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    Discussion in 'HP' started by OneBgBdArtemis, Jan 28, 2009.

  1. OneBgBdArtemis

    OneBgBdArtemis Newbie

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    Ok, so I have the new, or a new, HP dv7-1240us. THE KEYBOARD COLOR SUCKS!! I cannot see the letters or numbers due to the reflectivity of the keys and poor choice of label color. Is there a way to replace this, well I know there is, I need to know where and how to get a hold of a new keyboard assembly for an Onyx colored laptop. Somebody shoulda laid off the wacky weed when coming up with this color scheme for the keyboard. HELP!!
     
    OneBgBdArtemis, Jan 28, 2009
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  2. panzieman

    panzieman Notebook Guru

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    Yup. The keyboard is easy to replace. It'll cost you $120 though.

    http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/HP,Laptop,Part,483275001.aspx

    the HP part number is 483275-001

    you can shop around but that's the cheapest i could find.

    I think you should just learn to type properly, I've worn all of the words off of most of my letter and number keys on my desktop and I can type fine. It's really not worth $120 to deal with some glare.
     
    panzieman, Jan 28, 2009
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  3. RonCF-28

    RonCF-28 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just enter that part number in an ebay search and you’ll find one for about $25.00. I just changed mine and what a difference. Swap was straight forward once I found the screw behind the DVD/CD.
     
    RonCF-28, Apr 14, 2009
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