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Letters wearing off keyboard
Rugby Rose
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I bought this Logitech keyboard on the 6 July 2007 because the letters had worn off my old keyboard, but, hey, at least they lasted a couple of years. It's the wireless/mouse package because my mouse was giving in too. Just over 3 months later I've just come to notice that my M is all but disappeared and one of the arrows on the arrow keys is going fast. Ok, there's obviously an issue of disappearing letters on keyboards but, christ, I'd expect them to last more than 2 or 3 months!
Doing a google it seems the letters disappear on this particular keyboard faster than most, so there's no point me asking for an exchange. Seeing as the thing is shortly going to be completely unfit for purpose, do I have the right to demand a refund or at least an exchange for another make/model?
Can anyone recommend a decent black keyboard that letters don't wear off please? This package wsa £24.99. I don't mind paying up to about £50 for something multimedia and something that will last.
Doing a google it seems the letters disappear on this particular keyboard faster than most, so there's no point me asking for an exchange. Seeing as the thing is shortly going to be completely unfit for purpose, do I have the right to demand a refund or at least an exchange for another make/model?
Can anyone recommend a decent black keyboard that letters don't wear off please? This package wsa £24.99. I don't mind paying up to about £50 for something multimedia and something that will last.
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Nah seriously, if it's just the M and one of the arrow keys that are starting to go, what are you worrying about? I presume you still know what those keys are. By all means go ahead and buy a new keyboard, but is it really all that urgent with only 2 keys effected so far?
At school, on different keyboards, the most popular letters to rub off seem to be A, N, R an T...
We do love a rant in this country
It also has a nasty habit of not printing the p either unless you hit it two or three times.
I've had one of these (Mouse and keyboard package) for a few years, they were £60+ when I got them, but now £30 on Amazon.
Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop Elite:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Wireless-Optical-Desktop-Elite/dp/B0000CGUTP
This version has done me well, tho' pretty much dated now, because the mouse takes batteries (rather than a recharge pad, tho' the batteries last months) and the new versions are bluetooth (around £70).
The keyboard (no chance of the characters fading) and mouse are very comfortable and for £30, they feel very high quality and I'd still very much recommended.
I have the same problems with my keyboard, but only a few letters are wearing out . . . O, N, R & P. Don't know why?:o
http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/
It is a bit on the expensive side though.
The 'urgency' is regards to my rights to have a replacement - obviously these letters are all going to start wearing fairly shortly off according to other people's reports and the longer I leave it, the less likely I'll have a leg to stand on.
I'm confused as to why it's just the M for now. I wonder if the M is something my son uses a lot on one of his games. That would explain the arrow key too I suppose.
http://www.daskeyboard.com/
No letters to rub off
You know you're a true geek when you look at that and consider putting it on your christmas list :eek:
But what happens when you need to press PrtScr or Ins. Surely even the geekiest geek in the universe still needs to look at the keyboard for them!
I might just do that, not the point though is it. You buy a keyboard, you expect the letters to stay on, or am I just expecting too much?
I cannot recommend them enough.
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=43QG
Mmmmm....Cherry Keyboards.
Makes me nostalgic for my first build, I did a lot of research and they are excellent build quality and comfortable to use with good 'feel'. Glad to see they are still around and haven't vanished due to the £1.50 membrane rubbish that seems to be everywhere.
Paid £13 for mine, retail. Looked nice and worked very well. Fell in love with Microsoft Keyboards after the durability of the Intellimouse persuaded me that MS actually make great peripherals.
Oh really???
My Saitek Eclipse II is four months old. Not only are the letters e, r, t, i, o, a, s, l, c and n transformed into grey blobs, the black surface of the keys has almost worn off as well. Far from being one of the best keyboards around, this has turned out to be the worst I've ever had from any manufacturer at any price.
So much for the much touted "laser etching", a process that means nothing at all where durability is concerned.
As soon as I can find the sales receipt for this over-hyped piece of junk I'll be sending it back. But where is the keyboard that will last, say, two years?
Or is that just too much to ask nowadays. . .
Dare I ask if you've tried that?
Try your local Tesco's they have a great wireless mouse/keyboard from Logitech at a fantastic price.
But the standard keyboard one is only about £15.
I'm a touch typist and have had Logitech keyboards for years - and even the oldest one has absolutely no hint of wear on the keyboard. lettering (not that I need it).
For me, I've found that the name "Logitech" at the moment results in faultless operation, no matter what it is. They've never let me down.
I'm not Microsoft's biggest fan, but I'd recommend the wireless keyboard and mouse based on my experience.
I had a Logitech keyboard that I must have used daily for 7 or 8 years and it was still in near-perfect condition when I retired it for a shiny new Logitech G11. Unfortunately, these days a lot of modern equipment just isn't built to last. I still only use Logitech for keyboards and mice, but always go towards top of the range ones, as they do seem to have a better build quality.
Enamel paint from a model shop is probably best.