I’m the same, I don’t think I can comfortably use a keyboard without arrow keys. Not having a numpad annoys me sometimes though I can live with it, but I cannot part with navigation keys.
A thread about mechanical keyboards would be nice. I’ve been using an Alice layout for a number of months now, and I don’t think I’d like to go back to a regular keyboard. (Alice is a keyboard where the keys are split in two halves. They keep their arrows usually!)
Mode Designs make very “Apple aesthetic” keyboards (keyboards that look like they could’ve been designed by Apple). They’re sleek and pleasing to look at!