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EnergizerFellow
Oct 11, 2005

More drunk than a barrel of monkeys

She posted:

Are there otherwise-standard numpadless keyboards to be had for under $50?
Try here for a start:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007651%20600009667&IsNodeId=1&name=Mini

My first suggestion would be the Lenovo ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint or one of the Filco boards. Unfortunately, the Filcos are over budget and MIA in the US until after the holidays.

A couple of cheapies to look at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823191005
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823166102

EnergizerFellow fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Dec 6, 2010

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EnergizerFellow
Oct 11, 2005

More drunk than a barrel of monkeys

Puppy Milliner posted:

Are there any mechanical keyboards that use the Sun layout, besides the Happy Hacking Pro? I know I can just remap keys, but some keyboards have a gap between the caps lock and 'a' key which I think might be annoying if it's going to be used as a control key. Also, I'm a spergy linux user and don't want a windows logo on my meta key :smug:

I have the HHKB Lite 2, and I love it, but I want the clicky clicky and can't really see myself paying that much for a pro.
The only manufacturers I know of who still do Sun/UNIX layouts in hardware are Unicomp and Topre. The latter makes Happy Hacking in addition to their more conventional Realforce line.

EnergizerFellow
Oct 11, 2005

More drunk than a barrel of monkeys

Gazaar posted:

I've done a bit of poking around and can only fine one legit chiclet style keyboard beside apple's, the Azio KB503U. Are there any others out there that are good that I haven't been able to find? I have no problem getting the wired apple one if I settle on getting a chiclet but curious if I'm somehow missing one made by logitech or a company along those lines?
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/78-key-compact-slim-usb-keyboard-black-160cm-cable-44378

EnergizerFellow
Oct 11, 2005

More drunk than a barrel of monkeys
Any suggestions for hard rubber wrist rests, i.e. not the gel/foam crap, especially in tenkeyless sizes? They used to be dirt common as computer shop and convention handouts back in the day, but seemingly hard to find now.

Only classic wrap-around fabric-over-rubber I can find now is from Innovera, but they all look to be ~17' long. There's the Grifiti Fat Wrist Pad 12, but that looks to be just a fabric patch over rubber (I've had the non-wraparound ones peal over time...).

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