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    Keyboard lifetime with gaming

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by shinakuma9, Oct 22, 2009.

  1. shinakuma9

    shinakuma9 Notebook Deity

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    Okay so i was wondering if any problems would arise if i used my laptop keyboard for excessive gaming, its already 13 months old and i used to play some fps games on it, nothing too much but now i also use it for fighters like street fighter 4 where i use the same buttons alot with rapid presses (sometimes tapping it quite hard) like an arcade stick. what would this do to the hardware if anything?
     
    shinakuma9, Oct 22, 2009
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  2. Clutch

    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    As long as you dont sit on it it will be fine.
     
    Clutch, Oct 22, 2009
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    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    LOL! Or crush your keyboard with a fist after being pwned in CS:S. Seriously, in my younger years I went through keyboards quite frequently after testing their rigidity and construction with a well-aimed downward smash.
     
    garetjax, Oct 22, 2009
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  4. Clutch

    Clutch cute and cuddly boys

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    Jimmy Hendrix style ;)
     
    Clutch, Oct 22, 2009
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  5. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you're really, really worried get an external RF/bluetooth keyboard. Those things cost around $30- each, almost disposeable. Much cheaper than a replacement laptop keyboard.

    An obscure company called Thanko even has a mini Bt keyboard that will fit very nicely in a laptop case.
     
    newsposter, Oct 22, 2009
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