Where to get a new keyboard for my MacBook Air?
My question: where can I get an upper case for the MacBook Air?
My question is not about how to replace the keyboard.
Without your help, I would buy it here:
http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-Air-Upper-Case-with-Keyboard/IF188-002
However, I would prefer getting a keyboard with Swiss-German layout (all the ä, ö, ü and special characters should be at the right place). Will Apple sell them? Would I have to send the MacBook in? Can I get it from somewhere in Europe or even Switzerland? Are there other sources than ifixit.com?
Info on the keyboard and taking apart a MacBook Air:
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20080310/148748
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Mac/MacBook-Air/Page-3
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http://tinyurl.com/d6mn5f
It's not a German keyboard though. But it is only 69.99 so it's a good compromise to save over 100$.
Hope that helps.
www.ebay.com
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M$Keyboard Layouts: Availability and Installation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA32669?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1987?viewlocale=en_US
you can find the key board in first page advertisement take a look
http://www.ebay.com/
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=Top+Case+with+Keyboard+for+Macbook
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M$
Thank you! However, the Apple support articles you mentioned are for *very* old versions of the operating system. The first article is from 1996, the second one is for OS versions obsolete long before the MacBook Air was out! :-) They have nothing to do with MacBook Air and its keyboard.
I was just looking for a source to buy or order a replacement keyboard for Apple MacBook Air other than from Apple.
The eBay links are replacement keyboards for MacBook Pro, not MacBook Air.
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Thank you very much!
I was too late. The item is already sold now. But it was what i was looking for. Whether the keyboard layout was Swiss or US didn't matter so much. Both would be better than using a wireless keyboard with the MacBook Air (that's what I'm doing right now).