Why Macbooks Don't Have Numeric Keyboard

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2025

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  • @adriankawuki7407
    @adriankawuki7407 9 місяців тому +12

    We absolutely need the numerical keypad, the hell are you talking about bruh

  • @cardboardpolitician
    @cardboardpolitician Рік тому +21

    As a Blender user the numpad is essential. Apple should include it on 16" models.

    • @LaggerSVK
      @LaggerSVK 11 днів тому

      I am just new to mac and using Blender. trying to search how to use numeric because I cant really align my views now.
      EDIT: It looks like in pereferences->input emulate numpad could do the trick.

  • @paulbarnett227
    @paulbarnett227 Рік тому +24

    A number pad would fit just fine on the 16 inch Mac Book without having to compress anything. But yes, the touch pad would have to move to the left a bit. I use 15 inch Windows laptops with number pads and I prefer it that way.

    • @07Blackbeard
      @07Blackbeard Рік тому +8

      Exactly. No need to increase the screen size or anything. Plenty of empty space left on MacBooks 16".

  • @ericduhs
    @ericduhs Рік тому +17

    Terrible excuses. Just terrible. It's why they only sell 13% of laptops. Only the minority share. They don't think broad enough.

    • @willempretorius2
      @willempretorius2 3 місяці тому

      Wow, why don't you become the CEO of Apple since you know so much? 💀

    • @FantomDX69
      @FantomDX69 3 місяці тому

      Quit being a immature devoted fanboi, freaking isheep
      Think some reality and sense before letting your presence known by flaunting your apple fanboism​@@willempretorius2

    • @FogsterBell
      @FogsterBell 2 місяці тому

      It's not Apple's excuses. It's the author's. And the majority of them are ridiculous.

    • @FantomDX69
      @FantomDX69 2 місяці тому +1

      @@willempretorius2 wow,why don't you become the spouse of apple,since you are crushing on it

    • @rocky8004
      @rocky8004 9 днів тому +1

      That's why I didn't use Mac laptops without numeric keyboard 🎹 for engineering working professionals like Autocad 2D 3d Revit Google Sketchup 3ds Max photoshop MS Office users its useless to purchase MacBook

  • @Catalanskrr
    @Catalanskrr 9 місяців тому +4

    Numpad is so fucking important. The second you try to type in numbers you get cancer because you have to move your hands in a weird way and are very slow.

  • @kellystevens82
    @kellystevens82 Місяць тому +1

    We’re clearly asking for a number keypad, what do you mean we’re not asking for it? You say they want to improve their current products, this would be an improvement. This video is not good.

  • @The-Drone-Hobbyist
    @The-Drone-Hobbyist Рік тому +6

    This reminds me when I had a dell laptop and had a numeric keyboard and used it a lot. After moving to the MacBook Pro I had the the numbers on top and felt super weird. I’m used to it now but for sure it is nice to have numbers on side. Thanks for the video and keep up the great work

  • @stanceworks7995
    @stanceworks7995 Рік тому +3

    I tried to connect an external numeric keypad but in excel it would not type the numbers i entered. It just types one number and then it disappeara

  • @drownzi
    @drownzi Місяць тому +2

    i was about to buy a macbook but decided not to because of no number pad. really bad mistake for apple.

  • @ArduinoTurkBatu
    @ArduinoTurkBatu Рік тому +5

    For me, Apple can do these:
    1) Putting numeric keyboard near to trackpad.
    2) Putting numeric keyboard touchable in the trackpad.

  • @GRakesan
    @GRakesan Рік тому +2

    For French people, access to numbers is not direct, you have to hold the Shift key and then type the number. That's why I really hoped a MacBook with a keyboard, but I will probably never see this...

    • @07Blackbeard
      @07Blackbeard Рік тому

      Same for any non-English speaking country.

  • @erumid
    @erumid 2 місяці тому +2

    I loved my macbook and when I bought it I didn't care about the number pad being missing because I DJ with it so how important could it be? Yeah I needed it all the time. Wish they would fix that. I don't want to waste ports adding something that every other 15in+ laptop has. Also not a fan of spending more money for less features. But that's apple for you.

  • @SudburyDualSport
    @SudburyDualSport Рік тому +6

    I would buy a MacBook immediately if they included a number pad. They wouldn't need to move the trackpad - I currently use a Zenbook with a number pad and the trackpad is in the middle of the chassis (it is offset from the middle of the qwerty keyboard, but this doesn't affect function). Saying that it would affect the refined design is a cop-out and I think they don't realize how many people input numbers all day every day. @Apple Please give us a number pad!

