Which letters of your keyboard are most faded :)

@eshaan (6188)
India
November 14, 2009 5:36am CST
Fed up of same common discussions..lets discuss something new !!! While i type in the early morning, my hubby is still sleeping and i can't see the letters on my keyboard properly...and those which are faded..oh my god...i have to rub my eyes..so many times to see them.... My 'A' and 'S' are almost diminishing...is it becoz these letters are most used in spellings...or is it becoz my email id has those letters...but then all other in the id 'H' 'I' should have been faded......what about your keyboard...which letters u see with too much efforts ???
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24 responses
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
If your using local branded made keyboard their letters are easily faded. For me I'm not experience those things. Because I use A4tech and other good keyboard that does not faded letters...
@eshaan (6188)
• India
16 Nov 09
mine is compaq..still having problem...
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
Oh! I see. That should be a good brand of keyboard. Just try A4tech, my friend. I use it a couples of year now and don't see any problem on the keyboard letters...
@viperuz2 (68)
• Philippines
15 Nov 09
Hi. Well, on my part, I have been using my laptop for 6yrs now and, all the letters on my keyboard look new.. Why? Hmmmm,, it's because i use a keyboard protector. It looks like a rubber plastic to put on the keyboard. You might wanna use it too...Good day.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
16 Nov 09
i had one plastic cover earlier...but i found problem with it...when i used to type...some letters would not appear, or some other thing got typed...so i removed it....u must be having some special one....i got it free from the retailer when i bought it...was not comfortable to type through it..
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
if it used plastic cover, the tendency is, the letters on the keyboard will stick to the plastic. The cover that i'm using is just an ordinary cover though it's a rubber. try to look one in any computer stores.
@coolcat123 (4387)
• India
24 Dec 09
ah.. a perfect questions for me, this is the reason I am forced to change the keyboard after every few months, even when the keyboard have no defects. Just the fading becomes so light , so we put some white ink to understand the letters,still the problem is not solved. I have changed 4-5 keyboards for the same reason. The most faded letters on my keyboard are A,S,N,E,O,I and T.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
26 Dec 09
hmmm...almost same as mine ..its my second only...i try to use it till i can..the earlier was also not displaced due to faded letters...it was becoz i spilled the tea on it....
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
15 Nov 09
None at the moment since my laptop is fairly new. I've only had it for a few months. But I'm starting to see that glossy shine on some of the keys that indicate that you use that key frequently. Most notably is my space-bar key. But on my older laptop, which I still use, a few of the letters on the keys are halfway faded or completely gone. They are the 'E', 'R', 'T', 'N', and 'S','M'. I'm surprised that the other keys where I place my fingers are intact. You would think that those would be the most faded since they are some of the most common letters used.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
hmmm...enjoy using your new one....till they start fading...but dont u think that though new things look good...but as they grow older, u develop a kind of affection for your things and old becomes gold...it happens with me for some clothes also...as they grow old i like them more and more...
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
16 Nov 09
Yeah, you have a point there. I still love and prefer my old laptop over this newer one. The older one just feels right. I like the feel of the keyboard and everything. I'm just not using it as much because the ethernet port that connects to the internet is not working. I can only use it to go wireless.
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Nov 09
The most faded letters on my keyboard are A,S,D and the arrow keys. I play loads of games and as a result I have to use these keys the most. That is one of the main reasons why these keys are fade. I do not have to see those letters though. I can type without looking at the keyboard. So it is not a big problem for me.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
yes...all the game players here are complaining of the special keys..like space bar, arrows etc being more used...tc of your keyboard or soon u will have to buy a new one..
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
15 Nov 09
I do not need to buy a new keyboard. This one is doing just fine. I do not need proper stickers on the keys. I do not need to look at them. By the way, how old is your keyboard? Mine is about 3 years.
@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
14 Nov 09
The Letter A
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
only 1 letter...its becoz u type so less...here also so short response...taking enough care of your keyboard
@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
15 Nov 09
OH no, it because my keyboard is new, my previous keyboard has a lot of faded letter, a,e,t,i,h,j,c. Shift key and caps lock are also half faded.
@flagella08 (5065)
• Philippines
16 Nov 09
i have changed my keyboard now since the print of the letters already faded. but before it's most of the letters since im encoding almost everyday. well, I presume you still know what those keys are.you don't need to buy a new one is not all keys are worn out. nice post you had here.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
16 Nov 09
yes in lights i too have no problem...but when its dark..then have to look wher ethe alphabets start...thanx for appreciation...enjoy !!!
