Want an External FW 16 Keyboard (Product Request)

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Like many people, I prefer to use the same keyboard layout on all devices I work with. Whenever I work on a different computer/laptop than my FW 16, I want to plug in an external keyboard with the exact same layout I will have on my main, new FW 16 laptop. Just like I do nowadays, I use a ThinkPad currently, and have a ThinkPad external keyboard when I don’t use the laptop keyboard directly.

That’s my product request: I would very much want an external keyboard which is exactly like the FW 16 keyboard. So FW, please offer an external keyboard with the exact same HW as the “internal” keyboard of the FW 16. Ideally, there would be the same modular “plug in” approach with this external keyboard: plug-in slots where you can place the keyboard, and maybe a numpad (if you need it, I don’t).
This would help greatly with productivity for FW users! And it shouldn’t be hard to design, plus I would expect there is a lot of demand for it.
I personally would like the keyboard with a cable, but I would also buy a BT version certainly - ideally it would support both types of connectivity.

Maybe this is also a product for a 3rd-party, but I believe FW should be able to offer this easily.
Thanks! :slight_smile:

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Yep, it’s happening by me.

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Great! Any concrete plans already?

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Going to use the mid-plate from the FW16 so I can reuse the whole interlocking mechanism, that is the only concrete thing.

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The external keyboard could just be a base where you can put any of the existing (and future) FW16 keyboards and numpads. There’s probably nothing preventing other panels either.

You’ve piqued my interest…

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