Regular people use keyboard covers?? I don't think I've ever seen that. I have only seen them on machines that are ruggedized for harsh environments or keyboards that are in public areas for public use.
Using a keyboard cover when learning a new layout is a bad idea in my experience. Better to have a layout map printed out next to your monitor. The idea is to look at the keyboard as little as possible
I always thought keyboard covers on macs were not realistic unless removed everytime as there is not enough of a gap between screen and keyboard. However, I found on macs the keys get damaged very easily from oils, far more so than other laptops. I see the need for one, but it does damage the typing experience somewhat.
I've found the screen cover to be almost essential. I had 2 MacBooks where the screen was ruined by somehow making contact with whatever on the keys. Not sure how it's possible but the first thing I do now after buying a MacBook is put a glass screen cover over it.
Keyboard covers are pretty popular in dry, dusty areas. Like cities like New Delhi, Cairo, etc. A good rule of thumb: if you go outside and can easily spot dust on tree leaves, you'll probably want a keyboard cover.
I really can't stand the typing-feel of covers. Any of them.
I would MUCH rather buy and use a cheap external keyboard that can be trivially disassembled to clean. Plus then you get to sit back further, and not look down at the screen as much. Win/win as far as I can tell.
My Ducky Zero keyboard has outlived several laptops in the last 10 years of abuse and it’s nice and portable. You can swap the switches when they die. I see this as a far better solution
I use one. I play guitar at my desk then type and I think that transfers a lot of dirt around. It does leave a mark on the screen. It's easy enough to clean off, but I do like how it drives some people bonkers.
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[ 5.9 ms ] story [ 33.5 ms ] threadFWIW, you can also see them used for switching to DVORAK and other alternative layouts.
And for adding a second writing script to a keyboard with Latin-only labels.
I would MUCH rather buy and use a cheap external keyboard that can be trivially disassembled to clean. Plus then you get to sit back further, and not look down at the screen as much. Win/win as far as I can tell.