Apple Keyboard Having Problems

Hey guys.

Just woke up today to my A key not functioning at all on my Apple Wired keyboard. I removed and cleaned the key, but the problem still persists, and when I manually depress the switch it still doesn't respond.

Any ideas besides GET A NEW KEYBOARD? I've got a temporary replacement on the way for now.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CJULZZ8/?tag=pcp0f-21

It's been reliable for two and a half years. I have no reason to doubt their technology.

An expensive keyboard? I could get the same thing for 30 bucks, m8.

A mechanical keyboard for $30? Show me

Oh, I meant the macro keyboard part, not the mechanical keyboard part.

I just dont like mechanical keyboards.

But if a key on a mechanical kayboard breaks, you can replace just the one key without needing a whole new keyboard

Point taken. Lol.

Well broken keyboard is broken I am afraid, since it is not mechanical you can't replace a single key indeed.

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2,5 years? Cute
http://steelseries.com/us/products/keyboards/steelseries-6gv2
I have this since ~4 years. I cleaned it a few month ago, like with taking all keys apart. Now that the dust is gone it is like new. Well it was, there are small amounts of dust again. Taking the keys apart is also quite easy and makes cleaning as easy as cleaning 100+ keys can be.
The "like a tank" thing really is for real. During the ~4 years I've definitely had a little rage towards it sometimes, it did not care at all.
Really spending 70-80 on some mechanical high quality keyboard means you basically won't have to care about it for the next 10 years or more.
Do it

But my dislike towards mechanical keyboards remains. Do you have a recommendation that is silent like the squishy ones?

After a quick Google: http://matias.ca/switches/quiet/

That's not.....the best decision.

.....which depends on what you buy.

Heavily.

Why, exactly, do you dislike mechanical keyboards? They are a bit noisy, but they are reliable and definitely more responsive than a standard keyboard.

Yup.

Awesome. Thanks. Guess that's my next investment.

I usually am around others when using the PC, and at my home, the desk is in a balcony above the Great Room. Which is a problem noise-wise.

I just spent 50 minutes cleaning my keyboard because of you! (Although it is quite nice looking now. )

You're starting to sound like one of those planned obsolescence conspiracy theorists.

Meh, it's not really that crazy. Stuff is built to break, that's why warrentys don't last forever, it can't seem that insane when Apple churns out a new iphone every year or so! xP

If anyone's guilty of it it's Apple.

But I've heard some real crazy stuff like "They change the shape of the ports on your computer so you have to chuck the whole thing away and buy a new everything! They're trading the environment for moneyz! What? It's a different shape because its faster, smaller, and more efficient? LIES!"

IIRC, some of the Apple proprietary connectors in the past were literally just re-pinned standard connections.

Is there even an actual reason they need proprietary connectors?