Rosewill RK-9000 now defunct.

[Mkilbride]

So, I had my keyboard for little over a year. Funny how right after the Warranty expires, the issues come into play. It was fine for another month, past warranty.

Then bam. Suddenly, my Keyboard kept disconnecting. Unresponsive. I had no idea why. The USB port at the top. Son of a...so I readjusted it, worked, until it fell out, and kept falling out, over and over...until now, I went to plug it back in...and the USB connector disappeared...inside the Keyboard.
So I could take it apart, and yeah, try to figure it out. Probably no luck there. Out of Warranty, so kinda screwed there. Figures, you know? Google about this and find it's a common issue people had with them...and yet all the non consumer reviews fail to mention it, obviously...but go to Newegg's own reviews, I guess I should've read better - this is a common thing, after a year of ownership.

So I'm out a 75$ Keyboard. I bought a Mechanical Keyboard because people told me they "last"

Well, I'm typing on my 2001, 5$ HP Membrane Keyboard that I used for 8+ years and worked just fine, and still does!
Is there anything I can do, short of fixing it myself, will complaining to Newegg about it help any, or is it wasted effort?

 

[NeverBackDown]

Wasted effort.. If it's not warrantied then nothing they can do.

 

[jamesriley94]

So I'm out a 75$ Keyboard. I bought a Mechanical Keyboard because people told me they "last"

The Switches themselves last longer, but if Rosewill have used cheap PCBs and other internals then they could quite easily break.

I agree though, there's not really much you can do with warranty. There may be someone in the US who can repair mechanical keyboards?
If not, you'll just have to buy a new one unfortunately (preferably a more reliable brand next time).

 

[Mgutierrez33]

Yeah I'd go to Rosewill for a chassis (and replace every mesh side panel they make) as they're pretty decent for the price, but not for their peripherals.

 

[skorpien]

If it's out of warranty, you may as well try to open it up and see what can be done! I know I'd be all over that opportunity, but I like to tinker with (read: break) things...

I'm assuming it's a matter of just having to fix the connector in place once it's opened up. An epoxy would probably work. And maybe, to prevent the issue in the future, see if you can epoxy the cable into the keyboard's port?