Editing Pad printing (section)

===Thick ink===
Pad-printed keyboards from the 1990s often used a thick, gloss ink with a raised look and feel; examples include [[Chicony]], [[NTC]] and [[Datacomp]]. Uncoated legends on some modern keyboards, particularly E series Dell Latitude laptops from the 2010s, are similarly thick but not glossy. According to Tai-Hao, this was simply "normal ink";<ref name="TH" /> the specific composition remains unknown. Tai-Hao expected such legends to last at least 2–3 years.

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File:Datacomp DFK192 -- pad-printed legends.jpg   | [[Datacomp DFK192]] legends (1991); the thick, glossy nature of the ink can be seen
File:NTC KB-6251EA -- pad-printed legends.jpg     | [[NTC KB-6251EA]] legends (1990)
File:NTC KB-6251EA -- worn lettering on A key.jpg | Worn pad-printed legend
File:NTC KB-6251EA -- pad printing detail.jpg     | Printing detail, showing the thick, gloss ink
File:Acer Aspire 1362LC keyboard detail.jpg       | Acer Aspire 1362LC legends (2001 or later)
File:Dell Latitude E6430 legends.jpg              | Dell Latitude E6430 legends (2013)
File:HP Mini -- Windows key.jpg                   | Windows key on an HP 210-4125sa netbook
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