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    Keyboard Protector: Silicone vs. TPU?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by stewie, May 21, 2008.

  1. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Anyone uses a keyboard protector?

    Currently I'm using a custom fit silicone one, I think it's great. But I heard TPU(thermoplastic polyurethane) is supposed to be better? If yes, anyone has experience with one that made out of TPU instead of silicone? Does it move around or deform with heat?

    So far the silicone one is great, the only downside of silicone is that it seems to be sticky to dust. But other than that, it is very soft and doesn't affect typing at all.

    Thanks.
     
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    stewie What the deuce?

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    So no one else likes their keyboard clean and uses a keyboard protector? [​IMG]
     
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    Where do you buy them?
     
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    The one I got, I bought it through kbprotector.com. On this site, they have a comparison chart between silicone vs. TPU ones and claimed their to be superior, but some other vendors claimed that the one they used on that comparison chart is not actual TPU but just regular polyurethane, those vendors said TPU is supposed to be better than silicone. [​IMG]

    I mean, the one I'm using now is great, fit perfectly and it's very soft. But if TPU is even better, than I'm willing to try TPU if it doesn't stick to dust. Although, sticky to dust could be a good thing, depends how you look at it, I mean, maybe it's better to have the dust sticked to the protector instead of going under and inside the key gap. :p
     
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    Thanks. The site you provided only has silicone. Where are the TPU protectors?
     
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    I saw them on eBay.