T430 price, ultrabay caddy, Spanish keyboard questions

Be grateful for some tips from you guys. I'm thinking of getting a T430 (SPECS:
Intel Core i7-3520M,
16GB PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 (2 x 8GB),
Nvidia Quadro NVS 5400M with 1GB Memory,
14.1" HD+ (1600 x 900) TFT, 720p Megapixel Camera,
256GB Solid State SSD SATA III 2.5" (520 MB/s) Hard Drive,
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 WiFi,
Bluetooth 4.0,
4-in-1 card reader,
Ultranav (TrackPoint and Touchpad) with Fingerprint Reader,
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim SATA,
9 Cell Lithium Ion battery,
Genuine Lenovo Worldwide Warranty 3 Year Depot (International Warranty Support - Model Type 2344),
advertised at $1,799.
Does this price sound good?

Will the T430 take the Lenovo 0A65623, HDD Bay Adapter III SATA 12.7mm (FRU 04W3584) caddy in the ultrabay?

Does anyone have a clue where I could order a Spanish keyboard replacement?

Thanks for your help!

 

Yes, the T430 has a 12.7 modular bay can use the 12.7mm ultrabay adapter.

I believe the CRU for the Spanish keyboard is 04W3073. You might want to try to buy it directly from Lenovo as they're the ones most likely to have right now as it's so new.

 

Further question about keyboard replacement. Is the backlight build into the keyboard itself or somehow on the chassis of the machine or how?

If it's build on the keyboard I could order non-backlight US keyboard and save little and later change it to Finnish backlight keyboard.

Thanks a lot!

 

The lighting is built into the keyboard. The bottom of the keyboard is covered in black, so it can't come from underneath.

 

Seems to be a very good price if ordered from Lenovo. Otherwise, after market memory and SSDs are far cheaper (Lenovo charge $1000 for 16GB of memory whereas it's a little more than $100 after market). If T430 and T430s share their displays, then I'd say it's not worth spending that kind of money on the machine. It's basically a mid range laptop with a budget display manufactured and supported by a Chinese company. My i5 T430s cost less than $700 before taxes and a SSD and extra memory would add another $300 to that (no plan to get them). I consider it an ok deal and mainly because I am addicted to trackpoint.

 

Thanks for that info. Very useful.