Hubby wants to buy me a new wireless keyboard for Xmas.
The problem I have with keyboards is I always rub off the letters E,S,I and N for some reason.
I would like a key board where my long nails don't delete the writing on the keys.
At the moment I'm using a Logitech MX3000 which is a good enough keyboard but half the writing is rubbed off the keys. I bought stickers on Ebay which lasted for a few months but they're rubbed off now as well.
Please some smart guy, don't suggest me cutting my nails as I'm not doing it. :P
:-X ;D
You could try this place as they do a whole range of keyboards. Not particularly cheap though and not many wireless ones.
http://www.keyboardco.com (http://www.keyboardco.com)
Ive never really been a fan of wireless ones as the batteries didnt seem to last long. Best keyboards ive had have always been Microsoft ones, sturdy, lay out that suits me. The problem you mention Lona woth the letters getting rubbed out I have only found one ones that I used to but from computer fairs...around £8 at the time so I guess cheap on both counts.
Quote from: Baz on Dec 09, 2013, 21:18:37
Ive never really been a fan of wireless ones as the batteries didnt seem to last long. Best keyboards ive had have always been Microsoft ones, sturdy, lay out that suits me. The problem you mention Lona woth the letters getting rubbed out I have only found one ones that I used to but from computer fairs...around £8 at the time so I guess cheap on both counts.
I had a realy expensive Microsoft wireless keyboard, over £120 and the keys rubbed off. It was a Microsoft entertainment 8000. Oddly my Macs wirless keyboard is great on batteries, two last about 6 months. Mouse just over a month. Using Sanyo eneloop rechargeable batteries means my costs are very low. Or buy 24 Duracell Ultras on Amazon for £10.
I've always bought Logitech keyboards and the one I'm using just now is around 6 years old. The batteries last a very long time, much longer than the Lazer mouse I'm using which is also Logitech.
It's a great keyboard but the letters started rubbing off after a couple of months so maybe I should try a different make next time.
Wear gloves Lona ....wear gloves! ;D
I normally use Microsoft keyboards as I find the key travel and positioning pretty much spot on for comfortable typing. I've never had an issue with keys rubbing off unlike the HP keyboard I use at work where the CTRL & S buttons are rubbing off!
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.... Please some smart guy, don't suggest me cutting my nails as I'm not doing it. :P
This Cherry DW 3000 (http://www.techpowerup.com/195216/cherry-releases-the-dw-3000-wireless-desktop-set.html) may be suitable as it says 'The lasered lettering on the key caps is wear-resistant'.
(Or you could wear gloves ;D)
Thanks John, just bought one now. Got it from 7dayshop.com for 19.99. :)
Love my Cherry keyboard I got from Santa. Easy to connect and very quiet to the touch.
No surprise, they are made by English craftsmen
Quote from: JohnH on Dec 26, 2013, 21:13:08
No surprise, they are made by English craftsmen
:bartmoon: :scot:
Love the gifs! I expect you've already done this, but make sure you have a working wired keyboard somewhere. Twice I've had a computer refuse to speak to a wireless keyboard when booting up. The only way round it was to retrieve the wired keyboard from the attic and use that.
Quote from: JohnH on Dec 26, 2013, 21:13:08
No surprise, they are made by English craftsmen
Too right :england:
While Scotland has given us many good things they also gave us:
Gordon Brown
Alistair Darling
RBS
;D
Cherry or ZF Electronics GmbH in actual fact are a German company although the original founder, Walter Cherry, was an American :)
Quote from: colirv on Dec 27, 2013, 10:45:14
Love the gifs! I expect you've already done this, but make sure you have a working wired keyboard somewhere. Twice I've had a computer refuse to speak to a wireless keyboard when booting up. The only way round it was to retrieve the wired keyboard from the attic and use that.
