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sunrisetech
08-24-2005, 08:56 PM
Just thought of this thread because once again I spilled something on my keyboard.........guess I got it all out OK cuz I can still type! Then I remembered all the keyboards I've had to replace because at one time or another something did get spilled that didn't come out...like coffee..etc. I think I ruined maybe 3 or 4 keyboards total because of this. Anyone care to comment if they've had the same dilemna??
navyones
08-24-2005, 09:01 PM
I eventually got sick of buying new keyboards, so I bought a spill-proof keyboard. It has been pretty decent. I think the worst part about getting a new keyboard is trying to get your fingers used to it again.
Grimm
08-24-2005, 10:41 PM
Lost count years ago. :shrug:
Gothic Girl
08-24-2005, 10:43 PM
I used to spill soda after soda on my keyboards at work that I was finally banned from having any liquid at my desk.
DarkFury
08-25-2005, 07:35 AM
None...

I make sure to keep my beverages away from my PC. :D
Burzhui
08-25-2005, 07:54 AM
none
bachviet
08-25-2005, 07:56 AM
None since I just spit on the screen instead. :P
Gothic Girl
08-25-2005, 07:59 AM
None since I just spit on the screen instead. :P
Ewww! :heh:
kgsilvas
08-25-2005, 09:00 AM
None, but I've replaced many of them on other PCs. Also, I'm amazed by the sheer volume of food particles that I find in keyboards that folks report as "defective".
_=DeltaForce=_
08-25-2005, 09:04 AM
replaced 3 in a year... But I bang the keyboard when I get killed...
Jihforce
08-25-2005, 10:30 AM
many...countless...
ShawnLee
08-25-2005, 10:33 AM
A couple. I'm on the problem right now with this keyboard. Basically, it was a little bit of orange juice, and now the keys stick. I hate the idea of buying a new keyboard because I like this one, so my solution? I put a bit of gun oil and WD-40 under my keys and they work well enough. it's noticeable, but it's not that bad.
cheapie
08-25-2005, 12:40 PM
one on a laptop.
DarkFury
08-25-2005, 03:04 PM
replaced 3 in a year... But I bang the keyboard when I get killed...
Freaky fetishes... eh? :hmm:
GracieBayb
08-25-2005, 05:51 PM
0... let's hope that number stays the same!
Yossarian
08-25-2005, 05:54 PM
1, somehow i killed the battery pickup in a wireless one, and it doesn't function well on one
renovation
08-25-2005, 06:24 PM
3-4 keyboards -but i only buy microsoft ones they have a 5 year warrienty -and they do stand by you -i know all have been rma with new ones :)
Butch
08-26-2005, 01:09 AM
Just one -

But unfortunately, it was my laptop's :throw:
GilbertsGrape
08-26-2005, 03:52 AM
none.... i had one that needed replaced but i took it apart and scrubbrd it in the bath tub with scrubbing bubbles and it worked great after that,
Jeffbx
08-26-2005, 05:07 AM
Me too on killing a laptop KB...

Spilled an entire glass of Coke on it. Thought I had killed the laptop for sure, but everything ended up working fine, except the KB was too sticky to use (darn that delicious, sugary drink!).

Can of coke - $1
Replacement KB from Dell - $10
Installation of KB - Free

Not killing my brand new, $3200 work laptop 2 weeks after I got it - Priceless

Thanks Dell, for making a machine that will endure my clumsiness.
InfiniteNothing
08-26-2005, 09:54 AM
I can't think of any keyboards I've killed.
apexbyte
08-31-2005, 10:53 PM
I've painted so many keyboards. Give em to friends as works of art.
Haven't screwed any up though.