I'm living on the texting capital lol! I text more than 1000+ texts per day. That's because call here is expensive while text is very cheap and has many unlimited plans.
blue arrow key is the only key wearing on mine too. I often hold it with my nails which could be causing the wear.
how would I replace it if it came to that?
no problems here, but a friend had.
He got a new keyboard for free.
edit: thats so strange! I was one of the firsts that had the N900. And I didn't have had any problems. no reboot loops, no dead pixel, no loose usb port, no weared off keyboard.
what I'm doing wrong??
Tell me about it.
Anyways owned the device since the first day it was available(something like 12th of December?) and i have used virtual keyboard once(really), plus i write daily using N900.... example this post.
In that sense i'm very surprised that there is any wearing and that it haven't happened to me yet.
i havent noticed a single weardown of any of the mentioned things in this thread. its still in mint condition.
however, one scary thing i noticed the first days while using the N900:
the N900 stylus/pen scratched the screen... ive used touchscreen phones for 7 years and have never managed to scratch the screen of any of those phones with their pencils.
i thought that maybe the pen is defect and have some sharp edges, so i rotated it a little, and still the same... i got one really serious scratch and one and a couple of smaller ones by using the pen - and i never use excessive force.
anyway, i bought a screen protector and now the problem is completly gone
please those with problems:
check if your keyboard does have a matte or glossy finish.
please check when it was made and from where you got it.
those without problems: the same.
my n900 without any kind of problems:
preordered in september 2009 from Nokia Germany website.
got it late November or December (can't remember anymore)
made in Korea, shipped via netherlands.
matte keyboard finish.
I havent had any issues with my keyboard and i've had my n900 since november. I use my keyboard heavily but I always make sure my hands are clean before I use it. All my keys still have their original matte finish
Here http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7751/n900keybwear.png
But I have bit too long fingernails and quite often i type with nails :| Itīs rather stupid because its faster to type with finger tips. I do not know why i have sometimes do that...maybe orientation of my hands while keeping n900 on both hands makes me type with nails..
