPad, trackpad, etc.), but something as simple as adding a number keypad to a wireless keyboard would probably kill in sales. For the life of me, I dont understand why they wouldnt release one. How annoying is it to enter numbers in passwords, threads, and excel spreadsheets...ugh!

rprebel · Oct 19, 2010, 03:31 PM

I like a heavier keyboard with regular keys and a numpad, so none of Apple's current offering is for me. That said, if I ever got a chiclet style keyboard I would definitely want the numpad. Apple's old white BT keyboard is what I've been using for a few years and it's perfect.

The.316 · Oct 19, 2010, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rprebel

I like a heavier keyboard with regular keys and a numpad, so none of Apple's current offering is for me. That said, if I ever got a chiclet style keyboard I would definitely want the numpad. Apple's old white BT keyboard is what I've been using for a few years and it's perfect.

Im actually thinking about buying that older style one. Has anyone found any new ones out there? The only problem I have with the old ones is that they collect dirt in them MUCH easier than the new ones.

Disc Golfer · Oct 19, 2010, 03:43 PM

I recently got a used older style apple bluetooth keyboard off ebay for pretty cheap. I did have to take it apart and clean the gunk out of it and off the keys but it's shiny now and awesome. The miniature bluetooth keyboards they make now are sort of bunk.

MultiM · Oct 19, 2010, 05:00 PM

I use the number pads a lot and miss them with my current BT keyboard. I almost bought the separate number pad, but didn't want yet something else on the desk. I'll wait......

iJohnHenry · Oct 19, 2010, 05:42 PM

Yes.

I have the full, wired Chicklet board, and would be lost without the number pad.

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Oct 19, 2010, 03:21 PM	#1
The.316 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2010	Would you want a BT keyboard with number pad? Why hasnt released a bluetooth keyboard (current thin style) with a number pad? Aside from the keys getting dirty, I loved the old BT style keyboard that had the number pad on the side. __________________ 27" iMac i7 13" MPB 16gb iPhone 5 32gb iPad 2 Apple TV 2
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Oct 19, 2010, 03:23 PM	#2
alust2013 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: On the fence	That would be most excellent. Currently I need the number pad more than the bluetooth, so wired it is. __________________ a computer with some GHz and a few GB, some stuff to play music. -witty comment here-
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Oct 19, 2010, 03:27 PM	#3
anim8or macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotland, UK	Yes. I use my old bluetooth full sized keyboard right now when working in After Effects and other software that utilise the number pad and extra keys... but i put it away and use my aluminium bluetooth keyboard when im not cos it looks cooler lol! __________________ 2010 Mac Pro, 2.66GHz 12-Core, 32GB RAM, 4 TB HDD; 13" Macbook (Aluminium), 2.4GHz , 4GB RAM, 250GB HD; 16GB iPhone 4; 16GB iPad 2 Black w/ Black Leather Smart Cover
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Oct 19, 2010, 03:30 PM	#4
The.316 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2010	Apple releases all these amazing products (iPhone, iPad, trackpad, etc.), but something as simple as adding a number keypad to a wireless keyboard would probably kill in sales. For the life of me, I dont understand why they wouldnt release one. How annoying is it to enter numbers in passwords, threads, and excel spreadsheets...ugh! __________________ 27" iMac i7 13" MPB 16gb iPhone 5 32gb iPad 2 Apple TV 2
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Oct 19, 2010, 03:31 PM	#5
rprebel macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Where the bluebonnets bloom	I like a heavier keyboard with regular keys and a numpad, so none of Apple's current offering is for me. That said, if I ever got a chiclet style keyboard I would definitely want the numpad. Apple's old white BT keyboard is what I've been using for a few years and it's perfect.
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Oct 19, 2010, 03:43 PM	#7
Disc Golfer Banned Join Date: Dec 2009	I recently got a used older style apple bluetooth keyboard off ebay for pretty cheap. I did have to take it apart and clean the gunk out of it and off the keys but it's shiny now and awesome. The miniature bluetooth keyboards they make now are sort of bunk.
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Oct 19, 2010, 05:00 PM	#8
MultiM macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cow Town	I use the number pads a lot and miss them with my current BT keyboard. I almost bought the separate number pad, but didn't want yet something else on the desk. I'll wait...... __________________ If you have nothing nice to say, sit next to me...
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Oct 19, 2010, 05:42 PM	#9
iJohnHenry macrumors P6 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: I was never here. Remember that!!	Yes. I have the full, wired Chicklet board, and would be lost without the number pad. __________________ Never argue with idiots. They'll drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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