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New Keyboard
Darkewolfe
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My current keyboard is... well, to be honest it's disgusting. I spill things on it, I've had it forever and I haven't done a great job cleaning it. I'd like to replace it, but here's my problem. I can't find a good set of reviews for NORMAL keyboards. I don't want something fancy as get-out. I don't need any gaming functions. Honestly, if it was the most comfortable keyboard to type on in the world but had 0 features whatsoever, I'd be happy. I wouldn't mind if the keyboard I ended up with was wireless, though it's not a necessary feature. Same goes for backlit keys. Honestly, spill and crumb resistant are probably more important than backlit.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Anyone have any suggestions?
What is this I don't even.
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I've done this on multiple occaisions with keyboards in the past. You'd be surprised the shit you'll find in there. Just make sure you write down where some of the lesser-used keys go, or just take a picture of your keyboard first. Having some random useless buttons reversed afterwards is annoying... like the "alt tab" and "close window" keys.
My current keyboard was free after rebates at Officemax like six years ago. So... Not terribly attached to it. And it's pretty darned filthy.
I've tried this, but it doesn't get the crumbs out from inside. When I opened mine up to check afterwards, there were some soap suds in there.
I didn't like the dishwasher method.
No extraneous buttons (the volume buttons are really useful). Takes up minimal space. Backlight is great if your desk isn't that well lit, and can be turned off if you hate it. Keys feel great.
It isn't spill-proof or anything, though.
I have one of these which I wouldn't part with for the world, but one of the guys I work with has the newer aluminium one and rates it also (neither of us has ever owned a mac).
Can't say anything about the crumb-resistance of it but I had it's predecessor (logitech media something PS/2 board) for 4 years and it was pretty nasty but working like a charm when I finally changed it.
I swore I'd seen a keyboard thread recently, but I couldn't find it. Thanks for the tips. I like that cheap logitech one referenced earlier, but looking at it I realized I also like long keys that have a satisfying amount of give when being pushed.
But the keyboard... it just chugs right along.
And its just a black generic SystemMax keyboard.
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What you might particularly like about the current Mac keyboards is that there is pretty much zero way for you to get gunk stuck under the keys. If the surface of the keys gets dirty, five minutes with some rubbing alcohol and a qtip makes it look as clean as the day you bought it.
Seconding, I use this same keyboard and its good at what it does with no fancy extras
I'm in love with the new aluminum mac keyboards. So much so that I bought one for my PC as well. The only problem is I'm so used to the ease of typing with the shallow keys and short strokes that I can't really use regular keyboards anymore.
Are they making motherboards without PS2 ports nowadays?
Yes. Quite common to find a motherboard with just one, but there are more and more that don't feature any, mostly in the high end chipsets.
Heh dude you're not supposed to put soap in. Just stick the keyboard in and run the rinse cycle.
Well.. that would explain that.
Still, that would do even less of a cleaning job if it was just spraying water onto my keyboard. On the same token, you could dunk your keyboard in the toilet, throw it in the shower, or play catch across a sprinkler with it.
Not really, if you put it in the top rack, keys down, all the water shoots up into the keyboard, getting between the keys. Don't put anything else in, just your keyboard. I've done this with several keyboards and all have come out quite well at the end. Just make sure you give it time to dry.
I think you might be right. Honestly, I've bought so few keyboards in my lifetime that I don't know whether there is a serious quality concern generally.
No they aren't. If you use mechanical keyboards such as the Model M or it's derivatives you know that very well ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard
The next day, I took off all the keys and put them in a ziplock bag with water and just shook and jostled it for about 5 minutes and then let it sit. then I took all the screws out of the back of the keyboard and cleaned each individual part with either a washcloth or some extra felt wipes I had. then I rinsed it all and let it set for a day before putting it all back together. It turns out it wasn't completely dry when I tried it the next day and just kinda froze up. so I let it sit for another 3 days and now it works fine.
however, I don't like my keyboard very much because of the spacing in the keys and the fact that when I mess up, I can't just find the right keys because I can't see the keyboard. Just get something cheap IMO or clean the one you have.
worst case is that you screw up the one you have and actually have to get a new one.
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=030
The only "media" buttons on it I use are the global hotkeys to control a music player/volume, and the calculator/sleep keys next to the keypad. Other than that it's got a nice tactile response to it (feels similar to a Model M but a good bit quieter), and has proven to be pretty durable and easy to clean.
Additionally, the going online price for them seems to be somewhere under $15.