FOUND: HP EliteBook pointing stick nub

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oeuvre · #1 Post by **oeuvre** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:54 pm

Just looking for an eraserhead/cap/nub for an EliteBook 8560p... does anyone in the USA here have one? Thanks.

ajkula66 · #2 Post by **ajkula66** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:06 pm

Why not use a ThinkPad one?

It should fit...

oeuvre · #3 Post by **oeuvre** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:32 pm

Do you know which one(s) exactly would fit?

ajkula66 · #4 Post by **ajkula66** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 3:15 pm

oeuvre wrote:Do you know which one(s) exactly would fit?

All of them.

sysiphus · #5 Post by **sysiphus** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:43 pm

Not totally sure about that one--I tried jamming a trackpoint nub on my 8460w's stick and it wouldn't fit flush/straight.

ajkula66 · #6 Post by **ajkula66** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:12 am

sysiphus wrote:Not totally sure about that one--I tried jamming a trackpoint nub on my 8460w's stick and it wouldn't fit flush/straight.

It's been a while since I've last played with an EliteBook, but I did make the nub fit. Finagling is required. If the base under the nub is a round one, a few drops of IC Diamond inside the nub itself helps. At least it did on my daughter's old HP...

pianowizard · #7 Post by **pianowizard** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:10 am

I might have been the first person on this forum to discover (back in 2007) that Thinkpad TrackPoint caps could be transferred to an HP business-class laptop, which happened to be an nc2400. I attempted it because I hated that HP's original trackpoint very much. It wasn't a perfect fit though, as the cap stuck out one mm or so. So, I had to shorten it a bit, by using a blade to cut the bottom of the TrackPoint.

Just now, out of curiosity, I tried replacing my HP 8740w's trackpoint with my X31's Soft Rim TrackPoint, which also fit but was again too tall.

oeuvre · #8 Post by **oeuvre** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:35 am

I ordered some ThinkPad T series nubs on eBay for a couple of bucks, so I'll report back when they come.

Please don't lock this thread as I promise to let y'all know how it goes.

#9 Post by **erik** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:20 pm

pianowizard wrote:I might have been the first person on this forum to discover (back in 2007) that Thinkpad TrackPoint caps could be transferred to an HP business-class laptop, which happened to be an nc2400.

i threw a spare trackpoint cap on my micron millennia transport circa 1996~1997 after the stock one wore out rather quickly. not sure if i was the first on the thinkpad mailing list to do so. probably not.

oeuvre · #10 Post by **oeuvre** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 4:27 pm

http://i.imgur.com/QzEGhFk.jpg <-- 260KB 1600x1200

Works like a charm! I ordered 10 for less than $3.

Put it on my ZBook as well.

Admin edit: Removed HUGE inline image. Keep them <50KB and max pixel size of about 800x600.

RMSMajestic · #11 Post by **RMSMajestic** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 5:30 pm

Biggest problem with HP is the lack of **functional** middle button. :/
Dell's seems much better (at least on M6700)

oeuvre · #12 Post by **oeuvre** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 5:39 pm

I program the top right button to use as a middle one.

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