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We have a problem. My laptop has a key that has no cap on it. That happened a couple of weeks or so ago. My husband tried really hard to put it back on but it just would not go. Apparently, the clip that holds it on broke. At this point, I am typing with all the keys but the B key with caps. The B key has a small cone on it that is really soft so it doesn’t hurt to type with it. However, at some point, I am certain that it will get shorter and shorter as time goes on.
My husband did try to order the key cap and clip. And once again, there is a however. And that is why I am writing this post. Apparently, the key caps for this particular laptop cost dearly especially if you have no clue which key cap clip to buy. There are four. If you do not get the right one, you have a problem. So, he thought about buying them all and finding the right one. Ah no. That didn’t work just as soon as he noticed how much each key cap clip would cost. The fact is, he went on eBay to find these things. And here is the incredible part. In buying for this particular laptop, it actually costs more for ONE key cap and clip (if you buy all four because you don’t know which one) than it costs to actually replace the keyboard itself.
Okay, that made no sense whatsoever. However, it is true that the keys, individually, are going to cost more. Got that. But they should not cost that much more but they do. In effect, it would have cost him over $24 to replace ONE key cap and buy FOUR clips to get the right one. It did cost him $20 to buy a complete replacement keyboard. That is ridiculous but true.
So, if you have problems with your laptop keyboard and you want to replace any portion of it, make sure to check the prices of the keys individually and compare that to a complete replacement of the keyboard. Now, if anyone has a clue how to install the keyboard, I could sure use the tips.
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Kind Regards Loren
You are welcome. And thanks for complimenting my blog on design. I particularly like the skyline at night theme. I do not intend to have a lot of advertising on this blog. I did plan on having one that has it but not this one. There are some rather subtle ways of advertising which I use but they are not the ones that are so “in your face”.
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