Laptop number pad

[Steve Campbell]

Hi folks
In the market for a new laptop. No specific budget but we are not after the most powerful machine !

Requirements
Must have a separate number pad on keyboard. Not negotiable from SWMBO.
Windows 11 installed
We will add M office
Decent sized screen as our eyes aren’t getting any better
Rapid switch on so assume SSD ?

Use
Home office. Word, excel. Internet.
It won’t travel (or rarely), it won’t be used for gaming.

Options to consider please ? This laptop will augment a current household mesh PC for ease of use or when I’m hogging the study working from home.

[TameRacingDriver]

A 15.6” or 16" Lenovo, probably something like a ThinkPad T series.

Edited by TameRacingDriver on Thursday 28th September 13:37

[hurstg01]

I've got a lenovo and bought a <£10 usb number pad, works great. Originally bought a wireless one but the batterys run out pretty quick

[Chuffedmonkey]

I recently purchased a new Lenovo laptop. I think most 15.6'' laptops will have the number pad due to the size.

I didn't plan my purchase on the the number pad as I dont use it, my main reason was I like the screen size, it has an SSD, I7 processor, etc and is lightening quick. I can defiantly see the benefit in a SSD over a normal disc drive, it turns on and is in a usable state in seconds.

Didn't break the bank either.

[captain_cynic]

As others have mentioned, you can get a USB numpad.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Numeric-Key-Pads/b?ie=UTF...

Some Asus 15.6" laptops will have a numpad like this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Vivobook-X1500EA-i3-...

Or one that's a bit more powerful
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-FX506HC-i5-11400H-Ge...

[Derek Smith]

I've got a USB numberpad. Much better than one fixed to a keyboard as it's more flexible. I needed a smaller keyboard for using a Speed Editor with Resolve, but needed the numbers to speed things up with Blender. The mistake I made was having mine wired. Should have gone wireless. I'll never return to a full keyboard.

[annodomini2]

Budget 17" laptop should meet your needs

[TameRacingDriver]

Must admit we used to give out those usb keypads at work and thinking about it, I reckon they would indeed be much better than a built in one on a laptop, my Lenovo 15.6 has a keypad but honestly I wish it just had a proper full size keyboard instead and I could plug in a keypad if I wished. The keys on the keypad are quite cramped so I couldn't imagine using it all the time, for me at least, it's a waste.

[MissChief]

Of course the other alternative is to pick up a full size Keyboard and have it in her usual WFH location and she can just plug it in? Most Laptop Keyboards aren't great either and I certainly wouldn't want to type on one for hours.

[Zetec-S]

MissChief said:

Of course the other alternative is to pick up a full size Keyboard and have it in her usual WFH location and she can just plug it in? Most Laptop Keyboards aren't great either and I certainly wouldn't want to type on one for hours.

This was my thinking. My laptop has a number pad, but it's not laid out like a "proper" keyboard, so some of the keys don't come as natural to me. Certainly wouldn't use it swapping between office and home if it was for work.

[Steve Campbell]

Lenovo IdeaPad slim 3 laptop seems to fit the bill @ £450 from John Lewis
8Gb RAM, 15.6 HD screen, 512 Gb SSD

At that price point from a main retailer, anything to beat that ?

[GlenMH]

"Scratch and dent" with an i5, 16GB, 1TB and 15.6 screen is available for £70 on the Dell outlet...

[g4ry13]

GlenMH said:

"Scratch and dent" with an i5, 16GB, 1TB and 15.6 screen is available for £70 on the Dell outlet...

Are you sure about that?!

[GlenMH]

g4ry13 said:

Are you sure about that?!

£370...