    • @laughingvampire7555
      @laughingvampire7555 9 місяців тому

      why do you need the numpad? I hate them, is the reason why I don't buy pc's with them I avoid them like the plague. I know how to touch type and I use the num row pretty fast because I use 8 fingers for the numbers vs only 3 with the numpad, besides you can put it in a layer with the fn key, so there is no real reason to put in a numpad for laptops.

  • @ArMoon3
    @ArMoon3 Місяць тому

    I mean I like the idea of a numpad you can pull out from the side. Like push to pop out

  • @xs2me223
    @xs2me223 Рік тому +8

    The only reason i do not buy Macbook is because of this!

  • @philcampbell5827
    @philcampbell5827 Рік тому +4

    It's really silly that Apple doesn't include a num pad, especially on their 15 and 16 inch size laptops. I have one on my windows machine and it is very useful. I've been taking a serious look at switching to Apple but really don't want to add an external keyboard or number pad to have that feature.

    • @SEPADAN_GAK_YA
      @SEPADAN_GAK_YA Рік тому

      at first, i was bothered. but after awhile of usage, the size of the keyboard key is at its best this way without numpad! (or at least personally to me) i also buy extra key tho. and i dont even mind because the extra key i bought really gives me better feeling when i gotta type numbers (which i do a lot for my current job) really give me real satisfaction as if im typing using keyboard on computer. but anyway its up to who is using. but i like it better this way

    • @laughingvampire7555
      @laughingvampire7555 9 місяців тому

      is the complete opposite my friend, it is really silly to want a numpad, because you don't need them if you know how to touchpad with the numrow above the qwertyuiop keys you can use 8 fingers to type numbers, while the numpad only let's you use 3 fingers. It really is a skill issue. Not even if you type numbers all day you are going to need the numpad.
      and many laptops have the option of the numpad with the fn key as a layer

    • @jmg4120
      @jmg4120 Місяць тому +1

      ​​@@laughingvampire7555 Your failure to comprehend other people's use cases or needs doesn't make their preference "silly."

  • @sarthakdadheech4704
    @sarthakdadheech4704 Рік тому +2

    now that 15 inch mac book air has been launched... why not the numpad now?

    • @laughingvampire7555
      @laughingvampire7555 9 місяців тому +1

      because you don't need a numpad. is just a skill issue that you need a numpad. even if you type numbers all day, even more so if you type numbers all day you are wasting your time using a numpad. with the numrow above the qwertyuiop row, you can type all the numbers with touch typing, and using 8 fingers, with the numpad all you use is 3 fingers. All you need is a little training with touch typing and you don't need the numpad.

    • @sarthakdadheech4704
      @sarthakdadheech4704 9 місяців тому

      @@laughingvampire7555 that’s correct .. would have been good if windows also wouldn’t have given the numpad anytime .. and such luxury would have existed 😂

    • @gkhncnzdgn
      @gkhncnzdgn 8 місяців тому +1

      @@laughingvampire7555yes, yes. you’re the best, but some of us mortals still aren’t that perfect and would like a convenient layout rather than just good looks. and it is easier and also faster to use numbers with a numpad (for us regular people, not you of course), regardless what only you say. just admit that you don’t need the convenience as you need the looks/cool factor and leave us alone.

  • @tejasvisam9054
    @tejasvisam9054 Рік тому +1

    At least for 15" & 16" they could have given number pad.

  • @wedel610
    @wedel610 Рік тому +1

    The new Mac is 16” plenty big enough for a number pad.

  • @theEDMdragon
    @theEDMdragon Рік тому +4

    I agree with Apple’s design choice, having a trackpad that’s off to the side bothers me quite a bit. An example: the Acer Aspire 5

    • @07Blackbeard
      @07Blackbeard Рік тому +2

      Never ever did I have a problem with it or even notice it.

  • @TrevorSomers
    @TrevorSomers 5 днів тому

    Just have the OPTION to REPLACE the stupid trackpad with a numpad. I rarely use the trackpad when I have a mouse.

  • @CascdMorris
    @CascdMorris Місяць тому

    This is the reason I'm not buying macbook. Numeric keypad a must.

