RGB LED lifespan

[Techicolors]

This inquiry is mostly directed towards those who own Corsair's RGB keyboards (or any RGB LED mechanical keyboard) for a while, such as the K70 RGB, and have never RMA'ed it. but i guess this can be a general inquiry as well

 

so i got a MK Disco though i am a bit concerned how long the LEDs will last. now the Disco doesn't have nearly the amount of customization as Corsair's boards, so I tend to set a few static colors and call it a day. i've owned this keyboard for 3 months now, and none of the LEDs have died yet. 

[W-L]

10 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

This inquiry is mostly directed towards those who own Corsair's RGB keyboards (or any RGB LED mechanical keyboard) for a while, such as the K70 RGB, and have never RMA'ed it. but i guess this can be a general inquiry as well

 

so i got a MK Disco though i am a bit concerned how long the LEDs will last. now the Disco doesn't have nearly the amount of customization as Corsair's boards, so I tend to set a few static colors and call it a day. i've owned this keyboard for 3 months now, and none of the LEDs have died yet. 

Good quality LED's should have a MTBF of at least 50 000 hours which is equivalent to 5.7 years if left on 24 hours a day 365days a year. Most of the time they die it is due to static discharge, shorting out and damaging the semiconductor material or the very fine bond wires. 

[Squirrel724]

You are not going to get the LED's to their end of life. They are far more likely to die from some random event.