How often does Sup Forums clean their keyboards?

How often does Sup Forums clean their keyboards?

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Keyboards cost $10-15. If they are really dirty I just buy another one.

>using membrane kayboards
Utterly disgusting

They both get the job done. I'm not a millennial poser so I buy a normal keyboard without a tripple digit price just because "muh mechanical hoop jumping to make a circuit".

>use keyboard for literally 15 hours a day
>refuse to buy a good one

There's nothing wrong with a membrane keyboard. A mechanical is only more expensive.

Were I come from technology is valued on it's ability to do the job and not by it's price.

When you're typing all day long you want the best keyboard possible. It improves the experience, and since typing is so much of the experience, why the fuck wouldn't you want to improve it.

It's like if you spent all day driving racing cars but you would opt for the seat from a 96' VW because, you know, it's a seat, who cares.

when I change keycaps/every 3 months or so

Would you invest in a good chair if you spent a lot of time sitting? Yes you would.

But I am using the best keyboard possible.

From personal experience I (by this I mean me and only me) find myself typing faster and more accurate on simple membrane keyboards so that's what I buy.

If you have better experience typing on much more expensive keyboards than please by all means do.

I'm not convinced, you may just have Stockholm syndrome.

I agree mech keyboards are too expensive. But if you put it all together, a good mech will last for years. A membrane will last until it gets too filthy, as no one cleans those things anyway. Plus they're squishy, annoying, inaccurate, light, and made from cheap materials that bend and break easily.

I've typed on membranes all my life, then I bought myself a mech 3 years ago and I haven't looked back. And it's still like new as I clean it regularly. So pricing aside, the only real downside of a mech keyboard is that it's louder. Even that can be avoided with the right switches.

Stop projecting delusion, it's sad

>I agree mech keyboards are too expensive. But if you put it all together, a good mech will last for years. A membrane will last until it gets too filthy, as no one cleans those things anyway. Plus they're squishy, annoying, inaccurate, light, and made from cheap materials that bend and break easily.


ITT: Opinions presented as facts.


They make nice membrane keyboards fag, not everybody uses shitty computer lab Dell keyboards .

But you just said you buy a $15 one

Is there a good $15 keyboard I'm not aware of?

Never cleaned my mech in 4 years.
Keycap puller is coming in the mail tomorrow
Should I post the gore?

>shitting on Dell membranes
>when Dell membranes are one of the best membranes on the market

>I'm not convinced, you may just have Stockholm syndrome.

Well, let's agree to disagree then. Luckily this is all a matter of preference and no one gets hurt over other people's keyboards. I just so happen to have a preference that's also one of the cheapest eliminating the need to clean keyboards when they get really, really dirty.

Fine, but you're still wrong.

Out of curiosity, did you ever actually try to use a mech keyboard?

I'm not that guy, I just hate mechanical fags, especially you little queers who buy the keyboards that are missing 3/4 of the keys.

They were shit for a long time, the ones that came later were god tier though because they had MASSIVE anti-rollover.

Last one I used was a '90 IBM model M.

Watch as he tries to imply that was a bad keyboard to use even though that's literally the holy grail of mechs.

For the record, my mech is standard ANSI. Wouldn't want it any other way.

No I won't! It's a great keyboard. It's just that I'm not faster or more accurate on this thing compared to membranes.

I meant the guy who was trying to imply mechanicals are objectively better all the time.

He's probably going to imply that your opinion on mechanicals is meaningless because you only tried one keyboard even though it's the keyboard every mech-fag creams their panties over and should be a nearly perfect representation of the benefits of a mechanical keyboard.

I never actually cleaned a keyboard

What's a "membrane" keyboard? Why would anyone waste more than 30 bucks on a keyboard?

Unless you're a pig your keyboard will be clean enough for at least 2-3 years after which you can just buy a new one.

Membrane keyboard are just regular keyboards, you're probably using one now. They have a big rubber membrane covered in little raised domes under the keys that press down on a circuit board when you press them.

Mechanical keyboard use individual switches under each key. They're more complicated and more expensive but a lot of people prefer the way they feel and because it can be customized in both look and feel.

