I had my keyboard mouse combo for a year exactly and the keyboard is annoying me now. The matte finish started wearing off months ago and everytime I touch the keyboard it feels oily and greasy. It's all shiny now. It happens with all my laptops too. What kind of keyboard is not made of this material and last a long time? I like the keyboard to have grip.

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You can get steelseries 7G,It has the best hand rest xD.

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Irrelevant and there are better MX boards.

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All keycaps will shine. If you go with PBT ones, they will not shine as fast but they definitely will shine eventually. You can use isopropyl alcohol to clean it though.

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Are you sure alcohol would work? The matte wears off, it's not really oil or grease stains. I've tried cleaning the keyboard multiple times but it feels the same. I don't think alcohol restores the wear.

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Yes. Its not "wear", its the natural oils that your body produces.

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I wonder if plasti dip spray works on keyboards?

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Shout at your own body because it produces dead skin and natural oils.

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It's not oil, it's wear. I always wash my hands before using the keyboard too. Never ate anything that gets my hands dirty while using it either.

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I personally like the feel of the used-up keyboard. It reminds me of my old Amiga, which had the whole keyboard like that :-).

It also proves that you actually do something with your computer. Sometimes I come across somebody who claims to be e.g. a developer and a single look at his keyboard can confirm if he really is or if he's faking.

Also: statistics: you can track which keys you press the most ;-).

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perhaps you are eating chips or such while gaming -> fatty keyboards

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Doubleshots and sanding ;D

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Closed 11 years ago by Archlion.