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Offline WhipeeDip

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How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 20:48:52 »
I'm still looking around for a good mechanical keyboard for a decent price, and the Das S Ultimate with blue switches seem good.
However, the glossiness is a major flaw (to me at least). How easily does the keyboard attract fingerprints, dust, etc?
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 20:55:19 »
Sand it?

Someone sanded their BlackWidow a while back, that turned out fine.
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:03:47 »
Very easily.  Any glossy plastic surface where your fingers linger picks up finger prints really easily.

What about Ducky?  If you don't mind a bit of backlighting.

Or Filco?

Or CoolerMaster?
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:06:56 »
Very easily... This thing is a fingerprint magnet for sure.

How about getting a FILCO, Cooler Master or Rosewill keyboard?
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:32:17 »
Glossy keyboards are fingerprint magnets. I would suggest the options that wetto listed.
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Offline WhipeeDip

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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:41:35 »
I'm actually trying to get keyboards off Amazon because I have gift cards, so I have limited choices.
The only other options is a Rosewill (which I might get, seeing that the USB connector is "fixed") or maybe the QuickFire Rapid (not sure how much I use the numberpad though). I'm trying not to spend way too much money.
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:50:41 »
Quote from: WhipeeDip on Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:41:35
I'm actually trying to get keyboards off Amazon because I have gift cards, so I have limited choices.
The only other options is a Rosewill (which I might get, seeing that the USB connector is "fixed") or maybe the QuickFire Rapid (not sure how much I use the numberpad though). I'm trying not to spend way too much money.

Whichever one of these two you choose, it will be a better choice than a Das.

Though, I'd rather go for the Quickfire Rapid. I've learned I just don't use the numberpad at all and it's better to have more space in my desk and then there's also the fact that the time and distance traveled between the keyboard and your mouse gets shorter with tenkeyless keyboards.
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 22:21:23 »
Quote from: wetto on Wed, 28 November 2012, 21:50:41
Though, I'd rather go for the Quickfire Rapid. I've learned I just don't use the numberpad at all and it's better to have more space in my desk and then there's also the fact that the time and distance traveled between the keyboard and your mouse gets shorter with tenkeyless keyboards.

lol I tried my g/f's tenkeyless then I realize how much I use number pad.  So really make sure before you buy it.  I also use the enter key on the bottom right a lot too.

But yeah Das does gets dirty easily, but at least the Ultimate Edition is still made by Costar so either way you'll be fine quality wise  :)
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 28 November 2012, 22:35:36 »
I used to use the number pad a lot but I got used to not having it pretty easy. 

I just got a quickfire rapid mx green and overall I am very happy with they keyboard itself but the keycaps are atrocious (IMHO)
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 30 November 2012, 01:09:53 »
I have a Das, and it does catch fingerprints pretty easily. But it was my first mech board, so it'll always have it's place in my keyboard heart. I was suggested this stuff to clean it. I have yet to try it, but when I do, I will have to update you on how well it works.
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Offline WhipeeDip

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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #10 on: Fri, 30 November 2012, 01:21:41 »
Quote from: esoomenona on Fri, 30 November 2012, 01:09:53
I have a Das, and it does catch fingerprints pretty easily. But it was my first mech board, so it'll always have it's place in my keyboard heart. I was suggested this stuff to clean it. I have yet to try it, but when I do, I will have to update you on how well it works.

Hm. Interesting. #1 supposedly "Leaves a lustrous shine that resists fogging, repels dust, and eliminates static. "
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #11 on: Fri, 30 November 2012, 06:16:44 »
really easily
had mine a day and its covered in prints
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #12 on: Fri, 30 November 2012, 12:39:29 »
Quote from: esoomenona on Fri, 30 November 2012, 01:09:53
But it was my first mech board, so it'll always have it's place in my keyboard heart.

Yupe same for me too  :)
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Re: How easily do the Das Keyboards get dirty?
« Reply #13 on: Sun, 02 December 2012, 16:11:37 »
I really hate all glossy plastic electronics.
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