Are all trackpoint soft rims smaller in diameter these days?

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fefrie · #1 Post by **fefrie** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 1:48 pm

I have a soft rim trackpoint and it's a fairly big button.

I just ordered some more on ebay, and they seem to be of a smaller diameter.

Is this some new style that I'm unaware of?

#2 Post by **rkawakami** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:22 pm

Could be some knockoffs? Smaller overall dimensions = lower cost. I don't have a soft rim on this A31p but I should have some at home that I can measure.

edit: Somebody posted this a few years ago: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads ... ze.621485/

Do you have a link to the eBay auction?

dr_st · #3 Post by **dr_st** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:54 pm

One thing to understand is that a soft rim cap gets more flat as it gets worn, and as such its diameter becomes noticeably bigger as well.

fefrie · #4 Post by **fefrie** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:36 am

Yeah, I ordered some ebay soft rims and they barely cover the gbh hole.

The older soft rim that I have is pretty wide overall.

And these new soft rims makes the trackpoint go wild all over the place.

#5 Post by **rkawakami** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 4:42 am

The soft rim on my home A31p measures 9.3mm in diameter. It has been squished from use as I've had it on this system for several years. A new one out of the 91P8421 bag measures 8.35mm.

Saucey · #6 Post by **Saucey** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:06 am

Its a hit or miss on eBay.
Sometimes there are good copies and then there are bad.
The good ones are grippy, dont let my finger slide so easily.

fefrie · #7 Post by **fefrie** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:00 pm

rkawakami wrote:The soft rim on my home A31p measures 9.3mm in diameter. It has been squished from use as I've had it on this system for several years. A new one out of the 91P8421 bag measures 8.35mm.

I just measured and got about the same thing.

It's interesting how it's a game of mms and how picky we are.

jcvjcvjcvjcv · #8 Post by **jcvjcvjcvjcv** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 2:56 pm

The one on my T61 got replaced for free when they replaced the motherboard under warranty when the machine was 4.1 years old.

micrex22 · #9 Post by **micrex22** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:19 am

I ordered 20 soft rim caps on ebay, and they are indeed smaller in diameter than my original T60's. I believe these are knockoffs though, and they do depress over time as previously mentioned, but still not as 'wide' as a genuine cap.
(I believe these are fake anyways, colour is missing the correct hue and there's no number in the inside, not to mention some with minor imperfections). With that said I quite like these fakes.

I haven't ordered any genuine caps from lenovo, however I probably should to see if they actually have change size from the T6x days.

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