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Hi and thanks to those who replied

These were my responses:

We have slideout keyboards on the 12 computers in our library. Two of
them are "injured" but not "dead" and the rest are doing fine. I don't
know of any student injuries with them. Since they are plastic, they're
bound to need replacing occasionally I guess, but we've had these for a
number of years and I have never replaced one yet.


We have a metal rollout for one of our keyboards and we haven't been
very happy with it. If it's not pulled out correctly it comes off the
track. With kids using it, we prefer the wooden ones that came on
computer stands.

I am typing on a computer that now has a new home because its last one
broke. I had a computer desk with the pull-out and it broke right off. I
am not a careless person but it only took 8 months to break. One heavy
book fell and that was the end. Mine was not a quality desk however.
This desk is quality and it is very sturdy and I can't see the drawer
ever falling off. If you get one, just don't get one made of plastic or
some flimsy material. . . you will get what you pay for.

We have had a computer lab in the library for three years. Our lab has
always had slide-out trays,but our first trays were cheaper and
therefore didn't hold up.  The company that manufactured them was
Microcomputer Accessories Inc. out of Los Angeles, CA. They were plastic
trays with plastic rollers. The plastic was thin and would break at
stress points with the weight of arms or elbows resting on them. The
trays would also pop out of the brackets if a student stood up while his
legs were still slightly under the tray, lifting it out of the holder.
We have begun replacing them with Rubbermaid trays from the same
company, which are much sturdier and will not permit the tray to pop out
of the tracks it rolls on. The only damage to any of them yet has
occurred with the black cushiony pad that covers the wrist area of the
tray. Someone among our students has begun to pick at the pad and pull
bits and pieces of it off, making it look rather tacky but it's not
fault of the product.

Hope this helps others.
Erin McQuiston
erinm@Syra.Net
LMS Onondaga Nation School


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