I have a Microsoft 600 keyboard, which I've had for a couple of years now, and I was wondering how long keyboards last.
How long do keyboards last?
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Depends on the keyboard. An old IBM Model M mechanical keyboard will probably outlive most people. The average $12 keyboard probably has a life span of 12 months if all you do is office style typing. Most gaming keyboards, especially mechanical ones, can have pretty good life spans. I used a G15 from its release year to about two years ago. Logitech make good gear.
I've had 2 keyboards in the last decade and the last one only quit after I spilled milk all over it.
A good keyboard should last... a decade or more? A cheap one, maybe a year or two. Depends to some extent on use. I've had a computer since 1997, and I've definitely not had more than three in that time, and one of those was just because the PS/2 port my old keyboard used became obsolete and disappeared.
They're usually rated to a certain number of keypresses (the higher the better) and making sure you don't misuse them too much.
You absolutely do not need to spend much to get a keyboard that will last you years and years. I'd say about £20-30 (US$30-45) is quite enough. Mine's Logitech - keys are maybe a little on the stiff side for my liking, but otherwise been very happy with it: at least 5 years and still going.
