I am now officially angry with my laptop. The keys are wearing off their letters. While I can type without looking at the keyboard, once in a while I DO need to! I'm a FAST typist and the keys "wear" quickly! Any recommendations for a new one?
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Have you considered a Mac? They're well built, somewhat more expensive, and generally smoother and more integrated all around than a PC laptop.
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You can get a transfer kit for most keyboards that can be used to replace worn out letters. Your quite lucky though because if you were blind and using a braille keyboard, you might have erased your finger tips.. Grin...
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I can't believe you're changing your laptop because the letters in the keys are fading away... In my country we would stick little papers to the keys with the letters on 'em....
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Maybe put a clear coat of nail polish on the keys before using it.
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get a transparent latex keyboard cover , it protects against wear and tear, and coffee spills etc
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You know what keys you press so why bother?
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No one except Hasn'tBeen seems to have recommended a new one. I'm myself thinking of converting from desktop to laptop (query posted). If and when you go for a new one, please let me know the brand you've decided on and why.
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After some reading, I think that the best (though not easiest) solution that would actually work is to try altering your typing style slightly. Personally, I hit the keys with the bottoms of my fingers instead of the tips; I could grow my nails 1/4" and still not have the issues you do. When I am on my little lappie, I rest my palms a good 2-3 inches below my keyboard and can still hit my F-keys. Trying to rest my palms on the little lip that allegedly passes for a palmrest would result in my fingers curling into talons, and I can't see how that could be comfortable for anyone. Clear-coating the keys would only be a temporary fix, and I have seen some pretty nasty Mac keyboards so I know for a fact that they are not immune to being scratched to illegibility.
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