  • @kaguraschimizu4609
    @kaguraschimizu4609 Рік тому

    So thats the reason why NumPad keyboard are popular back then.

  • @ozgunengun7904
    @ozgunengun7904 Рік тому +1

    Are there any way to use it?

  • @nitsejani9411
    @nitsejani9411 2 місяці тому

    Why does this video feel sponsored by Apple?

  • @whengrapespop5728
    @whengrapespop5728 Рік тому

    There are apps that can turn your trackpad into a num pad.

  • @colinmountford5476
    @colinmountford5476 3 місяці тому

    If you don't feel the need for a keypad, it's due to Apple grooming or brainwashing you. I have been using Windows laptops for years, and on a 15.6-inch laptop, it is far easier than trying to find the numbers in a long, thin line. Being used to a keypad is far quicker than the layout above the letters. Thinking it easier is a problem. I use both systems for different reasons. I constantly look for the number pad when word processing on a Windows PC, which is a blessing. Slow and tiring on a Macbook Pro. Writing information on a Macbook with a decent keyboard, pre-2016, is equally a blessing. I typed this on my ASUS Vivobook 15+ inch PC because my Friggin' Apple Macbook Pro 15 inch broke. Oh, you can buy a keypad to connect to your Macbook, Suckers.

  • @IATCOTUOHAEW
    @IATCOTUOHAEW 3 місяці тому

    You cannot work without your Numeric pad.

  • @Dr.R_FRCC
    @Dr.R_FRCC Рік тому

    My previous MacBook Pro had a numeric keyboard, but the newer ones really stink!

  • @AdeelAhmed-ACA
    @AdeelAhmed-ACA 5 місяців тому

    I need numpad in macbook

  • @thenessh2807
    @thenessh2807 Рік тому +1

    I rather have the MacBook style keyboard as i hate the numeric layout unless its on a external keyboard

  • @TheNoob.07
    @TheNoob.07 Місяць тому

    i'm accountant i need the numbers pad my soul use of computers is exel

  • @barrieb5621
    @barrieb5621 26 днів тому

    wat I had one growing up

  • @rocky8004
    @rocky8004 9 днів тому

    Without numeric keyboard 🎹 any laptops for engineering working professionals like Autocad 2D 3D Revit Google Sketchup 3ds Max photoshop MS Office works its useless

  • @johannacoreas3968
    @johannacoreas3968 6 місяців тому

    All these excuses meanwhile all these other laptops with number pads and no issues.

  • @herrberg8962
    @herrberg8962 6 місяців тому

    I have the opposite opinion to most commenters here. The Numeric Keyboard takes up too much space and ruins the entire aesthetic of the keyboard on many new Windows laptops.

    • @kellystevens82
      @kellystevens82 Місяць тому

      Wouldn’t it be nice to have the option though? I would like a MacBook but I won’t get one because I need this keypad. They’re so worried about symmetry but having to add an accessory is not symmetrical at all. It’s all about options.

  • @laughingvampire7555
    @laughingvampire7555 9 місяців тому

    the importance of the numpad? what?
    No, numpad is not important at all. no one really needs it, because it can be a layer in the keyboard, if you think you need the numpad then you have some serious skill issue because you can learn to properly touch type and you can enter any number you want with the numrow using 8 fingers while the numpad you have move the hand away from the home row and then just using 3 fingers to type the numbers you wanna type. With the number row you don't have to move your hand 10 inches to the left, you just extend your fingers up a couple of rows and thats it.
    numpad = touch typing skill issue.
    learn touch typing, practice entering numbers and then you will be able to enter numbers faster than you can with the numpad because you will use 8 fingers.

  • @utkudevrim
    @utkudevrim 2 місяці тому

    numlock user is npc

  • @fast69
    @fast69 Рік тому +1

    And my keyboard is tenkeyless the numbpad takes space and is useless

  • @cgouais
    @cgouais 3 місяці тому

    It always been like this with Apple! You pay more for less! Apple is the stupidest company!!! Why do people continu to buy those products?!? The new Macbook air 15'' M3 at 1799$cad has the same specs as the HP with intel i3 10th generation from 2020 for way lower price with numeric keyboard!!!
    Apple fanatics really like to get screwed!!!

  • @kellystevens82
    @kellystevens82 Місяць тому

    We’re clearly asking for a number keypad, what do you mean we’re not asking for it? You say they want to improve their current products, this would be an improvement. This video is not good.