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Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by jnichols35 on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:25AM (#17081266)
I have a stack of new ones next to my desk at work. It feels like not even a day goes by that I have to replace one. The typical culprit is coffee, otherwise the keys fall off with relative ease.
Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by comboy on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @07:06AM (#17081438)
A day? Have you guys considered putting coffee in a place where you don't spill it so easily?
Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by apaprocki on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @08:15AM (#17081742)
I use the keyboard as my daily driver writing code for the Terminal itself. I’ve had the same Starboard on my desk for over half a decade. I guess they don’t stand up to fist mashing and coffee spilling? Typing normally on it works quite well :)
Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by crottypeter on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @09:09AM (#17082056)
I'm guessing jnichols35 does IT support in a large-ish office?
Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by jnichols35 on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @10:02AM (#17082425)
That is correct, I just got a ticket in for another keyboard replacement due to a key popping off.

Edit: This is a new one for me https://imgur.com/gallery/QTFMw2D

Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by comboy on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @11:47AM (#17083327)
So it's like, not just keycap? It's gone for good now?

I guess there's no incentive to make them more durable. You know this better than me, but I doubt corpos care about the cost of replacing those keyboards.

Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by jnichols35 on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @02:53PM (#17085319)
Just after I updated that comment I got another keyboard with multiple keys missing. I believe the keyboards are replaced for free as part of licensing them out.

I worked IT for a High School and kids would tear laptop keyboards apart. The school wouldn't replace them so I had to do my best to fix them. When I saw a keycap come off when I started here and they said replace the whole board I sighed with so much relief.

Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by juancb on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @07:49AM (#17081627)
I hope this becomes a new TV trope, the trader perpetually spilling his coffee on a keyboard.
Re:A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) by theandrewbailey on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @08:38AM (#17081875)
Your keyboard(s) must drink more coffee than you.