I've always used wireless keyboards with no problems. :)
Quote from: pctech on Dec 27, 2013, 11:40:41
Too right :england:
While Scotland has given us many good things they also gave us:
Gordon Brown
Alistair Darling
RBS
;D
There's not enough room to list all the Scottish inventors that enriched everybody's lives. :pipes:
Scotland's greatest contribution to world cuisine in recent years has been the deep fried battered Mars bar. ;D
Quote from: Lona on Dec 27, 2013, 20:18:51
I've always used wireless keyboards with no problems. :)
It's only for the occasional "press F1 to continue" requests on booting a PC. Left hand not knowing what the right is doing, and sometimes a wireless cannot "speak" to the PC. But vary rare (but common for us who get lumped with many to repair! :D ) :P
http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Keyboard-Stickers-Transparent-Overlays/dp/B000ZZZRQ2/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388251894&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=REPLACEMENT+ENGLISH+US+KEYBOARD+STICKERS+ON+BLACK+BACKGROUND
As a trained typist I have never experienced this problem. :dunno:
One of the versions of Gigabyte's BIOS for my motherboard didn't enable the USB controller after it restarted the machine so thankfully I had retained a USB to PS/2 converter so I could plug the USB keyboard into that to regain control of my system.
I had a wireless mouse at work (a logitech) that ate batteries at a rate of about a set of two every two weeks which is probably understandable as the PC is the main tool of my trade but I got so fed up of having to fetch batteries for the damn thing I ended up swapping it for a wired USB one which was connected to one of our test PCs.
Quote from: J!ll on Dec 28, 2013, 17:34:25
http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Keyboard-Stickers-Transparent-Overlays/dp/B000ZZZRQ2/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388251894&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=REPLACEMENT+ENGLISH+US+KEYBOARD+STICKERS+ON+BLACK+BACKGROUND
As a trained typist I have never experienced this problem. :dunno:
And as a two finger typist I haven't either.
Oh, don't get me started on cordless mice! One of my recent previous jobs, where everything seemed to be my fault. Like the mouse not working... "Works when I use it" was the excuse. Constantly dropping out. The receiver was too far away. Still got a look of "what are you doing, it's in the right place already!" when I moved it. But worked perfectly after that.
Know the feeling well Ben.
I use a Microsoft 5000 wireless key board and a Microsoft Wedge touch mouse and have never had a moments problem with them. I also use a Microsoft wireless mouse on my laptop and still no problems, the batteries seem to last for a long time. :D
Quote from: J!ll on Dec 28, 2013, 17:34:25
http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Keyboard-Stickers-Transparent-Overlays/dp/B000ZZZRQ2/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388251894&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=REPLACEMENT+ENGLISH+US+KEYBOARD+STICKERS+ON+BLACK+BACKGROUND
As a trained typist I have never experienced this problem. :dunno:
I've bought the stickers before Jill and they got rubbed off also.
There is a keyboard about that doesn't have the letters on the top of the buttons, they are on the leading edge that faces the typist, I can't find it a the moment.
You can get nice clear plastic ones too, so the letters are "underneath". But prices start to skyrocket for such things.
Or just go pro:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Keyboard
Because the pros know the letters already!
If you want a cordless keyboard with the letters guaranteed not to wear off try one of these http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/product/wireless-illuminated-keyboard-k800
The letters are actually transparent cutouts to let the light through, expensive though. :o
Quote from: Technical Ben on Dec 29, 2013, 11:34:59
You can get nice clear plastic ones too, so the letters are "underneath". But prices start to skyrocket for such things.
Or just go pro:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Keyboard
Because the pros know the letters already!
Yes sat my exam with all letters covered up :laugh: I passed :thumb:
:smartarse:
Quote from: J!ll on Dec 29, 2013, 18:18:45
Yes sat my exam with all letters covered up :laugh: I passed :thumb:
Nice. I just typed this with my eyes closed as a test. Now, how do I press the "post" button without opening them! :O
ALT-S ! :)
Quote from: Lance on Dec 29, 2013, 22:50:21
ALT-S ! :)
Wait... can I open them yet to read that reply?
Quote from: Technical Ben on Dec 30, 2013, 10:40:51
Wait... can I open them yet to read that reply?
Er, pardon? ??? Alt+S can be used to post a message, and Alt+P can be used to Preview it.
Was attempting to keep the joke rolling Simon. ;)
Quote from: Technical Ben on Dec 29, 2013, 21:27:11
Nice. I just typed this with my eyes closed as a test. Now, how do I press the "post" button without opening them! :O
:thumb: Two fingers?
Quote from: Technical Ben on Dec 30, 2013, 12:02:43
Was attempting to keep the joke rolling Simon. ;)
Ah! :red: