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    Can you order ThinkPads with other country keyboards?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by xyz001, Apr 13, 2008.

  1. xyz001

    xyz001 Notebook Guru

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    Hi all,
    Has anyone had experiences with ordering a lenovo thinkpad from the US lenovo site with a different keyboard?

    A lot of european countries have special characters on their keyboards, but we are forced to pay up to 200% of the prices on the US lenovo site, if we buy it locally.

    I couldnt find an email adress on the site to pose the question, so i would like to hear if anyone tried it? Or alternatively to order the keyboard seperately?

    thanks alot!
     
    xyz001, Apr 13, 2008
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  2. moo.mike.moo

    moo.mike.moo Notebook Geek

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    Never tried but you should call them.
     
    moo.mike.moo, Apr 13, 2008
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  3. wutz

    wutz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi xyz,
    I had the same problem as you. I'm originally from Germany but had to buy a thinkpad here in the US, since I needed a new laptop.
    I decided to go with the custom US keyboard that I'm using right now and maybe replace it myself with a German keyboard (50-100 or so Euros new from eBAY) once I return home in the future. Replacing the keyboard is idiot-proof (if you search a little bit you will find step-by-step instructions somewhere on the Lenovo home page) and you can easily make up for the extra bucks for the replacement keyboard by taking advantage of the currently very weak $.
     
    wutz, Apr 14, 2008
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    myob Notebook Enthusiast

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    or any of you tried to buy with... lets say in wutz case, buy with german website, pay in euro, but have the shipping address pointing to ur current US location?
     
    myob, Apr 14, 2008
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