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[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 96 points 2 years ago

The problem with cheap keycaps.

Time for some double shots rather than printed on nonsense!

[-] wjrii@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Saying this as someone deep into certain keyboard related rabbit holes, simply using a mechanical keyboard gets you like 40% of the actual improved typing and gaming experience, picking your preference from one of the handful of readily available switch types goes another 30%, and picking some non-horrific $20-$30 keycaps goes another 20%. The rest is diminishing returns and enjoying it as its own hobby. If you all you want is to move on from your nasty worn out pack-in keyboard, you could get a distinctive improvement for less than the cost of one new AAA game.

[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Def. I've had my daily keyboard 5 years with use of gaming and work. Key caps still look very decent and no fade.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

INB4 somebody brags about their Model M.

(Letting my parents talk me into getting rid of my first computer and my similar Tandy buckling-spring keyboard still haunts me to this day.)

[-] TwanHE@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The $20 white pudding pbt keycap set I got years ago still looks perfect today. Keycaps have to be made insanely cheap to fade nowadays

[-] evidences@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Same here. I bought a set of PBT double shots nearly 9 years ago paid 32 bucks for them and they're still perfect.

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I'm wondering if different skin oil composition between different people plays a role as well

[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago

Dorito dust is very abrasive, as well.

[-] TCGM@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Doritos taste like shit bro

[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago

The anti-Zoolander problem. He does great with everything else but he can’t turn right.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

NASCAR gamer.

[-] Supervriendje@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

This doesn't seem right...

[-] Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

They are just a true man of the left

[-] ChojinDSL@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago
[-] TCGM@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Take your upvote, damn it

[-] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Get a good mechanical keyboard and you don't have this problem. I use my keyboard 10 hours a day for work and games. And every several months I pull out every key and wash them.

[-] Serdalis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Some multi hundred dollar keyboards (SteelSeries tkl pre 2023, hyperx core origins, etc.) still have the shitty keycaps, so more like get pbt double shot keycaps and you won't have this problem.

[-] TCGM@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Got a mechanical keyboard with keys that are at least a full inch wide?

[-] mvirts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I'm surprised the computer can even tell what keys you're pressing

[-] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Mechanical Keyboards let you switch out worn keys easy peasy.

[-] LightningSteve@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

That's just not right

[-] ChaRRdude33@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Are you saying there is a lack of D on today's games?

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