T420 palm rest replacement
T420 palm rest replacement
My T420's palm rest has a bunch of cracks on either side of the trackpad.
I have covered them up countless times with electrical tape or duct tape, but with my wrists resting there, the tape inevitably starts to slide off, my hands get all sticky, and i have to put on new tape.
I tried looking on ebay and only found a used palmrest for $28 and one with no picture for $50.
Is there nowhere in the world I can just get the palmrest piece? Plain T420, not T420s.
I have covered them up countless times with electrical tape or duct tape, but with my wrists resting there, the tape inevitably starts to slide off, my hands get all sticky, and i have to put on new tape.
I tried looking on ebay and only found a used palmrest for $28 and one with no picture for $50.
Is there nowhere in the world I can just get the palmrest piece? Plain T420, not T420s.
1x R500 (P8600), R61e [T9300], X61 (T7300) - RIP T420 (replaced by HP Z420 workstation)
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Re: T420 palm rest replacement
Try posting a WTB ad in the forum's Marketplace. That's what I would do anyway...excal32 wrote:
Is there nowhere in the world I can just get the palmrest piece? Plain T420, not T420s.
Happy hunting.
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Cheers,
George (your grouchy retired FlexView farmer)
AARP club members:A31p, T43pSF
Abused daily: R61
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
Re: T420 palm rest replacement
Plenty of them on aliexpress; just read the description carefully.
T430 · i7-3632QM · 12GB RAM · 512GB SSD · HD+ · NVIDIA NVS 5400M · H5321gw
T420s · i5-2520M · 12GB RAM · 480GB SSD · HD+ · HD3000 · F5521gw
T60 · T2500 · 3GB RAM · 128GB SSD · 14.1 SXGA+ · 128MB ATI X1400
Past: T400, T41, T22, 600X, 390X
T420s · i5-2520M · 12GB RAM · 480GB SSD · HD+ · HD3000 · F5521gw
T60 · T2500 · 3GB RAM · 128GB SSD · 14.1 SXGA+ · 128MB ATI X1400
Past: T400, T41, T22, 600X, 390X
Re: T420 palm rest replacement
Here is a brand new T420 bezel/palmrest on Amazon. $139.50
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing ... dition=new
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing ... dition=new
T510 i5, T510 i7 4349-A64 - T520 i7 4242-4UU, technically a CTO now.
T520: i7-2760QM(2.40GHz),16GB RAM, 500GB SSD/500GB 7200 RPM Drive, 15.6in 1600x900 LCD, 1GB NVIDIA, DVDRW, Smartcard reader, media card reader, FPR, Win7 Pro64, whitelist BIOS, Ultimate-N 6300 AGN, German KB, Bluetooth 4.0.
T520: i7-2760QM(2.40GHz),16GB RAM, 500GB SSD/500GB 7200 RPM Drive, 15.6in 1600x900 LCD, 1GB NVIDIA, DVDRW, Smartcard reader, media card reader, FPR, Win7 Pro64, whitelist BIOS, Ultimate-N 6300 AGN, German KB, Bluetooth 4.0.
Re: T420 palm rest replacement
Other than batteries, I would avoid amazon for laptop parts. There are many other places such as the marketplace here or eBay (assuming you do your homework) that get you the same exact part in the same condition for far less.
Current Thinkpads: W530 (functional classic keyboard mod), X301, T61, T60, T43, T23, 600X, 770
Other: mk5 Toughbook cf-19, mk1 Toughbook cf-53
Other: mk5 Toughbook cf-19, mk1 Toughbook cf-53
Re: T420 palm rest replacement
How about posting those links to that part.
T510 i5, T510 i7 4349-A64 - T520 i7 4242-4UU, technically a CTO now.
T520: i7-2760QM(2.40GHz),16GB RAM, 500GB SSD/500GB 7200 RPM Drive, 15.6in 1600x900 LCD, 1GB NVIDIA, DVDRW, Smartcard reader, media card reader, FPR, Win7 Pro64, whitelist BIOS, Ultimate-N 6300 AGN, German KB, Bluetooth 4.0.
T520: i7-2760QM(2.40GHz),16GB RAM, 500GB SSD/500GB 7200 RPM Drive, 15.6in 1600x900 LCD, 1GB NVIDIA, DVDRW, Smartcard reader, media card reader, FPR, Win7 Pro64, whitelist BIOS, Ultimate-N 6300 AGN, German KB, Bluetooth 4.0.
Re: T420 palm rest replacement
This new one is $25 with shipping included: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-Len ... SwT~9WibizHow about posting those links to that part.
Current Thinkpads: W530 (functional classic keyboard mod), X301, T61, T60, T43, T23, 600X, 770
Other: mk5 Toughbook cf-19, mk1 Toughbook cf-53
Other: mk5 Toughbook cf-19, mk1 Toughbook cf-53
Re: T420 palm rest replacement
Well that's more like it.
Great price.
Great price.
T510 i5, T510 i7 4349-A64 - T520 i7 4242-4UU, technically a CTO now.
T520: i7-2760QM(2.40GHz),16GB RAM, 500GB SSD/500GB 7200 RPM Drive, 15.6in 1600x900 LCD, 1GB NVIDIA, DVDRW, Smartcard reader, media card reader, FPR, Win7 Pro64, whitelist BIOS, Ultimate-N 6300 AGN, German KB, Bluetooth 4.0.
T520: i7-2760QM(2.40GHz),16GB RAM, 500GB SSD/500GB 7200 RPM Drive, 15.6in 1600x900 LCD, 1GB NVIDIA, DVDRW, Smartcard reader, media card reader, FPR, Win7 Pro64, whitelist BIOS, Ultimate-N 6300 AGN, German KB, Bluetooth 4.0.
Re: T420 palm rest replacement
brchan wrote:This new one is $25 with shipping included: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-Len ... SwT~9WibizHow about posting those links to that part.
Thanks for this brchan!
Was about to pay $50 shipped on Aliexpress for one
1x R500 (P8600), R61e [T9300], X61 (T7300) - RIP T420 (replaced by HP Z420 workstation)
Re: T420 palm rest replacement
Glad I could help!Thanks for this brchan!
Was about to pay $50 shipped on Aliexpress for one
Current Thinkpads: W530 (functional classic keyboard mod), X301, T61, T60, T43, T23, 600X, 770
Other: mk5 Toughbook cf-19, mk1 Toughbook cf-53
Other: mk5 Toughbook cf-19, mk1 Toughbook cf-53
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