keyboard ware after 3 months

Ive only had my R61 for 3 months, and my space bar has an oval shaped "stain" on the far right side. Is it possilbe that im already having keyboard ware because the "stain" is where my thumb hits the space bar when i type. The stain is like a shinier shade of black or an oil stain. Thats the best way i can describe it.

 

Have you tried cleaning it?

 

I believe its starting to show signs of wear

 

my t61 is 10 months and still as good as almost new.

 

Some people just have more oily skin than others and it leaves residue on the keyboard. Me being red haired and light skin means I have oilyskin..and it sucks. I have to change guitar strings monthly, my thinkpad keyboards get just like yours. Not much you can do but keep cleaning as much as possible. It can't be avoided just have to deal or replace the keyboard a lot.

 

Or washing your hands??


Just kidding... I am in a GOOD mood... T400 owner!~

 

i clean my hands often, especially with hand sanitizer because i am at college where everybody seems to always be sick. I mean its kind of annoying that only after 3 months i have signs of ware but o well. Im just really picky about little things like that.

 

So what you are saying is that you are sure it isn't the oils from your skin on the keyboard, you have cleaned the keyboard and the mark persists? Seems hard to believe that it is already waring,

 

I just rubbed a little 70% isopropyl alcohol onto the space bar, and there is still a small shiny reflection on the bottom right part of the key. I guess i already have keyboard ware after 3 months of use, which is very surprising to me.

 

r u serious? how could a piece of plastic ever show ware from use? Especially, when it's on a product like keyboard, and it is usually one of the most frequently used keys.

THIS IS MADNESS......

 

My brother has had his x61 for about 10 months now, he uses it everyday and his keyboard still looks like new. Zero signs of ware anywhere on the keyboard.

 

I am sure that every person hits keys differently, some harder some softer and it seems hard to compare wear rates between users. Washing your hands is not the same thing has using hand sanitizer just as an FYI it leaves all the dirt and crud behind to be mashed onto the keys.

wtb titanium alloy key bodies that last longer than anything else on the notebook.

 

It's "wear", not "ware". I find it difficult to believe how many of you have made this mistake in your posts.

 

I know right!, ish mind gobbeling. I can not believeing that so many peopless be making grammars/slleping mistakezzz...

 

Maybe they were just warning us..

ware the keyboard, it will stain

 

are YOU serious? you either have no sebaceous glands or you haven't been around computers for very long.... or, you were just kidding and i missed the sarcasm.

 

i feel your pain. i burn through extended life strings in three weeks.

as for laptop keyboards, my old NMB lasted a good ten months before I had to swap it out. I just put a new one into my T400 and it has exceptional feel.

thank you Lenovo for making swaps like this so easy!

 

I was thinking the same thing.

 

Well, if the keyboard bothers you, then ask Lenovo if they will send you another one you can install. Not sure if they will consider it covered in the warranty.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Lenovo-T61-...300028629QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150300028629 might be worth a look?

 

Could it be the hand sanitizer that your constantly using?
Maybe some ingredients in the sanitizer are being left on your keyboard. Or maybe a chemical in the hand sanitizer is reacting with the plastic on the keyboard.
Just a though...
be dirty

 

yes I'm serious, I mean why the hell would I be not serious....you have to understand plastic NEVER EVER wear's....It just keeps going and going and going and lasts forever....I mean c'mon it's plastic we're talking about here....i see it in every day life, all around me 24/7, i have dealt with plastic since birth....so don't you tell me mister, that i don't know plastic!.......









































































for future reference: I am extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeemly Sarcastic type of person.

 

I have an Alphasmart Dana and its keyboard got very shiny on some keys over time. Other users reported the same.

yes, plastic, just like metal wears over time.
basically, you've kept polishing it with your finger to a shine.

It does not happen at the same rate with all plastics but it does happen.

I am wondering what the big deal is. Really...

 

lol....