spare parts for T30

[Alejandro Audisio]

After a lot of thinking & looking around, Ive decided that I will patch up my old T30 and use it for another 12 or so months before trying to buy a refurbished T43p... hence Im now in the market for a few spare parts.

Dont know if its possible to still source these new (straight from the box, etc.), but I basically need a battery and a keyboard.

Any tips on where I can source these...? Again, if possible I would prefer to get parts that are new - dont know if that is realistic or not.

Thanks,
Alejandro

[ajkula66]

Have you tried getting them from IBM in your country?

[Alejandro Audisio]

Not really... pricing for IBM original stuff down here in Argentina is usually outright crazy. I guess I could ask.. but Im sure they will probably want north of 250 US Dollars for a battery.

[ajkula66]

That would be no fun...

I'm fairly certain you could find some NOS parts on eBay...that's definitely worth a shot.

Good luck.

[Johan]

Alejandro:

Have you considered posting a "WTB" (Want To Buy) or "LF" (Looking For) advertisement at the Marketplace in this forum? That's surely where I would start looking! Best of all: Very friendly and helpful sellers!!

With reference to System service parts - ThinkPad T30 pointing to Keyboard FRU parts list - ThinkPad T30 a T30 (APPS) keyboard with 08K4699 cost $97.66 (!!!) if purchased through IBM US Parts and Maintenance parts site so I'd say... go elsewhere!! Also, try get a NMB keyboard (08K4670 if "US English), rather than an ALPS.

Johan

Johan

[schen]

After a lot of thinking & looking around, Ive decided that I will patch up my old T30 and use it for another 12 or so months before trying to buy a refurbished T43p... hence Im now in the market for a few spare parts.

Dont know if its possible to still source these new (straight from the box, etc.), but I basically need a battery and a keyboard.

Any tips on where I can source these...? Again, if possible I would prefer to get parts that are new - dont know if that is realistic or not.

Thanks,
Alejandro

I'll look around, but I think I have a T30 battery in pretty good shape somewhere around here, but I doubt I have a keyboard though. Send me a PM if you are interested and we'll figure something out for you. I hate to see a forum member stuck for parts just because they are in a foreign country!