Most people just buy them because they're a meme now, though.

I don't see how buying a mechanical keyboard would "improve the experience" of typing in a way that would justify its cost. Hence I won't buy one. I also don't have a velvet seat or a desk made of mahogany or glassware made by the finest fucking craftsmen on earth.

>literally 0 advantage by using a memeboard
>companies making a fortune over your stupidity
>clicketyclicketyclicketyclick
The autist's way of marking his tiny territory.

>bought into the mechanical keyboard meme
>typing felt nicer but barely made any difference when typing because always bottom out keys
>cleaning them is a bitch
>don't really care that much about how they feel unless its actually dogshit
>just use a regular rubberdome keyboard because they're cheap to replace is they get FUBAR
mechs are nice but god damn they're one of the shittiest memes i ever fell for

>mech fags so dumb they're literally willing to pay more money for a keyboard that's 1/2 the size and is missing a good portion of keys.

>Willing to pay even more extra money for colored/rgb keycaps strictly for meme points in battlestation threads

You can't make this shit up .

It's not always a big rubber membrane, sometimes each individual key has its own separate piece of membrane.
My keyboard (that I've been using for 6 years) is like that. I cleaned it for the first time since I got it a month ago, it was a real pain to get back together.

The only way it's going to make a significant improvement in your life is if you've been using an objectively shit keyboard (which exists in both membrane and mechanical forms) or you're so cripplingly autistic that you obsess over how hard you have to press down on keys.

I have literally never seen that. Not that I don't believe you but it's definitely got to be a niche thing because none of the big brands I've poked around in have had that. It's always a big rubber mat with domes for each key.

I'm not going to do anything like that. Guy obviously likes his membranes.

>It's not always a big rubber membrane, sometimes each individual key has its own separate piece of membrane.
this, like laptop keyboards and topre keys

Probably. On the other hand I could definitely see the value in buying a decent mouse, quality switches and extra features have a much more noticeable effect.

>20 minutes ago
>"YOUR OPINION IS WRONG!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

>Now
>"Hey man, like what you like"

Lol the backpedaling is delicious.

That's because there's objective and measurable differences in mice that don't come down to purely subjective factors like how it "feels".

Mech fags actually pay more money for LESS features, that's why we laugh at them.

In all fairness, I'd make fun of somebody with a $200 mouse, too.

I hate mechanical keyboards. Would never go back to them.

It's not backpedaling you moron.

Mech keyboards are objectively better. I simply asked the dude arguing against me if he had ever used a mech before, as that solidifies his opinion. So if he still likes membranes after using the model M, then I can't argue any further.

>consume more goyim!

>moved to a new place after I left my parents
>my room is a huge mess
>started smoking pot
>roll my joints at my desk, right next to my keyboard
>occasionally some weed or tobacco falls in there
>eat at my desk too
>havent cleaned my keyboard since I moved in, about 5 years ago

I wonder how much weed is in there

>Objectively

In what ways. Please list all the objective and not at all opinion based reasons a mechanical keyboard is always superior to a membrane keyboard of similar price range.

Pretty much every week since I got a mechanical keyboard. More reliable my ass.

There's also the fact that I've managed to break 9 cheap mice in the span that I've had a single $5 OEM rubber keyboard, which I'm typing on right now.

I could understand buying mechanical keyboards if the differences came down to any kind of perceivable difference in quality, but it's kind of like buying $60 or $6000 headphones for listening to Youtube videos. They'll both work fucking fine.

>similar price range
You've gotta be joking, right?

As for objective reasons:
- sturdier
- heavier and thus less likely to move around unwillingly
- more accurate keys
- better quality materials all around
- improves typing speed (marginally, but it does) and feels better on your fingers in general
- survives a whole lot longer than your typical run of the mill keyboards
- can be cleaned relatively easily
- is customizable
- features like NKRO
- can be used as a weapon

A lot. Unfortunately it's all sticky from the oils from your fingers and the food you ate. Plus all the other crap that's in there.

Clean it ASAP is my advice, it's disgusting.