• India
15 Nov 09
The letters which are most faded in my keyboard are A, E, R, H, S, I, O. The reason for this is quite simple because these are letters which appear very frequently in almost many words.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
YES..vowels and r,s,t etc are common...
@May2k8 (18359)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 09
Ouch, I don't see my 'A' button, then G is faded also almost all key is disappear. Fortunately I knew the location of the letters are missing, so I am not worried if some of my keyboard loss one by one.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
16 Nov 09
yes...most of us have good location knowledge...but still mistakes are possible...sometimes.
@VANILLAREY (1470)
• India
15 Nov 09
Ha, interesting question. We all look at the keyboard but none of us asked this question. OK, let me look. My keyboard is pretty good considering its around 2 years old. The key which is slightly faded is the closing curly brackets key. I am not sure why that one is faded since I don't use it often.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
do u have any child at home who loves that key ??...maybe he/she thinking it to be musical instrument...trying to hear something out of it...
@Hvaniday1 (550)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 09
This is something new, interesting and very common to all computer users. A,S and W were faded in my keyboard. I think should take more time to investigate because I don't use much on that alphabets, just unknown. Maybe you have the answer...Happy Mylotting.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
19 Nov 09
thanx for dropping by here friend..saw u after long time... mine i know tha i use a and s more...not abt ur w
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
15 Nov 09
Lets see looking at my keyboard right now the keys that are most faded are the i,a,d,k,l,c,n,m that is all of them. Four of these are in the home key row and are just about gone so it is good that I took typing and know where each letter is located from the home key row.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
so...many have faded....take care..or you will have to buy new one soon...
• Philippines
15 Nov 09
In the situation of my new keyboard non of the letters, numbers, special characters and etc... But it is dusty.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
hmm...dust is one thing we cant prevent...i use the small brush of my vacuum cleaner to absorb all the dust...
@guizoo (74)
• China
15 Nov 09
So lucky I am, every letter on my keyboard is clearly as they are new. In fact even they are faded I can use them without looking at them !
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
yes when typing speed becomes good...no need to see letters...but when its too dark then u need atleast to see where the letters begin..or one key here or there happens...and that creates problem and mistakes
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
15 Nov 09
All the keys on my laptop are still pretty much the same and nothing has faded yet although the space bar is starting to look worn. On my desktop keyboard which is much older; the top, middle and bottom rows except the letters Q, {}, and Z are definitely faded. I have used the desktop a lot and no doubt my laptop keyboard will probably suffer the same fate; with a desktop you can change the keyboard, not much chance of that with a laptop!
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
good..taking proper care of ur keyboard keep it up ...
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@babshish (1387)
• India
14 Nov 09
Hi Eshaan, responding to discussions after long time, anyways good topic. The letters on my keyboard are not faded yet, as my laptop is hardly a year old now. But yes there are many keys missing because of my baby. He use to pull the keys and has almost broke 11 keys till date, now he knows how to use it so is not breaking keys anymore, but ofcourse I have to search the letters to type. Although I know where which letter should be there on keyboard as I am using keyboards and computers since more than 15 years now.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
how do u type with missing keys? good that he is learning the importance of the keys to be in proper place
@checkmail (2039)
• India
14 Nov 09
Hello eshaan this is checkmail and till now never faced such a problem of fading alphabets of keyboard.Even not when was doing DTP, just used to clean it atleast once a week and avoid eating near my PC.Yeah your problem is the extra liquid material that is on keyboard when you eat something or use oily hands.Hope you got your problem, stay clean and be hygenic and healthy.Even wash your hands before and after completing the pc work.Happy Happy..........Mylotting.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
its not becoz of eating only..its becoz of over use...i am not that dirty as u think ..i am also careful about health and hygiene.
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
15 Nov 09
On my laptop, the enter button is faded but the desktop keyboard is still good. The print there is better so it's not faded at all.
• China
14 Nov 09
"Esc" and "Enter".As sign in any site and into any games,it's necessary to press the "enter".and the "Esc" is also another one easy faded,it's the last step,sometimes the only step,to end the executing games.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
another game player ...i rarely use enter and escape key...for loging in i use mouse to clik on login...tc
@ybgm71 (4)
• Bangladesh
14 Nov 09
Interesting question indeed! My keyboard is almost new and the letters are yet to fade out. But I guess as it grows old the letters 'E' and the 'enter' key would be the first two to be faded
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Nov 09
why do u use enter key so much....mine enter key is in good condition yet..