How many clicks does it take..
Apr 5th, 2006 by Nate
A question:? Which key on your keyboard is the most likely one to break or wear out,? assuming the only factor in it’s wear is simply pushing the key repeatedly, all other things being equal?
Well today, I found the answer.? The left “ALT” key.? I “alt tab” a lot (task switching).? Probably hundreds of times a day; I do it constantly.? And now the key is at the point where it fails to register about one in ten times.? Which is really aggravating, because if I have a document or source file open, with text highlighted, and I “alt tab”, if the ALT fails to register than it simply replaces all the selected text with an ascii tab.? And if I’m not paying attention, I occasionally delete valid work.? I don’t think it’s a manufacturers defect, since I’ve had the keyboard for over 4 years without any problems.? I bet I just wore the microswitch out by pressing down on the stupid key too much.
The solution:? Just buy a new keyboard.? I really want what I got stevie for christmas:
I’ll probably just end up getting one of these, a simple replacement:
I like these, I like the resistance on the keys, and with a throw-away price, how can you go wrong?
That keyboard works GREAT! Sometimes people try to sit down at my desk and use it and even if they’re normally touch typists it reduces them to tears.
I have something similar to the throw away type, its a microsoft multimedia keyboard and it works well for me.