Source: been there done that

no

>Sturdier

I said similar price range, dipshit. You can find well built membrane board.
That's -1 point.

>heavier and thus less likely to move around unwillingly

See previous point. -1

>more accurate keys

Prove it. What does "accurate" even fucking mean? Either the key press registers or it fucking doesnt, it's not like you press "Z" and the keyboard farts out a "7". -1

>- better quality materials all around

You're just making the same bad point like 5 times -1

>improves typing speed

Subjective and much too varied from person to person to count. There's just as many people who will say they saw no improvement as people who do. -1

>survives a whole lot longer than your typical run of the mill keyboards

SEE FIRST POINT. Jesus you literally are a broken record. -5 for being annoying.

>can be cleaned relatively easily

LOLOLOLOLOL THIS IS A FLAT FUCKING LIE.
A membrane keyboard is bitch easy to clean, whereas you have to remove or clean every key and switch in a mechanical individually. I have literally never seen a person say a mechanical is easier, most people agree it's harder. -2 for flat out bullshit

>- is customizable

First valid point. Not super valid since the only people who care what color their keys are are absolute homosexuals but it's still a technically true point. +1

>NKRO

Membranes have this too, dipshit. -1

> can be used as a weapon

So can a potato. -1

Your score: -13

You're probably used to failure at this point.

I think you may just be clinically insane.

Insane in the membrane, would you say?

not to mention if you spill some liquid on a mech while it's plugged in it'll shit out a bunch of random characters on each keypress, where on a regular membrane keyboard you spill liquid on it and it'll be fine unless it somehow got under the rubber sheet

CARLOS

Lol
>OH FUCK NONE OF MY POINTS WERE VALID BETTER AD HOMINEM MY ASS OFF

You lose, queer-boy.

>if you spill liquid that isn't water on your keyboard everything will be fine
This is what people believe in 2017

Wut nigger you don't use a keyboard condom?

That's how you get viruses, stupid. Gotta wrap your shit.

>ever mentioning a specific liquid
>projecting this hard

As someone who just recently purchased their first mechanical keyboard after using membranes for over 10 years, I can say that I am not exactly impressed.

Yes the typing experience is slightly better (I am using Cherry MX Blues) the gaming experience isn't exactly that different, and overall while the quality of the mech keyboard is outstanding: no flexing on the board, very solid feeling, beautiful brushed aluminium, nice rubberized feet, nice looking (and feeling) keycaps, I really can't say that it was worth the price I paid for it.

My last membrane keyboard was a 10€ HP Rubberdome full size, it did the job very well for over six years, I can safely say I never had a problem with it, and I wouldn't have replaced it with my mech keyboard if my friends hadn't been pestering me about trying a mech keyboard for a long time.
I am sure that my mech keyboard will last me a very long time because I take very good care of all my peripherals (hence why all my keyboard and mice never break down), I am just not sure it was worth the price. And I was a bit skeptical about buying a chinese mech keyboard for 40€, I thought that if I was going to go mechanical I'd rather do it right because I can spare the money.

I've been away from home for a week now, typing on my old rubberdome on my laptop and I don't really "miss" the mechanical keyboard. Sure it is a bit better but it does not make that big of a difference.
I found the difference in "user experience" to be much more noticeable when I went from laser mice to good optical mice and from 60hz displays to 120/144hz displays.
I actually suspect a majority of people posting on mechanical keyboard threads and other such things showing off their "boards" are actually just posers with money to spare trying to get e-peen.

Pull key keys
Wash with soap and water
Rise with distilled water
Let keys dry for a day or two
Put keys back in

Compressed air, alcohol and rags for everything else.

what if shit get under the caps?

>Implying it even matter what liquid it is as far as damage potential

Orange juice and water both conduct electricity, the only difference the liquid makes is how hard it will be to clean your keyboard.

Do spill some coca cola on your keyboard and report back.

Don't know about mechanical ones but I've basically submerged membrane keyboards in every possible liquid short of acid at this point, they're fine once you clean and dry them out.

