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New keyboard wear
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To be honest I had this in less than 30 days of owning my first chicklet keyboard notebook. Previously I had a PB with aluminum keys. The spacebar shows signs of wear but not that much. My hands are generally clean but I cannot say free of oils as that is virtually impossible with the human body.
Anyway, yes I find it to be quite normal.
Anyway, yes I find it to be quite normal.
Yeah get used to it cuz this is normal wear and tear on these new black keyboards on the unibodies.
It looks crap but the good thing is you can only noticed it if you look at an angle.
It looks crap but the good thing is you can only noticed it if you look at an angle.
I just got a moshi clearguard from www.moshimonde.com, and I gotta say it's awesome. Had it on from day one and my uMBP's keyboard looks brand new when I take it off. It's extremely thin and see-through so you don't really notice it when it's on. Easy to take off and clean. Really a must have, can't see how I did without one before.
Every keyboard I have or have had in the past have worn spacebars. The ones with textured keys are the worst in all honesty. It is just a fact of use. If you go through the cubes of all the engineers I work with, you can see external keyboards and laptops, almost all have worn spacebars on the right side of the key where the thumb hits. It doesn't look great, but it does show you are using your expensive piece of hardware...keep it up.
That Moshi cleargaurd looks fantastic, especially since I splashed a little water on my kb yesterday. However, I think I read in the mac manual that the keyboard serves as a vent? wouldn't covering with that cleargaurd cause overheating problems? Just curious.
Normal wear and tear. Happens with every keyboard out there on any device. It's REALLY bad if your a heavy typer. I blow through keyboards like you wouldnt believe. (Although the Logitech DiNovo edge actually went a full 2 months ( ! ) without me seeing a bit of wear!) I usually see wear in about 3 - 7 days no lie. You should see my brand new work keyboard.
This does not seem true for the new MBP, my temps have stayed the same after applying Moshi clearguard, and every review I've seen says the same. The vent is below the screen btw, the keyboard might have been intake at some point I don't know but it doesn't seem to be now.
I hate oily and greasy looking keyboards, so got this Moshi clearguard... works really, really great. Get it. 
Sounds kinda OCD to get a keyboard protector, but it's worth it, me thinks.
Sounds kinda OCD to get a keyboard protector, but it's worth it, me thinks.
