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    Shiny keyboard from wear and tear

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by reaper90, Aug 11, 2006.

  1. reaper90

    reaper90 Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    We have all seen the shiny, polished "F/J/K/L" or "spacebar" keys due to wear and tear on some laptop keyboards, which makes the keyboard look really worn out.

    Are there any ways to avoid or slow down the rate of the polishing?
     
    reaper90, Aug 11, 2006
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  2. ChangFest

    ChangFest Notebook Consultant

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    Type with gloves on? I can't think of a way to avoid keyboard wear. You could consider using an external keyboard as much as possible. Most keyboards are easily replaced and can be found on Ebay, so I wouldn't worry about it.
     
    ChangFest, Aug 12, 2006
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  3. yan

    yan Notebook Consultant

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    Just wait till your touch pad gets shiny too... :(
     
    yan, Aug 12, 2006
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