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Mechanical USB numeric keypad landscape

Kinesis low-force keypad — $60

  • Cherry brown keyswitches
  • USB hub
  • Available in Mac version :)
  • Mac version is white only :(
  • Mac version has a comma key between 0 and period

Goldtouch USB numeric keypad — $45-65

  • Cherry (browns?)
  • USB hub
  • Available in Mac version GTC-MACB :)
  • Mac version is black or white :)
  • Mac version has a comma key between 0 and period
  • Appears to be the same as Kinesis low-force, but cheaper and available in black
  • ... which is interesting, because Goldtouch appears to have sued Kinesis over a keyboard design patent at some point

Adesso Mechanical Numeric AKP-220B Keypad — $25-40

  • Cherry blues
  • Not explicitly Mac compatible
  • Has keys that don't make sense for Mac :(
  • NKRO

The Keyboard Company KBC-3700BUSB Programmable Keypad — £39-46

  • Cherry
  • Reprogrammable
  • Might have issues getting it shipped to the US

Filco Majestouch FKB22MB TenKeyPad — $65

  • Cherry browns
  • Seems to be low or out of stock everywhere
  • Not explicitly Mac compatible

Realforce 23U Tenkeypad — $130

  • Topre switches
  • Black or White
  • 23 key (00 key, half height +)

TekGadget KP-701 — $40

  • Thirty. Two. Keys.
  • "Mechanical switches"
  • Only one color scheme: black, grey and beige :(
  • Prolly not very Mac compatible :(
  • Shop might be down? :(

Discount Mechanical Switch USB Numeric Number Keypad Keyboard — $16.20

  • ALPS keyswitches
  • Fugly
  • Cheap
  • Not explicitly Mac compatible
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