T41 flimsy keyboard?

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Stingray72 · #1 Post by **Stingray72** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:13 pm

I purchased a T41 a few weeks ago and i noticed that the bottom right portion of the keboard (the arrow keys) sinks when pressed...does any 1 have this problem??:?
i feel like removing the keyboard and put a business card in the affected area or something.

thanks..

JHEM · #2 Post by **JHEM** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:46 pm

That is the accepted repair.

Regards,

James

#3 Post by **K. Eng** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:42 pm

This is unfortunately a common problem that was present on my T40. I took some very thin packing foam (about the thickness of a small coin) and taped some pieces to the underside of the keyboard. I've had 0 problems since

This works very well, but you must be careful to not tape the foam over the airholes under the keys, or the keys will not spring back quickly after being pressed.

Stingray72 wrote:I purchased a T41 a few weeks ago and i noticed that the bottom right portion of the keboard (the arrow keys) sinks when pressed...does any 1 have this problem??:?
i feel like removing the keyboard and put a business card in the affected area or something.

thanks..

atlacatl · #4 Post by **atlacatl** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:43 pm

The keyboard gives a little, but I can live with it...

I have to say though, that the left palm is creaky - And trying to secure the screw I broke the head off. Oops! It's one of those "star" types.

I'm still deciding to order the palm rest replacement and venture in to changing it myself to get the stub off the laptop...It only bothers me when I think of it

Lmax · #5 Post by **Lmax** » Sat May 22, 2004 10:25 pm

Yeah, my T41p keyboard gives a little on the right side. Does it matter really? It doesn't affect typing or the feel at all. I think it would be too much trouble to send it in for repair when all it does is give about two milimeters. Lets face it guys a computer cannot be perfect no matter how expensive it is, they are still in mass production. Besides the keyboard is many notches above the keyboards on laptops from other manufacturers I have had.

Max

Txiasaeia · #6 Post by **Txiasaeia** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:06 am

Lmax wrote:Yeah, my T41p keyboard gives a little on the right side. Does it matter really? It doesn't affect typing or the feel at all. I think it would be too much trouble to send it in for repair when all it does is give about two milimeters. Lets face it guys a computer cannot be perfect no matter how expensive it is, they are still in mass production. Besides the keyboard is many notches above the keyboards on laptops from other manufacturers I have had.

Max

According to Conmee, the keyboard on the T42 does not have this problem, so yeah, I guess computers *can* be perfect

Lmax · #7 Post by **Lmax** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:18 am

Txiasaeia wrote:According to Conmee, the keyboard on the T42 does not have this problem, so yeah, I guess computers *can* be perfect

Well, perhaps, but then again Conmee reviewed a 15" model which of course will be different keyboard wise because it has a plastic face trim that covers the sides of the keyboard more than on the 14" model. Considering the 14" has the exact same external shell as the T40/41 it will still give in these models. If that one doesn't give either then I guess a computer *can* be "perfect."

Max

Txiasaeia · #8 Post by **Txiasaeia** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:46 am

Lmax wrote:
Txiasaeia wrote:According to Conmee, the keyboard on the T42 does not have this problem, so yeah, I guess computers *can* be perfect
Well, perhaps, but then again Conmee reviewed a 15" model which of course will be different keyboard wise because it has a plastic face trim that covers the sides of the keyboard more than on the 14" model. Considering the 14" has the exact same external shell as the T40/41 it will still give in these models. If that one doesn't give either then I guess a computer *can* be "perfect."

Max

Hmm, you're right... I'd be very interested to know whether IBM has fixed this problem on the T42 w/14" screen, or if we'll need to resort to napkins again

Stingray72 · #9 Post by **Stingray72** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:14 am

yea i do have a gap (between the lcd panel and the outer plastic cover) on the left side of the panel. i dare not tighten the screws of the panel in the fear that the screw heads might break off. i think i can live with that for a while

Kingsley · #10 Post by **Kingsley** » Sun May 23, 2004 11:16 am

My T41 had this problem. The IBM tech put a little toshiba semi-conductive tape under the lower right hand side and all has been fine since.

Kingsley Bowles

geobel · #11 Post by **geobel** » Sun May 23, 2004 4:29 pm

My T40 had this problem. I put napkin under right side of keyboard.

Gosha

T41 flimsy keyboard?

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Mine is the left side...

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