decent leyboard.

[The Natural Philosopher]

The stick on letters that I put on this logicrap KB after 6 months have, a year later, also died.

What is the best keboard for keycap legend longevity?

[Chris Bartram]

Based on what we see at work, Microsoft branded ones, even though I hate to say it, seem OK. OEM Lenovo OK too. Logitech definitely seems to wear.

[Martin Brown]

Why do you need the keycaps - nobody looks at the keyboard as they type. (unless going for one of the weirder exotic shift characters)

A, E, I, O and N, T wear out first typing English text.

So long as the oddball characters are legible it isn't a problem if the most commonly used letters have worn off your keyboard. More of a problem is when the space bar or return key becomes intermittent.

[Bob Eager]

IBM Model M. I've been using this one daily since 1989.

[michael adams]

How about people with increasingly arthritic hands, for one ?

( I could have just suggested people who simply never bothered to learn to touch type, of whom there are countless millions, but arthritic hands or similar looks more of a clincher)

michael adams

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[Dave Plowman (News)]

Well, this Acorn one with clunky keys is 30 years old, and cleans up like new. Shared with the PC desktop via a KVM switch. But doesn't have 'window' keys.

[Ray]

The ones with the individual led backlit keytops.

They have to be double injection moulded.

[pinnerite]

I'll bet that one has micro-switches. They were magic!

[Jethro_uk]

Well why in the name of all that is Holy are we *still* using keyboards and mice in 2019 ? (Brian will appreciate the sentiment).

Where's all this lovely "AI" stuff that is supposed to be able to divine the most obscure inferences from our every breath, if it can't work out how to take orders from a regular human ?

I am beginning to suspect there's no "I" in "AI".

[John Rumm]

I think I have been using this Microsoft one for about 20 years, and the legend on the A is perhapss very slightly faded, but still quite readable.

[Harry Bloomfield, Esq.]

The Natural Philosopher explained on 03/12/2019 :

Laser etched key caps.

[Harry Bloomfield, Esq.]

pinnerite pretended :

The best ones used hall effect switches.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Oh... so a ghastly 'gamers' KB?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Ive got three logitek and two MS all wore out sitting right here

[Ray]

Essentially because keyboards still work best with bulk text if you can touch type and even if you cant.

The best of the smart speakers do that.

[Ray]

Nope, a normal keyboard with backlit keytops.

are wired ones too if you prefer those.

[Jeff Layman]

Open-plan offices screwed that idea. Some are too noisy for even non-AI to understand what is being said, IYSWIM!

[Andrew]

I have a Digital Equipment LK450, of similar vintage.

Nice solid clunky keys.

[Jethro_uk]

Faster than talking ?

[The Natural Philosopher]

I have a text to speech app. But I still need to type