Doxory?

Ian has decided Got a new machine at work. When I return my old machine I need to return a keyboard along with it.

It's all kind of moot since the software that programs the keyboard is too old and doesn't run on my new machine. On a side note, maybe I should get one of those covers so I don't spill food all over the new keyboard and get it grody.

Asked 264 days ago

Keep my current keyboard, which is immensely grody from years of me eating at my desk, but has extra programmable buttons at the top that I can set to do things like change my speaker volume, bring up a text editor, etc

photon: Any brilliant advice would certainly be appreciated. Shameless advocacy is often good, too.
lakmiseiru: Disassemble your old one and clean it, then return the new one unless the cleaning gets you nowhere.
coolworld: Clean the old grimy keyboard, and then return the new one.
khoopes: Any brilliant advice would certainly be appreciated. Shameless advocacy is often good, too.

My choice: Return my current keyboard and use the shiny new one that's clean, but doesn't have extra programmable buttons. I can adapt.

jtu: Unless you actually use the programmable buttons.
kevinr: I've never found programmable buttons useful, but YMMV.
peggusus: Any brilliant advice would certainly be appreciated. Shameless advocacy is often good, too.

Skipped (with comments)

seph: keyboards are cheap. It seems surprising that you can't get a new one with extra buttons.
kyrandil: I never personally found the hotkey buttons terribly useful, but I'm also now using a keyboard that's 20 years old, so...

If you make a stupid choice because a website tells you to, it's your own damn fault.