Can I order an x120e with different keyboard layout?

[Oliverda]

I'm going to order an x120e from Lenovo's webshop. Usually I write articles in Hungarian so I need a Hungarian keyboard layout. Is there a chance to buy the machine with that?

Thanks

[Humanoid]

The x120e is not available in thailand, so I will order it from lenovo.com when I visit canada. I too, would like to order it with different keyboard, specifically the thai keyboard. I don't think it's possible though.

The x120e hardware maintenance manual lists FRU numbers for keyboards. I figure I'll buy the x120e with the us keyboard layout, and then try to find a way to buy the keyboard separately later on. But what concerns me is that there are two different FRU numbers for almost each language.

For thai, there is 60Y9400 and 60Y9330.
For hungarian, there is 60Y9381 and 45N2986.
Does anybody know what the difference between the two numbers are? Why are there two numbers?

The reason that concerns me is that I want to make sure I get the keyboard with the curved keytops. In thailand, the old edge 11 has the nice curved keytops, but the edge E125 which just came out has flat keytops like I saw on the ideapads. I really want the curved keytops, and worry about getting a keyboard with the flat keytops if I order the wrong FRU number.

[Oliverda]

Dear Oliver,

Thank you for contacting Lenovo.

Thanks for your patience.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Unfortunately we cannot ship a product with any other keyboard apart from United States keyboard.

If you have further questions or concerns, reply back to websales@lenovo.com. You can also contact us at 866-42-THINK (84465) option number 2, or via live chat at http://shop.lenovo.com/ISS_Static/WW/AG ... _chat.html and a customer service specialist will assist you.

Once again, thank you for contacting Lenovo.

Sincerely,

Pratap Nadig.B

Lenovo Websales/CustServe
www.lenovo.com/us

[Humanoid]

Thanks for posting their reponse. I was curious as to what they would say.

The support page for keyboard service parts for x120e

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product ... D=PD008475

links to

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/researc ... MIGR-50278

Which has a section below called "To buy a service part FRU"

Which links to an IBM website.

The usa IBM website doesn't have the hungarian keyboards. But if you choose a european country close to hungary, they have it. It's quite expensive though... €48,65. And I don't know if they'll ship outside of europe. You can probably get better prices on ebay if anybody's selling that there.

[Du@lB00t$]

I'm going to order an x120e from Lenovo's webshop. Usually I write articles in Hungarian so I need a Hungarian keyboard layout. Is there a chance to buy the machine with that?

Thanks

This doesn't answer your post exactly, but you might want to keep your eye on the Intel-based x121e, which appears to be targeted for initial release to the UK, European and Japanese markets. Will they offer a Hungarian keyboard? The x121e with the Intel processor is not showing up on the Lenovo Hungarian site, but here's a link to their UK site:

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/cont ... =X121eGOOD