How often do you clean your keyboard?

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grrl

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Not as often as I could or should, maybe twice a year. Once I notice the keys are dirty I'll shake it out and clean all the keys. Once a year or so I'll pull all the keys off and really clean it.
 
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nageov3t

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never :eek: I don't eat at my desktop pc and I don't have any hair, so no need to worry about crumbs or hairballs, and the usb keyboard I use with my laptop is a cheap-o keyboard that I'd sooner spend $9 in replacing than cleaning.
 
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ForumMaster

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quite often. i spent a lot for my logitech mx3000 cordless laser set and i like to keep it clean. i've only had it since august of last year and so haven't taken it apart yet, but i've used blown air and sanitizing wipes to clean it quite often almost weakly.
 
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T9D

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I take mine apart probably once or twice a year and throw it in the tub with hot water and soap. (it's 8 1/2 years old now). I wipe it down a lot to though.
 
I Saw OJ

I Saw OJ

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Ill spray it with that air in a can stuff every once and a while, but thats it.
 
amdhunter

amdhunter

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I'll take it apart and wash it once in a while. But after a while, you never get that new feeling anymore, so I just go out and buy another.
 
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randay

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tip: dont use denatured alcohol.

R.I.P. 7 year old NMB keyboard, I will miss you... :(
 
IronWing

IronWing

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Jul 20, 2001
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I tried washing mine with Diet Dew once. Turns out even diet pop ain't keyboard friendly. Other than that, never.
 
BoomerD

BoomerD

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Originally posted by: ironwing
I tried washing mine with Diet Dew once. Turns out even diet pop ain't keyboard friendly. Other than that, never.
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Yeah, I found out a couple of times they don't care much for a coffee bath either...I figured the first time it was just the crappy Gateway keyboard...but my Logitech keyboard didn't like it either...:D

I totally clean my desk at the end of each semester. That means taking EVERYTHING off, dusting & waxing the wood; I take the CRT monitor outside and blow as much dust out of it as I can, I blow out and vacuum as much as I can from the keyboard, (it's amazing how fast cat hair collects in the keys) Then put it all back until the next semester break...Every couple of years, I throw the keyboard away and buy a new one. By then, there's usually a couple of pounds of crap built up inside that doesn't vacuum out, there's a sticky key or two, and/or something just not functioning quite right anyway.
 
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miri

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At work about once a day or every 2 days. At home rarely because one of the first things I do when I come home is wash my hands.

I usually use the Clorox disinfecting wipes
 
pradeep1

pradeep1

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never, buy a black keyboard that won't show dirt or replace keyboard every two years
 
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