Desktop vs laptop key commands.

I just recently picked up a 15" i5 MBP which is the first laptop I've ever used for audio.
Key commands for a full key board with numeric pad are so ingrained in my mind that I'm hesitant to "learn" variations for the laptop. Believe me, I'm not complaining about having to excute for few extra mouse pad clicks.
How are other folks juggling desktop vs laptop key strokes?
I suppose I could get a full size wireless keyboard (as the MBP USB ports are already spoken for).
Input appreciated.
Cheers.

I played around with the key board preferences (US with numeric pad vs just plain US)
I once created a list of the differences between those two presets. Here it is. I realize it's tough to read on this web page, but that's because this forum won't let me use html table tags. But if you paste the text into a spreadsheet or word processor, it will instantly format as a table (because tabs are embedded) and be easily readable.
The first column is the US with numeric keypad, and the second column is the plain US. Any commands not on this list are the same in both presets.
Anyone confused by any of those symbols can find an illustrated guide here or here.
* R Record
⇧* ⇧R •Record Toggle
⌃* ⌃⌥⌘R •Capture as Recording
⌅ ⇧↩ Play
. ⌥↩ Pause
0 ↩ Stop
⌃⌅ ⌃⇧↩ •Play from Left Window Edge
⌃0 ⌅ Stop and Go to Last Locate Position
⌃= = Set Locators by Regions/Events/Marquee
= ⇧= Set Rounded Locators by Regions/Events
⇧↩ ⌃↖ •Go to Selection Start
⌃↘ •Go to Selection End
↩ ⌃⌅ •Go to Beginning
/ C Cycle Mode
⌃⌥⌘R Record off for all
C K MIDI/Monitor Metronome Click
⌥* Open Recording Project Settings...
R ⌥L Toggle Library
K ⌥M Toggle Marker List
⌃; ⌘; Add to Arrange...
⇧R ⌃⌥R Event Position and Length in SMPTE Units
⌥⇧R ⌃⌥⇧R Secondary Ruler
⌃⌥⌘⌦ ⌃⌥⌘⌫ Individual Track Zoom Reset
⌃⌥⌦ ⌃⌥⌫ Individual Track Zoom Reset for All Tracks
⌘= ⌥- Trim Regions to Fill within Locators
⌃⌥+ ⌃⌥= Waveform Vertical Zoom In
⌃↖ ⌃↑ Stems: up
⌃↘ ⌃↓ Stems: down
⌃⌦ ⌃⌫ Stems: hide
(that blank line after "Record" means nothing, there's nothing missing; it's just something strange the forum is doing)
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