« Reply #15 on: Sat, 31 October 2009, 19:52:30 »
There are plenty of keys with textures that don't wear off even after many years of hard use. Everyone knows about Model M keys, but there are others too. One of my keyboards, an NEC RT101 (a very good rubber dome board from the early 1990's, has keys with a sort of smoother but dull finish on them which has not worn off at all even though it has withstood almost two decades of use.
Maybe you're just looking for good keys in the wrong place. Many old keyboards have better keys than newer ones.
I just want metal keys. EVERY keyboard has plastic keys. I want one with metal keys is all.
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