Hi all!
I was drooling over mechanical keyboards for some time, until I broke down and got a pok3r with browns about a year and half ago. Gone through a bit of pain trying to adjust (I'm old), but once that's gone, I loved it. I have been using it back and forth from home and work every day for a good 6-7 hours per day.
But a month ago, the m key started to chatter. Not by much (i.e. once per 20 presses maybe), but enough to trigger my OCD (it also stops me from what I'm doing, and I hate that). Then a few days ago the 1 key started to miss presses.
Cleaning them both helped a lot, but not entirely. I generally do not mess with the keyboard. I just need to work with it. Don't not eat around it, nor smoked, etc. But I can not keep track of every piece of dust in the atmosphere.
I've bought new switches to replace them, but I can't stop thinking that there's no way I'm gonna keep doing this. I need a keyboard to work for me, not me for it.
Are the switches so fragile? Is this a common theme among mechanical keyboards? Is there a way I can prevent it from happening in the future? Could be e.g. bad solder from Vortex?
What is your opinion on long term mechanical keyboard usage?
Thanks a lot!