I'm a fedora and thinkpad user for 8+ years now, I would love to see Lenovo consider selling this machine (or any 15+ inches) without the numpad and with a centered touchpad.
I'll disagree for my personal preference. I'm not a fan of small keyboards. I really enjoy having my 104 key buckling spring keyboard. So to me it is nice to see a laptop with a numpad as I like having mine.
I was seriously considering ordering a Model F keyboard ( https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/ ) But the largest model is a measly 77 key model :( For desktop use, my requirement is to have a numpad. I realize why they did it as costs are a lot lower for 77 keys vs 104 keys. But still disappointed.
Yeah I don’t get this trend either. Are any pro users actually asking for this?