The only thing that could even feasibly get damaged without long-term rusting is the tiny controller chip/board, assuming you manage to short it, but they're usually encased in such a way that water can't even get to them unless you're trying.

It would do just as much or as little damage as water you fucking bagel. The only difference is I'd have to clean to coke better or risk sticky keys so the board would get an alcohol wash instead of just dried out.

hot water. it will be unusable for a day after that tho..

its harder to type with mechanical keyboards because the keys go deeper than on normal keyboards.

>It would do just as much or as little damage as water
That's false.

Holy shit you are so cringy

...

I once spilled coke on my brother's keyboard. It sparked and after that all the keys around the middle of the board where the spillage happened went dead.

I don't know the science behind it, but that's what happened. I spilled water on several boards and this never happened.

Nice anecdotal evidence there, bruh. Really convincing. Check this out though:

One time I spilled coke on my keyboard, cleaned it out, and nothing happened.

No, it's not. As long as you're not retarded enough to let the coke sit long enough to do any kind of corrosive damage.

It's fucking sugar water, it conducts electricity just the same as regular water, maybe even less so because sugar is a non electrolyte.

You literally don't understand how electricity works.

>retarded enough to spill liquids on MULTIPLE keyboards
>Expecting us to not disregard your opinion

Nope.

You are wrong. Phosphoric acid make Coca-Cola ionic. Ionic compounds are not good at conducting electricity in the solid state, but they do conduct electricity when dissolved in water.

Sup Forums - Chemistry

>Ionic compounds are not good at conducting electricity in the solid state, but they do conduct electricity when dissolved in water.
that's because water conducts electricity retard

Nope.

angelfire.com/ab6/hershey/saec.pdf

>inbd "lol angelfire", it's still valid and reproducible data, it's just hosted on a blog.

not really
dissolved compounds in water conduct electricity, the water itself is an extremely poor conductor

>clean

Just a buy a new one, faggot.

Every time I eat while sitting at the computer, I lick the keyboard clean afterwards.
Just stay on top of it, and it doesn't get a chance to get too messy.

I am using that exact keyboard right now, user.

Every week at least, waterproof medical keyboards are great for that. I hope one day I can say the same about waterproof mouse.

Mk3s had nice seats though.

A lot of people are making asses of themselves in this thread, mechanical keyboards serve a lot of purposes, and are a worthy investment for a lot of people.

I try to wipe it down every other week.

I'll pull all the keys for cleaning every three or four months.

i like how quickly this went from asking about cleaning keyboards to some jackass splurting shit about mechanical keyboards

The issue is albeit mech keyboards helps to develop better typing skills (for example, avoid bottoming out, etc) still are limited by the QWERTY layout and other factors.
Using a mech keyboard will no make a better typist really. My mother is a touch typist and she uses a rubber dome.

Every single day.

>keycap puller out for delivery
god give me strength

Membrane doesn't refeer to the domes. It refeers to literal mylar membranes with the traces on it.
The IBM Model M, for example, is a membrane keyboard and also it has a buckling spring system.

>mechfags
>liking RGB
k

i have Logitech k310 so i can just wash it if it gets dirty.

>mechanical keyboards serve a lot of purposes, and are a worthy investment for a lot of people.
>serve a lot of purpose
>worthy investment
>posts meme gimmick keyboard with missing keys and a fucked up layout

That doesn't make them objectively ten times better than regular keyboards for every single person under the sun, though.

Fucking retard. I type for 11 hours a day at work, why the fuck would I want to use some cheap ass $5 piece of shit when I can use something that's actually a pleasure to type on? I'm that autost that brings his HHK2 to work with him everyday, and I don't fucking care cause I'm not using a microshit keyboard.

I bought mine more than a year ago. Never cleaned it. Not even once.

Don't spend all that much of the day typing, since I'm not in data entry.

Take the entire thing apart and clean all the casing in warm soapy water.

>pleasure to type on

Do you get an erection while entering text?

Not him, but can confirm erections.

Feels good on my fingers. Each stroke reports with satisfying feedback and always acuates at the same pressure. If you like shitty rubber dome keyboards that feel like typing on a shitty piece of plastic, then go for it