If all you want is programmable macros, then something like the Nostromo or Orbweaver could serve you well; every button and each direction of the 8-way hat switch can be changed to any input or macro possible from a USB device, including mouse clicks, multimedia commands, launching programs, or changing its own settings.
If your typical workflow can be reduced to 15-230 macros that you can keep straight, it could replace the keyboard as a primary input device. If you would benefit from 15-20 macros that you need to take a hand away from the keyboard to execute, it could serve as a useful addition. If you just want a keystroke combination that executes a series of commands, that’s probably better done in software.
If all you want is programmable macros, then something like the Nostromo or Orbweaver could serve you well; every button and each direction of the 8-way hat switch can be changed to any input or macro possible from a USB device, including mouse clicks, multimedia commands, launching programs, or changing its own settings.
If your typical workflow can be reduced to 15-230 macros that you can keep straight, it could replace the keyboard as a primary input device. If you would benefit from 15-20 macros that you need to take a hand away from the keyboard to execute, it could serve as a useful addition. If you just want a keystroke combination that executes a series of commands, that’s probably better done in software.