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Is this palmrest a genuine Lenovo part?

#1 Post by MatiSzary » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:29 pm

Hi, I want to replace the palmrest on my x230 to fit the x220 keyboard. Today, I found this palmrest, but I'm not sure if it's genuine. Could you take a look and tell me what you think? https://imgur.com/a/6rI6pBG
Thanks in advance!

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Re: Is this palmrest a genuine Lenovo part?

#2 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:37 pm

Looks OEM to me. Not sure why it wouldn't look that way to you.
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Re: Is this palmrest a genuine Lenovo part?

#3 Post by MatiSzary » Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:20 am

Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:37 pm
Looks OEM to me. Not sure why it wouldn't look that way to you.
I've looked at other palmrests for sale and most of them didn't have the "Made in China" sticker. Also, the price of this palmrest is lower than the price of used ones. That's why I wasn't sure

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Re: Is this palmrest a genuine Lenovo part?

#4 Post by MatiSzary » Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:27 am

Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:37 pm
Looks OEM to me. Not sure why it wouldn't look that way to you.
Also, that's what I get after entering the part number in Lenovo part lookup: https://m.imgur.com/2ngq8pg

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Re: Is this palmrest a genuine Lenovo part?

#5 Post by wujstefan » Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:03 am

Well I would have my concerns as well. It looks... different. If the plastic feels same as your current one, I wouldn't care much.
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