SL510 how much flex in keyboard?

SL510 2847-3ZU

Hey Guys, I was wondering if others with this model had a lot of flex in the left side of the keyboard. I had wrote in earlier post that after a couple of trips to the repair facility my laptop had alot more flex in the keyboard.

Im not sure if im just being overly paranoid or what but if i push down on the s and d keys in this area theres a lot of flex and if i push hard enough a small clicking noise. Since out of the month i had it its been like 2 different weeks being repaired im not sure

Thanks for any replies.

 

I have never seen nor touch an SL510. Let me provide some suggestions based on my actual experiences with "keyboard flex" in my T510 and X201.

The "flex" is mainly caused by CHEAP materials/parts that LACK the desired QUALITIES of being straight and stiff. Such lack leads to uneven GAPS between the back of the keyboard and the protective material underneath. Such a gap creates a "spring effect" each time one pressed a key above it. That is, there is undesired movements in addition to the movements of the key itself. If the keyboard assembly was stiff enough and was seated tightly enough above whatever below it, such extra movements would be absent.

Now, this is something the owner should "repair." Lenovo "technicians" only make the problem worse and, quite possibly, cause other things to go wrong. Do not rely on them.

View this video and learn how to fix the "flex" STUPIDITY by yourself. The procedure is fairly simple.

YouTube - T510 Review Part 2 - Flexy keyboard fix & take a look inside.

 

Keyboard flex is not caused by cheap material, the material used is essentially the same, but rather the manufacturer reduced the thickness of which.

 

I'm not so good with semantics, but reducing the thickness of a thing, to me, is making that thing cheaper, because it is now less strong and is prone to bend or crack. I guess the "professional" term is "losing integrity." In any event, the product is cheapened.

 

What it unfortunately is is inconsistency in manufacturing. My T510's keyboard has no flex, but my T400 flexes in the area around the D key and is solid around the K key. In the end, you have to push hard to get it to flex anyway.

Language is imperfect, but you should always try to be as precise as possible. I've never heard of a "cracked" keyboard.

 

losing integrity? i think you mean losing structural stiffness.

 

Sl510 2847-3zu
Thanks for the replies guys, Well i just was trying o find out if maybe they had installed the keyboard wrong at service depot or if that is just the way it is. The person that replied with the T510 had the same weak spot and stiffer area with the k button. So maybe thats the way it is

Just dissapointed with this machine it seems to have a lot of issues im now finding out another is the power port is so weak seems like it will break off. Its my fault should have done my homework a little more. I just jumped on a deal at a website $350 shipped last one. I read some reveiws seemed ok thought Id better jump on this great deal for a thinkpad .

Well I gave my parents my old R40 so they would have a laptop maybe i can give this one to them in a trade lol joking wouldnt do that to them.

 

350$ isnt bad if you bought it brand new, Id take SL510 at that price point over any other notebook, no competition IMO there really Unless someone offers T/X/R for that price which is impossible.
I would suggest you to inform Lenovo about every shortcoming that might be present due to bad assembly/parts and see what they have to say.
If there will be something really wrong with your laptop and you will be polite and insisting on repairs then eventually it will be either repaired or replaced. Youve paid your money to get good product and if you feel like its falling apart without exaggerations or personals-biased thoughts about how good IBM used to be and bad Lenovo has become then stand your ground and be firm and polite

 

"losing structural integrity" (didn't mean to imply the keyboard is "lying" ).

Neither have I. But I have seen "cracked" palmrest. (BTW, the other problem is "creaking".)

If your precious ThinkPad tool does not have any problems, enjoy it, by all means! Don't be offended.

 

in civil engineering, structural integrity means:

the science and technology of the margin between safety and disaster

But anyway i understand what you are saying if it is wrongly worded.