The board feels reassuringly solid, although there was a little wiggle between the numpad and keyboard.

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The Razer DeathStalker maintains a standard keyboard layout, replacing the Switchblade UI with a numpad instead.

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Still, they're all just thick enough to accommodate a tray-loading optical drive, and the 15R and 17R also have enough room for a numpad on the keyboard.

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The function strip is again removable, with another four macro keys to call its own, while the numpad can join you either on the left or right side of the main board.

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In addition to sporting special modes that stuff Internet Explorer, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, a traditional numpad and a clock in the touchpad's screen, Razer has slowly been adding additional game-specific applications to the Switchblade.

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The Qube naturally comes with its very own remote control, and with the exception of the lack of a numpad it comes with all the standard buttons, and on the other side it has a QWERTY keyboard.

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