Letters fading on keyboard, replacement time?

z0mbi3

z0mbi3

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Can any one recommend me a good gaming and general typing keyboard for around £30 that's letters won't start wearing off any time soon?

I've used a Saitek Eclipse for about 2 years now and the W,A,S and D keys are fading. The keyboard has seen a lot of use over two years, however I expect the fading is more due to friction between the keys and my fingers, rather than just general typing. I play games a fair bit, at least I used to, but I also work 8-4 so it's not like I'm using it all the time. Any way for something that was marketed as a gaming keyboard it seems to have failed horribly.

So I'm in the market for a replacement. I like the idea of having illuminated keys so the Saitek Eclipse 2 would seem like the logical next step, however I'm not very confident that the printed parts of the keys will stand the test of time.

What do you reckon?
 
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Upto you...I find gaming keyboards a tad too gimicky and 'ooooh look at me' for my liking.

I just use a standard black Cherry keyboard, works fine, works fine with every game I play, and it's fine to type with. I got it mainly cause I hate those keyboards when the keys are "lowered" or whatever they advertise it as.
 
dr. sarf said:
Just get your tipex out and right the letters on again
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I know it's not the end of the world, I'm not going to forget what keys those letters belong to, however it seems like a good opportunity to sell mine on and get a replacement that isn't going to wear :)
 
I bought a Labtec compact black/silver one about 2 years ago aftert my partner wrecked my last one, it was under £20 then and I think the price soon went down to about £10. It has WMP shortcut keys and homepage/email buttons and with very heavy use (on my pc for hours every day) all the keys still look like new, just with a sheen to them. Been a good keyboard to me so I'd recommend one if you're not looking for anything too fancy.
 
I love the apple wired keyboards, very stylish, very cleanable and have 2 USB ports. Only thing is they are very basic and the ALT+WINDOWS(APPLE) key are switched and have no printscreen ;) If you don't like all the bells and whistles I'd recommend one :)
 
Microsoft keyboards have always been pretty good for me, my present one is about 4 years old, maybe more, and the keys looks as clear as they did the day I got it. However they've since stopped making it and it doesn't have illuminated keys. :)
 
Hmm. What I'm really looking for is some one with the Eclipse 2 to tell me that the keys won't fade :D
 
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