Keyboard Letters Wearing Away? - Nitro 5

patty13

I bought a Nitro 5.  At least partly because of the lit keyboard.  I bought it at the end of 2019.  Now the N,E,R,T,A,S,D, and the space bar are all showing wear on the keys and the letters are becoming unreadable.  The space bar has a circle worn off because I hit it with my right thumb.  Is there any way to fix this?  Thanks!

batmalin

New KB will fix it, can`t think of another reliable fix.

nancyo110

I bought my Nitro 5 Feb 2020 and my A, S, space bar and touch pad are all wearing away. The letters are gone with just a big red glowing circle. Acer told me this is not covered by my warranty.

patty13

I think I have learned my lesson.  The next system I buy will have a metal keyboard with cut out letters!  It is ridiculous to think I will have to replace a whole laptop because the letters on the keyboard have worn off!  Or maybe I need to buy something that gives a warranty on the keyboard.  Sad because I really like the computer.

christy1

patty13 said:

I think I have learned my lesson.  The next system I buy will have a metal keyboard with cut out letters!  It is ridiculous to think I will have to replace a whole laptop because the letters on the keyboard have worn off!  Or maybe I need to buy something that gives a warranty on the keyboard.  Sad because I really like the computer.

Why not use an external keyboard.  It come with rubber finish also. And remember it's just a laminated sticker on top of the plastic. 

jfragos

I have the same problem.  I have been using computers for 40 years and never seen this happen.  What a piece of garbage.
There may be a solution.  I believe that you can buy stick on decals to put on the worn keys. I haven't done it yet but I am going to try it.