mike, (edited )
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I don't have a good keyboard. Don't get me wrong, it's working fine. I bought it in July of 2019 for $24 American and it's still perfectly functional. It's a Reccazr, which I've seen good and bad reviews for. Lately it's become more and more noticeable to me that the little tabs on the F and J keys that help touch typists find home row have worn completely down to nothing. I'm tossing around the idea of just replacing the keycaps since the keyboard still works fine. Or a new one?

drdrowland,

What about little drops of super glue to add bumps back to the worn keys?

revkarol,

@mike You should get a good keyboard. This is a tool you use for hours a day. Like good underwear, it should be comfortable, not just fine. Doesn't have to cost a mint, but per unit time, money shouldn't be the only deciding factor.

AAMfP,
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@mike
Even though I'm a big fan of keyboards ( see https://marcoxbresciani.codeberg.page/keyboards/my-keyboard-story.html), probably a good keycaps set is enough, for you.
Look at https://ymdkey.com/ since they have a lot of nice keycaps.

plotters,

@mike https://www.daskeyboard.com/compare-keyboards/#!?keyboard1=11 is worth to check. Works great in Linux too

mike,
@mike@fosstodon.org avatar

@plotters That one looks really interesting!

verbumfeit,
@verbumfeit@fosstodon.org avatar

@mike The Keycap set I would recommend costs more than your whole keyboard. I guess the real question is: do you have money burning a hole in your pocket?

mike,
@mike@fosstodon.org avatar

@verbumfeit Burning a hole? No, there's not even a whiff of smoke. Still, if you have a recommendation I'd love to see.

verbumfeit,
@verbumfeit@fosstodon.org avatar

@mike I meant one of these: https://kprepublic.com/collections/sa-profile

They keycaps have the SA profile (slightly different shape than your 'normal' keycaps)
The f and j keys have a deeper dimple instead of raised markers.

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