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I just pick up a new one of these every six months or so for $12.
Spill something? A stuck key? Who cares, it's 12 bucks.
Works out GREAT.
$12 / six months
$24 / year
$96 / four years
For $96, and sometimes much less if you catch a good sale, you can get a board that will last much longer than 4 years AND be much more pleasant to type on.
But hey, I'm not here to convert anyone, if you like membrane boards more power to ya.
Gotta factor in spills friendo
It's a shame that your IBM got ruined (stew, lol!)
I just pick up a new one of these every six months or so for $12.
Spill something? A stuck key? Who cares, it's 12 bucks.
Works out GREAT.
Ever since I spilled stew all over my old original IBM model M keyboard, I vowed to never love a keyboard again..... I still miss it.
I just pick up a new one of these every six months or so for $12.
Spill something? A stuck key? Who cares, it's 12 bucks.
Works out GREAT.
Ever since I spilled stew all over my old original IBM model M keyboard, I vowed to never love a keyboard again..... I still miss it.
That "love" endek up with keyboard makers right joe charging fortune for a keyboard without even USB pass through port, media keys and such. All they add is fancy lightning that you won't even bother to change.
Had a few days with Roccat Suora. Not even a wrist rest, macro keys are placed upon the page up/down/insert key block, only fancy extra thing is a game mode switch that is supposed to block alt tab and Windows key. Oh and the RGB.
It is over 150 euro. Let it sink, a keyboard with basic functions, basic design and fancy lights for 150 euro - you could get 512 gb SSD for that.
But if people are willing to pay such prices, then why companies would not make those toys and price them accordingly. Mechanic keyboards are right now organic super foods of computers
"I crashed the brand new BMW 7 series I used to own, so now I only buy 10 year old Kias. Just in case it ever happens again..."
Simple solution: Don't eat at your desk.
I have 2 mechanical keyboards that are going on 4 years old now. Besides replacing the keycaps, they are as good as new.
I have 2 Duckys that are over a year old and the caps are barely shined.
I had a original G15 that didn't last a year before a couple keycaps were worn through.
People complain about the price but you don't have to drop +$100 to get a decent mechanical keyboard. I would take a Firerose any day over a membrane keyboard.
https://www.amazon.com/1STPLAYER-Ergonomic-Waterproof-Illuminated-Mechanical/dp/B01AUQETOG/
I have 2 mechanical keyboards that are going on 4 years old now. Besides replacing the keycaps, they are as good as new.
I have 2 Duckys that are over a year old and the caps are barely shined.
I had a original G15 that didn't last a year before a couple keycaps were worn through.
People complain about the price but you don't have to drop +$100 to get a decent mechanical keyboard. I would take a Firerose any day over a membrane keyboard.
https://www.amazon.com/1STPLAYER-Ergonomic-Waterproof-Illuminated-Mechanical/dp/B01AUQETOG/
In contrast, my Ducky Shine Zero was in service for about a year and all the key caps are shiny as hell. I had an original G15 that wore through the key caps in about 6 months. At the end of a year it looked terrible. I had the newer G15 after that and it was good for a membrane keyboard. The caps were shiny in a year but it didn't wear through or anything. I've got a Microsoft Wireless 3000 keyboard and mouse combo at work. All the keys on it are shiny as hell. You can see where I've hit the spacebar the most. I'm practically wearing a hole in it. You can actually feel a dip in the plastic where my thumb makes contact with it.
If you can't tell the difference I'm not sure what to say. The difference in the typing experience between any mechanical keyboard and any membrane keyboard is huge. I've used some shitty mechanical keyboards that I returned or sold because i hated them. I would still use any one of them over a membrane based unit. Aside from that, the Corsair's key switches will last about five times longer than that membrane keyboard will.Over rated
I bought into the hype. Bought a brown mx based 70 series from corsair. It's nice but no nicer than an equivalently priced membrane keyboard in my opinion. I use a membrane keyboard at work and the brown mx at home. I use both, largely with indifference.
If you can't tell the difference I'm not sure what to say. The difference in the typing experience between any mechanical keyboard and any membrane keyboard is huge. I've used some shitty mechanical keyboards that I returned or sold because i hated them. I would still use any one of them over a membrane based unit. Aside from that, the Corsair's key switches will last about five times longer than that membrane keyboard will.
I didn't say I couldn't tell the difference, I said I didn't care in regards to which I was using. I won't be upset if I were to go back to a membrane next time for my home keyboard when the KX70 starts misfiring.
At work I use a Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard
https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Bu...eywords=Microsoft+Digital+Media+Keyboard+1.0A
At home I use a Corsair K70 (I've been using it now for a little over six months - my first mechanical keyboard)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014W1Z43U/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Ignoring the extraneous feature set (volume control, and backlighting is superior on the Corsair) - I couldn't care less about which I was actually typing on. It's not like I come to work and say I hate this keyboard, or go home and say I love the K70. They are different - so what? My work keyboard is closing on 10 years old. You telling me my KX70 is going to last 50 years? I doubt it.
I'm just one opinion. O.P. inquired for opinions. I shared mine.
You shouldn't be slouching over your keyboard, either (which is how you can drop things on it)Simple solution: Don't eat at your desk.
As someone who has spilled (a full bowl of soup) on a mechanical keyboard I can say it's usually not an issue. I had a poorly placed bowl of soup and hit it with my elbow while turning in my chair, knocked the whole damn bowl onto my DAS Keyboard... unplugged it as fast as I could, removed the outer case and dried any liquid on the PCB (IIRC I also used some rubbing alcohol to clean any residue) and re-assembled when completely dry... still works a good three or four years later. Once you get used to feedback (audible, tactile, or both) it's really hard to go back. I know that's not the only spill either, just the most heinous one. Just recieved my cooler master Masterkeys S rgb and I love it. Was getting really tired of Razer's stupid software install prompt any time I plugged the keyboard into different USB ports.Gotta factor in spills friendo
For me it just came down to the even pressure needed for key presses. Older. On-mechanical keyboards would often have varying levels of pressure needed. Sometimes when playing games my hand would get really sore trying to hold the bets down. Mechanical keyboards just feel much better on the fingers for me.