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Article #910Re: Keyboard wear
From: Trevor Wilson
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:48
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:48
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"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a9sivr$5pue2$1@ID-69072.news.dfncis.de... > Looking at a decent modern cordless keyboard, dont care too much about > cost, basically want something that will last for years and is decent to use. > > I relatively recently got off my arse and sent for a decent > branded keyboard, instead of farting around with cheapys. > Went for the MS, for no particular reason, after getting > pissed off at how quickly the lettering wears off the cheapys. > > Only to find that the MS Internet Pro is already showing significant > wear with the lettering after 6 months use. And significant physical > wear on those keys too, basically the roughened surface is now smooth. > > Doesnt anyone do proper double shot injection moulded keytops anymore ? **I know it's not cordless, but the best, toughest keyboards ever made, were the old IBM PS/2 ones. Find one of those and you'll have it for life. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
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