Can you replace just the keyboard from a laptop?

Asked by SundayKittens (5834

) April 24th, 2010

I recently laughed so hard that I spit water into my keyboard. All of the keys work except the spacebar and the “x”. Of course, I ripped those two key covers off to clean and now they won’t fit back on.
This is my work computer, by the way.
Can I take it to Best Buy or a similar place and have just the keyboard replaced? Yes, I’ve already tried all the tricks to dry it out and get it to work.

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Yes you can. You will often find them for sale on eBay and similar sites.

DarkScribe (15505

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It ain’t cheap. and you will need to be a little handy, because generally you have to dismount and remount the display in order to replace the keyboard.

dpworkin (27085

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Yes, you can get the keyboard replaced. However, unless you have really good manual dexterity, it may be best to let a professional do it.

@dpworkin Not in my experience. There are some models where that is necessary, but I haven’t opened one of those up yet. Most of the ones I’ve dealt with have little clips/catches holding the keyboard in. In fact, you often have to remove the keyboard before you can open the whole thing up.
That makes me wonder what types (brands/models) of laptop you’ve been messing with.

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