Do mechanical keyboards wear out like membrane keyboards?

[MegaDave91]

Or do Cherry MX switches remain the same through out the keyboards life?\

 

To clarify, do Cherry MX switches stay the same until the day they stop working? Unlike membrane keyboards where they start to get really mushy.

[Godlygamer23]

They eventually wear out, but take much longer.

[Kayn]

They will eventually wear out but by the time it comes to that you probably will be getting a new keyboard.

 

it's something like

Membrane: 5 - 10 million clicks (not too sure)

Mechanical : 50 million clicks

[Blade of Grass]

Everything wears out, it's near impossible not too.

 

Higher quality (I.E. mechanical) take more time to wear out.

[MegaDave91]

Sorry I wasn't a little more specific guys. I know all keyboards will fail at some point (even mechanical), but does the tactile response of a mechanical key switch change through out its life cycle?  

[Samdb]

Sorry I wasn't a little more specific guys. I know all keyboards will fail at some point (even mechanical), but does the tactile response of mechanical key switches change through out the life cycle?

 

It depends on the condition that you keep your keyboard in, if you get water on it, food in it or throw it around it will begin to degrade. But honestly, I haven't got to the point where it is noticeable yet.

[nightlitezzz]

All keyboards will eventually wear out. Mechanical ones will just last longer.

[Kira0172]

It depends on the condition that you keep your keyboard in, if you get water on it, food in it or throw it around it will begin to degrade. But honestly, I haven't got to the point where it is noticeable yet.

And even if you drop food or any other stuff, it's easier to clean. If it really is a HUGE mess, you can take a mechanical keyboard apart other than just the caps. You can even take the whole mx switch out of the plate/pcb. 

 

If a switch doesnt work, there are ppl that sell mx switches(on forums: Deskthority.net/geekhack.org). On some boards it is hard to put these in tho, you need to have experience with modding boards.