Our keyboards are clean. These are not.
Dirty Keyboard Hall of Shame
We’ve searched the web and our customer base for the dirtiest, grossest keyboards around. Grab some hand sanitizer before you scroll.
The inductees
Exhibits A to H
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Snack attack
Crumbs and a spilled drink sink straight between open keys.
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The smoker’s station
Ash, smoke residue and grime from a keyboard kept beside an ashtray.
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Crumb collection
Dust and crumbs packed into the gap around every key.
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The shared laptop
Smudges and grime on the keys and palm rest of a well-used laptop.
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Speckled
Fine specks of residue across the keys: the buildup a quick wipe misses.
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Coffee break
Coffee stains and grime on an ergonomic keyboard’s wrist rest.
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Under the keycaps
With the keycaps off, years of grime around the switches come into view. Photo: Northgate Computer Repair.
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Order up
A busy restaurant keyboard where grime has worn the legends off the keys.
Why it matters
A keyboard is only as clean as it can be cleaned.
Open keyboards trap crumbs, dust and residue where a quick wipe can’t reach, and shared keyboards carry whatever their users leave behind.
MMI’s Sealed keyboards have no gaps beneath the keys and can be locked and cleaned at the workstation. Washable models keep familiar keys and are built for routine cleaning.
- No gaps beneath the keys on Sealed models
- TruLock™ locks the keys for cleaning
- Tolerates approved disinfectants
- No antimicrobial additives to hide behind
Seen a keyboard that belongs here?
Send us a photo of the dirtiest keyboard you’ve seen, and ask us about one that cleans up.