Neeum Zawan wrote:
>     So in other words, it's merely for manufacturer convenience?

Which leads to cheaper machines, yes. Especially laptops, where space around 
the edge is limited. Plus, I'm not sure how docking/undocking would interact 
with such.

>     USB is not needed to get those multimedia keys. My keyboard is PS/2 
> and it has them.

Correct.

>     I suppose if I think really hard, I'll come up with a need for more 
> than one keyboard...

Different keyboards with different sets of keys, like a music keyboard 
perhaps. (Not what was meant, but you see what I'm saying - specialized key 
layouts, etc).

And, of course, docked laptops.

>     True, but that usage seems rare. I can't recall seeing a keyboard 
> that had this - although I don't doubt their existence.

I had this built into a monitor once. Was weird. Never used it.

I'd surely use a USB thumbdrive port built into my keyboard.

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