Touchpad glazed, is it gone?

The touchpad is integrated into top-chassis, so getting a replacement is out of question since used parts will also likely badly worn too.

is the whole computer gone at this point when?
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from economic stand point. I have no idea how much a new top chassis will cost, but probably close to the value of the laptop itself.

 

What does glazed mean?

 

it's gone smooth or the top layer is wearing off.

 

I like myne smooth.
Too much grip is bad.

Anyway, maybe there is some kind of special spray paint or something.

 

imo smooth = more contact -> too much grip

according to my touchpad wear, I don't use the left and bottom quarters much. -_-

 

OK, now I understand.

I wonder if there is a way to fix it without replacing it.
The surface does have to be conductive right?

 

as long as the touchpad is still working, one option is to stick a screen protector to it (after its been cut to size).

use the ones for the apple iphone as they were designed for use with capacitive touch

 

A glazed touchpad makes you think it's gone? Ah no. Touchpads require human warmth to work best, a touchpad isn't just a big piece of plastic that rolls around on small wheels underneath it to detect where the cursor wants to move. Anyways i own a ThinkPad T61p so i never use the touchpad.

 

It's not that there's too much/too little drag, but uneven friction.

Mine too is worn in this pattern with the +'s meaning shiny glazed area.

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I don't see why you can't buy a new palmrest... they're usually < $25, and you can probably find new ones at that price. Even used ones will most likely have less wear that what you're describing. What laptop do you have?

 

Lucky my it isn't really possible for that to happen to my touchpad...

Anyway, a new panel shouldn't cost all that much. You could probably order a replacement part from HP.

 

Kudos to you, my fellow (IBM) ThinkPad fan, but touchpads really need a certain amount of resistance or friction in order to give the user tactile feedback.

As Commander Wolf said, pristine replacement palm rests along with the touchpad shouldn't be difficult to find unless the model in question is very old. The price may be higher than $25 due to the integrated touchpad, but it should still be reasonable.

 

I love ThinkPads, i had a T43, and T21 before my current T61p that i use. Not afraid to stand on any of those ThinkPads, it's sort of my standard durability test for ThinkPads to see how the newer ones compare to previous ones. I play Dirt 2 and Bioshock on mine too! Running 195.62 drivers.

Touchpad concerns, yes i guess it does. Finding a replacement palm rest shouldn't be hard, the older it is chances are the more expensive it's going to be, at least that's how it goes with buying legacy RAM. I want to upgrade to a palm rest with a Synaptics touchpad, dynamic touch.

 

Can you stand on a T42 lid? How much weight are we talking about here?

I've had my T42 for close to three years (it's actually 4 years old) and it is still in perfect condition, apart from scratches on the rubberized lid. I love the utility and reliability of this thing. The quality of the internal parts is amazing too; the battery was manufactured in 2005 by Panasonic in Japan, yet it only has 15% wear and still delivers 4.5-5 hours of battery life. Even the heat assembly is large and consists wholly of copper, unlike more recent laptops that use scant quantities of aluminum.

The quality of this machine is astounding in comparison to more modern laptops nowadays. It's really a pleasure to use a ThinkPad, and running Windows 7 smoothly on it (with Aero) makes it even better.

 

I am able to run Windows 7 on the T43 fine as well, it runs Aero fine (ATI X300) and i play CoD2 on it, or used to. I am able to stand on it without much flex. I loved it, 1.5GB DDR2 RAM, 2GHz Pentium-M, ATI X300, 80GB 5400RPM HDD. My T21 was great as well, it's been thrown around alot in fact i inherited it from the manager at my old job when he didn't want it. It cost over 2K at the time of release (2000).

 

Yeah, it's unfortunate that ThinkPads don't have low prices. But, you get what you pay for.

 

What's the model of the laptop?
If possible can you post a picture of the touchpad?

I think it's possible to replace the touchpad without buying a whole new palmrest. Even so, a new palmrest shouldn't be too expensive

 

Well they do now, as numerous coupons and sales reduce a moderately configured T400 to about 800-1000.

 

Interesting. At the moment I'm actually looking at a used (but like-new) T61. Let me know what you think about the deal here:

http://kitchener.craigslist.ca/sys/1501690442.html

The price is in Canadian dollars, and I have yet to find out about the battery capacity or extras like fingerprint scanners, BT, etc.

 

Does that Thinkpad feature the [possibly flawed] nVidia G84M core?

 

http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-Quadro-NVS-140M.4216.0.html

According to this it does have the G84M core, but I haven't heard any cases of Quadro chips failing. Can anyone verify whether this core is affected by the Nvidia issue?

Edit: this thread suggests that it isn't, though it proves nothing:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=278340

 

nnnn, I found this one: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=435029&page=1

 

Aren't we getting a little off topic here?

 

Those nvs chips are faulty:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=434935&page=2

Sorry about being OT.

 

I rubbed some car wax into it so the glazed spot don't grab suddenly. It's actually usable now.

I got REAL lucky and was able to procure surplus new OEM part cheaply and I'm able to DIY it, so it will be repaired when I have time. The whole computer will have to be torn down for this repair. If I had to actually buy the part from HP, it would be a total loss. Cheap laptops are not meant to be fixed and parts are EXPENSIVE.

I accidentally punched holes through keyboard cover plastic trim from using wrong screws.(well, the service manual was wrong and spec'd wrong screws) . MSRP for OEM replacement was something like $60. (the thing w/ power button and such). I deburred the holes and I live with it. HP parts are OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive.

Entire upper chassis will have to be replaced to fix the touchpad. I would expect this part to cost like $200 from HP and if I was to go with used, it would be glazed just as bad.



Touchpad is not available separately and its not replaceable. It's glued in place.


Yeah... I need a new laptop..