How do you like it? I read some reviews, some of them said it stopped working after it has been washed. I do not know if the reviews are planted negatively.
Do you have washable computer keyboard?
by Iamallcool 20 Replies latest jw friends
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sir82
So how often do you need to wash your keyboard?
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Iamallcool
not very often, sometimes I use toothpicks and cotton swabs to clean between keys on the keyboard. I guess I will buy mini vacuum cleaner for the keyboard to pick up some more up.
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Iamallcool
I just looked at the reviews for the computer keyboard vacuum cleaner, they do not work very well.
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JakeM2012
At first I thought you were joking, but "evidently" it is useful in medical situations and if your using it outdoors it is waterproof!
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Hortensia
Just turn the keyboard upside down now and then, and gently shake. When the computer is off, wipe the keys and screen with a damp cloth. Now and then use one of those forced-air cans and blow out the insides of the computer -- the fan, for instance. And of course, quit reading funny things with food or coffee in your mouth. It's those sudden big laughs that spray food on the computer that are the problem!
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ballistic
Remember the old saying, Never clean another man's monitor by licking your finger", could apply to keyboards too I guess. ;)
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wannabefree
What Hortensia said ... only I am not so gentle, tip that sucker over and bang it a few times, who knows what you'll find ... I had a couple of clients that opted for the waterproof keyboards, one lived with it cuz of the extreme environment, the other opted to go back to the standard keyboard cuz the keys had to be pressed too hard and it slowed them down, they decided it was worth having the cheap but responsive keys and just replacing the keyboard when necessary.
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JakeM2012
Wannabefree,
So now we have a washable keyboard and a disposable keyboard. What choices. Environmentalist like the washable because it is "greener".
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Nathan Natas
I knew a fellow who worked in IT. Long before "washable" keyboards came to the market, he wondered if a keyboard could survive a ride in a dishwasher.
It did!
The key factors were:
- DO NOT use ANY kind of dishwashing compound. Hot water jets are sufficient to do the job.
- DO NOT use any of the sterilize" or "pot scrubber" cycles unless you want to alter your keyboard's topography in a MAJOR way.
- You MUST allow the keyboard to dry for a couple of days before connecting it to your computer.
The keyboard he used was a Sun Microsystems type 5 ketboard, which was one of the first to use the "blister" style switches on the keyboard.