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where do you get your replacement palm rests from?

X200/X201/X220 (including equivalent tablet models) and X300/X301 Series
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where do you get your replacement palm rests from?

#1 Post by RoamingAndy » Fri Mar 23, 2018 8:55 pm

i had a tiny crack in mine so i splashed out on a new one about a year back. the ones on ebay are far, far weaker plastic. i'm on my forth replacement now (i tend to run with the laptop in my bag, or overfill the bag which squeezes the laptop) and the newest one now has cracks in it too. its frustrating to have such a durable laptop, with a palm rest made out of cotton candy.

does anyone have any suggestions for getting a OEM strength replacement palm rest? (bonus points if its in the UK)

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Re: where do you get your replacement palm rests from?

#2 Post by shawross » Sat Mar 24, 2018 1:09 am

Which Thinkpad are we talking about?
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Re: where do you get your replacement palm rests from?

#3 Post by RoamingAndy » Sun Mar 25, 2018 4:55 pm

X220. the replacements on ebay are terrible

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Re: where do you get your replacement palm rests from?

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:04 am

Get a PCMCIA slot filler such as 42X5010 / 44C0553.
That diminishes cracking of the left-side palmrest.
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Re: where do you get your replacement palm rests from?

#5 Post by RoamingAndy » Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:58 pm

i have 2 USB3 ports in there. the issue is simply the terrible quality of the plastic used in the replacements you get from ebay. its essentially tissue paper.

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