Mini keyboard/Single handed keyboard recs?

[JuiceyJones]

My sausage shaped thumb has had enough of my gaming mouse side keys. I only need 8 keys. Can anyone recommend a mini keypad/keyboard that won't wont send all of the information on my CPU to China?

Thanks

[Dallas]

I use a Logitech Stream Deck (15 buttons)
But you can get smaller or larger ones

[eightbo]

Stream deck is goated Dallas wonderful suggestion. I planned to pick one up as well for OBS Studio, didn't even think about using it for trading but even just today I thought about using mouse hotkeys instead of keyboard (I use Z/X/C keys rn) to quickly cancel orders.

If I recall they had a high price point but they're very handy beyond trading as well.

For a lower price point option you could get USB to NumPad if you want a smaller form factor with many keys.
You could always remap them. You could get a basic bitch one for the price of a pint, or a better one like the mechanical one for a Dominos pizza order for 2.

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Always thought it'd be cool to have one of these bad boys for something, but I'm sure the novelty would wear off after the first day aha

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Op what mouse do you have ? I'm imagining a massive Naga in my head haha
PS be careful with that CPU, we don't want China getting their hands on those critical calculations

[JuiceyJones]

Thank you for the suggestions.

Eightbo. I have a UtechSmart Venus mouse. Think i paid around $40 some 4-5 years ago. For some reason its been bothering me lately (I think someone moved the side keys closer together) and wanted to order something a little more user friendly for in-play trading. I have ordered the stream deck and one of the mechanical num pads (love the sound of those).

I have a friend who works for the State Department. Constantly warning me about what i buy from where and what i should and should not plug into my tech. I'm probably a little paranoid.

Thanks again.

[jamesedwards]

Always thought it'd be cool to have one of these bad boys for something, but I'm sure the novelty would wear off after the first day aha
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Would have to be some sort of "cancel all" panic button.

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[JuiceyJones]

Everyone needs an oh shit! button.

[Big Bad Barney]

Another option is fancy mechanical keyboards.

I got one of these a few months back in attempt to reduce the decline into rsi -> https://www.reddit.com/r/zsaVoyager/ . Takes ages to learn, still not comfortable with it....and don't think I'd use it in pressure situations for a long while ... but you can do various macro's etc with it.

I have also have 2x32 Key Elgato Streamdecks that I use in conjunction with Autohotkey....these are the awesomness..

The primary advantage of using a keyboard with macros is once you've build muscle/brain memory...its quicker...
The advantage of the streamdecks is you dont have to remember anything, you can visually see the button you are pressing.
Keyboard is a bigger time/mental investment but ultimately better if you spend 50 hours a week on your puta...

[JuiceyJones]

Thanks John.

I'm gonna give both the streamdeck and a mechanical num pad a go. Both arriving tomorrow apparently. I really dont need much:

next preset
previous preset
green selection
cancel unmatched lays
cancels unmatched backs
cancel all unmatched bets

Pretty simple a think. As you said will have to put in some deliberate practice to get used to the things.

Are you still in Cains. Lived there and Townsville about 20 years ago. Had a lot of fun.

[Big Bad Barney]

Thanks John.

I'm gonna give both the streamdeck and a mechanical num pad a go. Both arriving tomorrow apparently. I really dont need much:

next preset
previous preset
green selection
cancel unmatched lays
cancels unmatched backs
cancel all unmatched bets

Pretty simple a think. As you said will have to put in some deliberate practice to get used to the things.

Are you still in Cains. Lived there and Townsville about 20 years ago. Had a lot of fun.

You can pretty much do anything with streamdeck in conjunction with autohotkey.... although I find autohotkey syntax is annoying as hell its super powerful... its great...

Yep I'm still in Cairns, its a lovely place until you need to get a job requiring skills Which is sorta how I ended up trying my hand at trading.....

I spend too much time looking at a computer screen so I dunno if they'd call me a local....... but Cairns def better than townsville unless ya wanna be in the army

[Euler]

I added a Stream Deck Pedal to my trading desk recently: -

https://amzn.eu/d/0hFuso4K

It means I can keep my hands free for my mouse and other devices, but also issue instructions to Bet Angel with my feet!

[JuiceyJones]

Pretty cool PW. 3 pedals in one. I wish they had all of this stuff back when online poker first became popular.