Laptops with a numeric keypad, and 15- and 16-inch laptops without one

Store filters for “numeric keypad” mix generations and configurations. This list is narrower and stricter: a laptop is marked Yes only when its maker’s own specification document says the keyboard has a numeric keypad, and No only when the document describes the keyboard without one.

Laptops with a numeric keypad

Every one is in the 15- or 16-inch class, and the narrowest is 13.52 in wide. On the Legion 5 and Legion Pro 7 the keypad comes with RGB backlighting and on the LOQ Essential 15 with a purple one; on the ThinkPads and IdeaPads the backlight itself is an option, so check the listing.

Laptops without a numeric keypad

All the 14-inch models are here. The larger ones are Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air and 16-inch MacBook Pro, which keep a centered keyboard with speakers beside it, the Dell XPS 16, and ASUS’s ROG Zephyrus G16 and ROG Strix G16 gaming laptops. On the Strix, ASUS’s “NumberPad” lights a number layout on the touchpad; it isn’t a set of keys.

Where the document doesn’t say

ASUS’s page for the Vivobook S16 gives only the key travel, and Dell’s product page for the Alienware 16 Aurora describes the keyboard only as “backlit”. We leave those as a dash in the spec database instead of guessing from photos. Dell’s owner’s manuals settle it for the other Dell models by counting keys: 99 on the US Dell 15 and Dell 16, which only a keyboard with a keypad reaches, against 79 to 80 on the Dell Pro 14 and XPS models.

Do you want one?

• Yes if you type numbers for hours: spreadsheets, accounting, data entry, CAD dimensions.
• No if you mostly type text. Without a keypad, the letter keys and the touchpad sit centered under the screen, so your hands and your eyes line up.
• Either way at 14 inches: a separate USB or Bluetooth keypad adds one when you’re at a desk.

A keypad is one of the practical differences between sizes; for the rest, see 14 vs 16-inch laptops.