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I have changed five keyboards so far.

I've never had to throw away a keyboard. Quality is economy.

Changed once since I didn't really like the green razer shit. Poured ramen on my current keyboard but luckily got away with only 1 dead led.

I've given away a few keyboards but that's usually if i've accumulated multiple of a specific type.

I rotate between two or three boards i like most depending on how much space i need on my desk for a given task and just based on my general mood, but I've had all of those keyboards for years.

i don't care about modern cherry mx/mx derived mechanical boards, the ones I've used at other peoples' places have all felt kind of lame.

I last bought a keyboard about two years ago and it's just a version of my IBM board from the 1980's that doesn't have a numpad to save some space if i'm soldering on my desk or something.

The mean age for my keyboards, even including the newish one I bought which is using an ancient design, is 27.5 years old, and the median is about 35.

Changed once since I didn't really like the green razer shit. Poured ramen on my current keyboard but luckily got away with only 1 dead led.

The LED might be fine, it could just be the microcontroller or a transistor that drives it. Not that that's better or anything (it's worse).

This post has been edited by Moonlight Rambler: Apr 6 2025, 20:52

I have a Zboard that I bought over 15 years ago when I got into WoW.

I have another one sitting in it's box that's basically new for when this one eventually fails.

I don't know how they stopped getting made but they're bulletproof.

Just once, I was using some cheap chinese one while I was saving for a better keyboard. I bought Corsair many years ago and I'm still using it.

I have the tea/coffee test, where I am super tired after work and then spill and entire tea or coffee onto my keyboard.

Good keyboards are designed with spills in mind with drain ports and protection for the circuits. There are five levels of outcomes:

1. Not even affected. Still work whilst liquid drains out and dries.
2. Minor issues until dried.
3. Does not work until dried.
4. Landfill
5. Landfill and takes out a USB port.

Better quality mechanical keyboards tend to survive with flying colors. Membrane keyboards, even 'good quality' ones tend to die.