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I'm using a Pok3r and the programming is great for remapping keys - I definitely need Ctrl on Capslock. I bought it because my Unicomp was taking up too much desktop space.

To get to the point: Even as an Emacs user I am missing the arrow keys and Insert and Home. Tenkeyless is better.

So for me the above keyboard wouldn't be the ultimate hacking keyboard.

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Maybe a naive question, but why should one reprogram keys in hardware instead of software (xmodmap, xkb, xcape etc.)?

Hardware level configuration is beneficial if you switch between computers, (especially which you don't have control over) on a regular basis.

to have it transfer between different computers i would assume.

I dual boot Windows and Linux, and remapping on both platforms consistently (incl. system updates, etc.) is a pain in the ass. I also need to use a remote desktop connection with a normal keyboard from time to time, which makes the software solution even more annoying.

I use caps as my modifier. Then I can CAPS+HJKL for arrow keys. I'm a vim user though so this already feels pretty natural to me.

I use CAPS+IJKL on my pok3r (the defaults) and I love it.

Same here (just with a different keyboard). Plus you can establish a few mappings more and get a minimalistic "Vim layer" going that works everywhere (say mapping caps+w to ctrl-right). That's great if you're stranded in Windows and have no options to opt for Vim-like input on almost all text widgets.

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