Today's Computer Keyboards Are Junk
@RonElFran (1214)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
September 22, 2018 7:33pm CST
I recently bought a new PC for my wife. It came with a little plastic keyboard that felt like a toy. I immediately replaced it with one that's more substantial.
I learned to type on real typewriters (really dates me, doesn't it). Now, those were keyboards! In my opinion the plastic junk they give you today doesn't deserve the name.
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@JudyEv (340450)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Sep 18
@RonElFran I suppose so but it's hard sometimes to find who is really responsible. I guess for a start we should take it back to where we bought it from.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
24 Sep 18
I think they only get away with it because we consumers let them.
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@rebelann (112885)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Sep 18
I took a business course to become a Keypunch Operator back in 1969 and it supported me until the desktop computers invaded the computer relm 
then I had to find a different way to earn a living @RonElFran
then I had to find a different way to earn a living @RonElFran@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
24 Sep 18
Oh yes, I remember those keypunch machines! As an engineering major, they were a big part of my first years in college.
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@GardenGerty (160721)
• United States
23 Sep 18
It is planned that they would fail so you would have to buy another.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
24 Sep 18
I think they just want to spend as little as possible and we'll just accept it.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
23 Sep 18
relax... dont waste until it finally breaks down
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
24 Sep 18
@RonElFran ohhh how do you type? do you really type like "flash"
@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
23 Sep 18
It's not just that it might break - it doesn't feel right for typing.
@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
27 Sep 18
@Mavic123456 Actually, I'm pretty good. I took a typing class in 8th or 9th grade, and it's been one of he most useful skills I got in school.
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
23 Sep 18
I learned to type on my mother's Royal Portable typewriter many years before the first PC was invented. The last time I purchased a desktop/tower computer one of the first things I did was replace the keyboard and mouse it had with a wireless keyboard and mouse that was much more substantial.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
24 Sep 18
To me, laptop keyboards have their own problems - make way more mistakes when typing on them.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
23 Sep 18
You're right, those plastic keyboards feel like if you type a letter too hard, the whole thing will break.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
23 Sep 18
I'm sure some people just put up with the tacky keyboard that came with their computer so they won't have to go to the trouble and expense of buying a good one.
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@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
25 Sep 18
@RonElFran i am fine with the tacky ones. i prefer the soft keyboards though.. i don't know what they are called but they are easier to type in
i am fine with the tacky ones. i prefer the soft keyboards though.. i don't know what they are called but they are easier to type in
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
23 Sep 18
Branded keyboards like those they use for gaming have very good quality but you just have to spend a bit more. Those unbranded cheap ones are throw aways, disposable. I wont use one either cause keyboard performance affects our work output and pleasure experience.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
23 Sep 18
our very old ibm keyboard is still working. most of the numbers and letters are still black.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
23 Sep 18
Those IBM keyboards were great!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Nov 18
It seems everything we buy these days is made to last about a month. It would be nice to have a keyboard not made of plastic and something we thought could last for years @RonElFran
@RasmaSandra (80030)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Sep 18
I too started off with a typewriter and it helped me to be able to write quickly on a keyboard. I love keyboards that are large enough for me to write comfortably on.
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@Freelanzer (10743)
• Canada
5 Oct 18
Once I had to return a laptop I had just bought because the keys stuck
