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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: bam88 on Fri, 28 November 2008, 09:57:16

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: bam88 on Fri, 28 November 2008, 09:57:16

I am currently using a Filco Bluetooth keyboard with brown cherries and I am starting to notice that some of the keycaps (E,S,A and O) are starting to fade a little bit after only less than 2 months of use.

According to Diatec website, this keyboard is supposed to have laser printed keycaps.  I thought laser printed key caps arent supposed to fade?

Any other Filco users have this problem?

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: bigpook on Fri, 28 November 2008, 10:19:30

Don't know as my filco mini is only a few weeks old.
Are you using any kind of lotion on your hands? From what I read that can cause damage to keycaps....
Are your hands clean? I know some people that eat at the computer and their keyboards get pretty grotty.

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: bam88 on Sat, 29 November 2008, 02:02:05

My hands are clean, and I do not have sweaty fingers either. Printing type on the bluetooth version is different from the wired ones, so wired keyboards may not experience the same problem as I do.

Anyone with bluetooth filco keen to share their experiences here?

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: Chloe on Sat, 29 November 2008, 02:11:46

Have the keycaps started to get shiny?

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: iMav on Sat, 29 November 2008, 02:32:44

I'd love to see a Filco "mini" with brown cherries (in US layout) and bluetooth.

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: bigpook on Sat, 29 November 2008, 03:05:30

I would like to see a Filco mini with blue cherries, wired.

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: xsphat on Sat, 29 November 2008, 03:11:51

I think the best would be the faded-salmon Cherry switches, I hear that color is the bestest.

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: bam88 on Sat, 29 November 2008, 05:20:04

Quote from: Chloe;12817

Have the keycaps started to get shiny?

nope.. the keycaps still looked matt black.. but the printing is just not as white anymore :(

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: bigpook on Sat, 29 November 2008, 05:21:48

Quote from: xsphat;12841

I think the best would be the faded-salmon Cherry switches, I hear that color is the bestest.

I am getting used to the browns, but the blues are nice too.

Title: Filco users come in!
Post by: bigpook on Sat, 29 November 2008, 05:22:55

Quote from: bam88;12846

nope.. the keycaps still looked matt black.. but the printing is just not as white anymore :(

How much typing are you doing? Not that it matters, I guess, the board is 2 months old so the lettering should not be degrading.