[crazygringo]

Serious question: aside from data-entry people and accountants, who uses numeric keypads anymore?

As a developer, I don't exactly type a lot of numbers. And they're too far away from the home position of the hands to make the numpad efficient to use for numbers in mixed alphanumeric text.

It really seems like they are rightly turning into a very niche input product, like Wacom tablets, instead of a general-purpose one.

[akbar501]

I dislike the trend of putting number pads on laptop keyboards. It moves the entire keyboard to the side.

[josteink]

For me it's a complete and utter deal-killer. Any laptop with a number-pad, regardless of any specs and price otherwise, is a laptop I will not buy.

Numpad = No deal.

I still curse the trend of putting them on laptops. May it soon pass.

[Al-Khwarizmi]

I must say I'm probably quite biased regarding the numpad, because much of my programming is about experiments that give numeric results, which then have to be processed and/or reported... so typing lots of numbers always ends up being a part of the equation in my particular case, but not on the code itself.

Numpads are nice for roguelikes as well :)

[robocaptain]

This is why I always need a numpad as well!

[digikata]

Yup, I'd rather go without the num pad and avoid the minor space and weight increment. If needed, I can always attach a usb number pad.

[Fomite]

Scientist. I went out and bought a numpad to attach to my laptop I missed it so much.

[batmansbelt]

True programmers do everything with alt-codes.

[SwellJoe]

Get off my lawn. Alt codes didn't exist in the days when true programmers roamed the earth.