Dell Inspiron 7520SE Keyboard upgrade/replacement

NeonX

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Hi, i'm kind of in a bind here with replacing a keyboard on my 7520, the laptop came with a non back lit keyboard and now after 4-5 years of use some characters on the keyboard are starting to fail and i really have to smash them down to get a response I found a keyboard for 7520SE but it's a backlit one so i'm just wondering if i can replace my non backlit with a new backlit one.
 

NeonX

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man that would be a life saver, i'm ordering one from aliexpress, i emailed a service from my country and replacement is a ripoff, they said replacing would cost me 90 euro and the keyboard itself is 5 times cheaper, thanks for the info that it works, it's much appreciated.
 

mcnumpty23

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90 euro wow

usually i get replacement keyboards from ebay for a fraction of that

all you need is the part number on the rear of the keyboard

as usually the same part is used in several different models

so even if it says its for a different model as long as its got the right part number its fine