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where to buy trackpoint

#1 Post by shiyang » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:15 pm

Hey guys,

Any ideas where can get more trackpoint caps for real cheap?

my soft dome of 2 years is wearing flat, and the cat's tougue thing is chipped a bit.. and i hate my last option.

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#2 Post by pianowizard » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:19 pm

I just bought three Soft Dome caps on eBay for $6.47.
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#3 Post by GomJabbar » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:38 pm

$9.99 for a set of 6 from Lenovo does not seem too bad. I just went to checkout to see what the delivered price would be. For me, there is $0.41 tax, and no charge for UPS ground. Total cost: $10.40.

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#4 Post by pianowizard » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:41 pm

GomJabbar wrote:$9.99 for a set of 6 from Lenovo does not seem too bad.
That's a good price. However, I only like the Soft Dome, so I would end up throwing away four of the six caps!
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#5 Post by rkawakami » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:58 pm

My purchase off of eBay a couple of days ago was an assortment of cat's tongue and soft lips (20 for $26.98 ). I'll be selling off the 10 soft lips for $1.40 shipped USPS First Class. In case you're wondering, that's 39 cents for postage and $1.01 for the cap. Assuming I sell all 10 soft lip caps, then that brings my final price for the 10 cat's tongue caps to $1.69 each.

edit: Here's the eBay auction:

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#6 Post by dsigma6 » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:15 am

Soft lips? Ray, what are you up to?

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#7 Post by rkawakami » Fri Dec 22, 2006 3:53 pm

dsigma6 wrote:Soft lips? Ray, what are you up to?
Hmm... I'd better stop kissing my keyboard then, huh? :)
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#8 Post by cinemafia » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:27 pm

I had no idea you could even swap the trackpoint...very cool! I hate the cat's tongue one on my T20, I'd love to switch to the inverted one. Off to eBay I go!
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#9 Post by pianowizard » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:51 pm

cinemafia wrote:I had no idea you could even swap the trackpoint...very cool!
Very cool indeed. I just swapped the Cat's Tongue on my friend's TP240 with a Soft Dome. He didn't know that's possible and he liked the new cap infinitely more than the old one.
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#10 Post by Stargate199 » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:07 pm

I actually have a rubber classic dome trackpoint cap on my 600. I had a soft rim one, but it always seemed to pop off when I used it. I like this rubber classic dome cap a lot, stays on very well. My favorite is the soft dome cap, but i never seem to be able to find one for free.
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#11 Post by cinemafia » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:44 pm

I ended up buying a pair of Soft Rim style ones off eBay for around $6.50 shipped, and I like it infinitely better than the Cat's Tongue. I'm glad I found this thread!
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