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Title: MX Clear Longevity
Post by: nsrexler on Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:51:27

I've heard that MX Clears tend to wear out and become more linear over time due to friction, but how long does that usually take? I'm wondering how much life I can expect to get out of this Ducky before I'll have to replace it.

Title: Re: MX Clear Longevity
Post by: Binge on Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:52:29

years and years and years

Title: Re: MX Clear Longevity
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:53:49

Doesn't Cherry rate all their switches at 50 million presses?

Title: Re: MX Clear Longevity
Post by: JaccoW on Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:54:29

Apparently POS boards with clears start feeling like stiff browns after 20+ years.

Title: Re: MX Clear Longevity
Post by: Binge on Fri, 24 May 2013, 10:55:05

cherry does not rate the "bump" of the switch to 50 million, only the longevity of the actuation process.

Title: Re: MX Clear Longevity
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 24 May 2013, 11:01:44

Hm, that's good to know. I think 20 years is an acceptable life span for my boards though ^__^

Title: Re: MX Clear Longevity
Post by: Larken on Fri, 24 May 2013, 11:04:12

I wouldn't worry about the number of years you can get out of a keyboard switch. It's more likely the electronics will fail way before the stems wear down. *fingers crossed*

After twenty years, people might be searching for 'vintage clears' if we are still using keyboards by then.