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Bruce Tulloch (brucet@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU) wrote:
: Oh dear, it seems something (someone) stuffed up my previous post. Here
: it is again...

: The Duo is a computer that stands alone among portables for many reasons, but 
: one reason for which Apple should not be proud is that its keyboard has a life 
: expectancy of about 6 other peoples experience).
:  
: The reason is poor design. This compact little keyboard is constructed of a 
: pair of mylar sheets with key-switch contacts printed on them, which are 
: switched with conductive rubber rings mounted on the under-side of a rubber 
: mat that sits under the keys themselves. Quite a neat design except for the 
: fact that in most case........
:  
: There have been about 6 revisions of this keyboard from Apple, all ultimately 
: suffer from this problem. All Duo models are ultimately affected. If yours is 
: OK, it probably wont be in 6 months to a year.
:  
: Now, the reason I am saying all this is to ask Apple in this open forum what 
: they indend to do about it ? Locally Apple charges about $350 (far more than 
: the keyboard is worth) to replace it (it takes about 10 minutes work, and the 
: components would have a cost of about $20 in the quantities Apple purchase 
: them). The annual AppleCare fee of $400 is a joke. Since this keyboard is 
: effectively a consumable, they should only
: I reckon $50 would be a fair price for a new keyboard since all that needs 
: replacement are the mylar sheets ($2 each) and the rubber ma
: Post a followup, if you agree with this idea - kind of an open request to
: Apple to be honest about this problem, and let us all know what they are
: going to do about it.
:  
: -bruce 

Apple,
	This problem is ridiculuos and many of us are considering are options
power pc upgrade or a switch to a more reliable product. Though I 
recognize that a strong effort has been made to fix the problem, even the 
latest revvisions still suffer from it. What is the future for the duo 
keyboards?

East