When choosing a notebook, we often give priority to appearance, weight and thickness, configuration performance, screen display, and even interface configuration. However, there is another component of the laptop that needs to be dealt with as long as it is turned on. It is used most frequently but becomes an integral part of the "little transparent" - the keyboard.
The function of the keyboard is not to be said. Without it, even a "keyboard warrior" with deep skills will lose most of its combat power. But just like a staple food, although it will last on the dining table, it is difficult to have a sense of presence, and sometimes it is omitted because of "loss weight and eating full".
However, if the keyboard wants to flash its presence, it can easily make the familiar notebook unfamiliar, and even make people wonder if there is something wrong with your hands.
So, how uncomfortable can a laptop keyboard suddenly lose its temper? Next, let’s see if I have suffered a lot from it.
The keyboard is broken?
There may have experienced many "tribulations" from unboxing to retirement of laptops, but under normal circumstances, it is not easy to use a bad keyboard. Although not all manufacturers emphasize the lifespan of keyboard keys, millions of hits can still be dealt with. The editor has used so many products, and only one laptop's "F" key cap has a crack and it can still be used normally. It can be seen from this that the keyboard actually has strong vitality.
But these are normal circumstances. Once you encounter an "accident", the keyboard will "lose your temper".
For example, many users have tasted various liquids or fluids such as coffee, cola, cold white, sauce, etc., and those with excellent quality (splash-proof) can still grit their teeth and hold on, but some equipment have some buttons that strike due to internal corrosion. This is also the most common reason why the laptop keyboard is broken. In addition to repair, you can only use external keyboards.
However, this "confirm damage" will only make you upset. What is really speechless is the "intermittent tantrum" of the laptop keyboard. The main reason for this situation is that there is a foreign object under the key cap. The symptoms are mainly that the key does not rebound. I originally wanted to send "Sorry", but if the H key wants to take a break, it turns into "Sorry, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha If you fail to withdraw it in time, the degree of the impact will depend on who you are talking to.
If you like to eat snacks in front of your laptop or watch TV shows while watching, you might as well put a protective film on the keyboard to prevent foreign objects such as potato chips and debris from entering the laptop, or clean them in time.
In addition, if you have found that the keyboard keys often do not rebound or fail, it is best to repair and replace them in time, otherwise it is likely to affect the experience at critical moments. For example, if you "automatically flash" in the game, it may be that the boss asks you to not type out keywords when modifying the plan, or you may have typos when reviewing an article after writing it (don't ask the editor how to know).
If you want to be portable, it is best not to attack the keyboard
If it is said that "the keyboard is broken" is a flaw, then the defect in the keyboard design affects the entry experience, which is a "congenital disease". As the leader among them, Apple's butterfly keyboard is about to debut again. This design, which is famous for its inability to use and frequently makes headlines, is rare in the history of Apple products.
However, Apple’s butterfly keyboard actually represents a kind of laptop keyboard design, which typically sacrifices key strokes in order to pursue extreme lightness. Since Apple can only be equipped with USB C, it is naturally not difficult to shorten the keys. But in the hands of users, although portability is at the top of the notebook, the negligible key stroke also makes the fingers suffer, as if it is a stiff feeling of hitting the "iron plate". The editor was also impressed and then persuaded him to leave.
In fact, in addition to MacBook, there are also some keyboards of two-in-one devices that are deeply trapped in this pit.But now, Apple's butterfly keyboard has become a thing of the past, and other PC manufacturers have also learned this lesson and no longer take action on the keyboard when pursuing lightness and portability. Instead, they use big keycaps and long key range as selling points.
Artical key: It’s not visible 99% of the time, and when you use it, you want to buy
If you want to select the most difficult keys in your laptop keyboard, then the arrow keys should now be at the top. After the notebook entered the era of full-screen, the unchanging mold has finally been updated, achieving a smaller body size to put it into a larger screen. But at the same time, some "details" have become victims, including the keyboard's arrow keys.
The full screen is narrowed not only the screen border, but also the C side where the keyboard is located should also shrink, which makes the keyboard more compact. Some products with poor design may reduce the size of the keycaps, resulting in users with larger hands feeling restrained when typing on the keyboard. However, the strategy adopted by most manufacturers is to start with the "not commonly used" buttons, including the arrow keys. As for the numeric keypad, a laptop with a size of 15.6 inches no longer has its own living space.
In the case of mouse, touchpad, and touch screen, the arrow keys are not that important, but it does not mean that users will not use them. When you want to use those four classic keys, you will find that compared to other keys, the key cap area of the arrow key is perhaps only half the size, and the key spacing is very small. In particular, some notebooks use a compact design of two upper and lower direction keys, and are hit by both sides of the left and right direction keys. It is really a test of the technique to "press accurately blindly", otherwise it will be a basic operation if you accidentally touch it. At this time, you may wish that your hands will be smaller.
Written at the end
After the mobile experience has become an important use scenario for notebooks, the importance of notebook keyboards has steadily increased. What follows is that some long-standing drawbacks have also surfaced, and a head-on blow is made when users can only rely on it.
The above situations are just common problems for the "tantrum" of laptop keyboards. In addition, the "personalized" design of some laptop keyboards can also be called negative optimization, and users need to spend time to adapt. Although it is a good thing to innovate keyboards, innovating for the sake of innovation only increases the cost of purchasing a user's computer, but does not improve the user experience.
Of course, some manufacturers also hope that keyboards will become the highlight of users’ purchases, and have launched innovations such as mechanical keyboards. It is undeniable that this design is impeccable in terms of feel, and even allows users to customize keycaps, which is undoubtedly very attractive for users who like to toss, especially gamers. But these designs also mean that they relax to a certain extent and even give up portability, so they can only exist as a minority in the market, or exclusive to gaming laptops.
Lastly, do you think your laptop keyboard is easy to use? Have you ever been "pitted" by the keyboard?
