Why do they make keyboard keys matte finish still?

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This has bothered me for the past few days as I search for the next keyboard (although by the looks of it I think the diNovo will be with me for some time yet until Logitech out the next best thing that is not priced above £60 !) where laptop/desktop keyboard keys go shiny over time.

The matte finish layer wears down and makes most frequently used keys shiny as well as the area of the space bar you hit the most.

I just wondered why keyboard makers don't make keys with a gloss surface instead to combat this problem once and for all - are there any makers that do this? I've never seen one.

Is it because a gloss keyed board is pricier to manufacture the keys for or is it because they want to keep driving sales of newer models since the old ones will over time with use go all shiny ?

 

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Yes and No!

 

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It's only really an issue for black matte key keyboards, that one above is not black

 

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Crysis averted but a little too late as the dinovo desktop I ordered online at a great price arrived today. Still, will bung it on Gumtree or something for not much loss!

Managed to fix the shiny keys using DOKTOR POWER Magic Eraser blocks

Good as new, also spray painted the bezel so it's matte black now not piano black which seemed to attract dust the moment it was statically changed

 

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Yup 99p for small blocks at Range for Duzzit brand or £5 for a big block by Doktor Power.

I used the last bit of mine but only now just realised I missed a few keys as I went round rubbing each key so will pick up a 99p one tomorrow