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    Touchpad wear

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by mcdonnell77, Jan 26, 2016.

  1. mcdonnell77

    mcdonnell77 Notebook Guru

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    Hello everyone.

    The touchpad on my alienware 18 is showing signs of wear and tear to the point where the protective coating is starting to disappear. If i wanted to fix this could i get a replacement touchpad or would I have to replace the whole front panel. Would this be fixable under warranty?
     
    mcdonnell77, Jan 26, 2016
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  2. pathfindercod

    pathfindercod Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you have warranty call them. They might, wouldn't hurt to ask. Otherwise yes you have to buy a new one.
     
    pathfindercod, Jan 26, 2016
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  3. inasense

    inasense Notebook Geek

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    You can't buy the touchpad on its own, you'd need to get a new top panel assembly.
     
    inasense, Jan 26, 2016
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  4. tanzmeister

    tanzmeister Notebook Evangelist

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    just buy a carbon cover for the touchpad. or something similar.
     
    tanzmeister, Jan 31, 2016
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