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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: thegunner100 on Sat, 28 January 2012, 22:42:19
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I've always liked how keyboards looked with brand new white PBT blank/engraved/printed/side-printed,etc keycaps in photos, and i've always wanted to get myself a set.
But the problem with that is that I am afraid of getting the keys dirty, and seeing all the visible dust and hair in my keycaps.
Im sure alot of people here on Geekhack have had white keys for a while, so how do they look like after 1 month, 3 monthes, or even 6 monthes of usage? Some pictures would really be great!
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My HHKB (pbt) look as good as new after two years of heavy coding (minus the ABS spacebar). They just need a good cleaning. But keyboards get dirty. Keyboards never realistically look as good as they do in photos. It's best to ignore it, then after a few months, clean it, take a couple photos and go back to using it.
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btw I saw that you asked for pics, and I didn't fulfill that lol, so here's a thread with some photos of moderately used hhkb (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?10665-Cleaning-up-an-HHKB-of-10-months-of-heavy-use) (10 months of coding 6-8 hours a day)
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well the difference between you and I is I rub my face on all my peripherals
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Thanks! Your HHKB looks rediculously clean for the amount of time that you've had it.
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well the difference between you and I is I rub my face on all my peripherals
Of course. Who doesn't? That's how you can know it's yours.
That said, yours looks to be in great shape.
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Honestly, worrying about dirty keys isn't really necessary. If they do get dirty, you can just throw them in a tupperware with some denture cleaning tabs, soak them for 15 minutes, shake them dry in a towel, let them air dry for a bit, and then pop them back on. They'll look good as new.
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It's certainly something I'll consider next time I buy engraved, my WASD white lasered keys take EVERYTHING off my hands, and make the grooves look pretty gross.
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Haha thanks, the HHKB just exudes cleanliness
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Honestly, worrying about dirty keys isn't really necessary. If they do get dirty, you can just throw them in a tupperware with some denture cleaning tabs, soak them for 15 minutes, shake them dry in a towel, let them air dry for a bit, and then pop them back on. They'll look good as new.
Everytime I do that, I rotate to a different set of keycaps.
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> Soliciting users again, just outside the thread
ugh, and you were looking so fair this time, guess it's a sham again
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MUCH more realistic.
No photoshop.
aka 100% more pubes
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OP - Vote for me here and I'll take pics of mine:
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?26781-Do-you-think-Ripster-is-the-1-Keyboard-Expert-on-Planet-Earth
MUCH more realistic.
No photoshop.
Haha, done.
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That's some dirty keys you got there :bathbaby:
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This is what happened to my HHKB after 5 years of use. The series of photo I am about to post gets even better because I compare my old HHKB with like-new HHKB. You can see how Topre PBT keys wear. Please note that I type lightly and I rarely sweat, both of which I think would negatively affect wear rate.
I didn't clean the board(just some air) before taking pictures, so part of that shine may come off after cleaning.
Side by side photo (from the front.)
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Photo of my 5-year old HHKB at an angle that reflection is most prominent.
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Photo of a like-new HHKB at the same angle
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1:1 crop of the above photo of old HHKB
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1:1 crop of the above photo of like-new HHKB
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The photos are mine, and was posted before at http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/3510267
Edit: I re-read your post and I see that you were asking for pictures of white caps. It is hard to see how textures of key caps wear if they are white. So, I think you could at least see how textures of the Topre PBT keys wear.
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whoa, what are those little pools of gunk on the keys ? lol
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I feel like an OCD clean freak after looking at Ripster's board.