Cyclic keyboard problem

Question

Unlike my last laptop, this keyboard never had liquid spilled on it. Regularly, backspace, backslash and enter keys fail to work. I tried deleting the driver, blowing out keys but the following symptoms keep occurring. backspace, backslash and enter keys fail to work I press all three for about two seconds they work for a while (sometimes only once) they fail again (back to the first dot point) I'm guessing a new keyboard is required to correct a circuit fault, but am asking if someone else has experience and can suggest an alternative? PART 2:  If keyboard replacement is necessary, a hand tremor puts the intricate work beyond my capacity. How much should I expect to pay? EDIT: Dell Inspiron 16 7630 2-in-1

ejn63 · Answer

Somewhere around $70 for a palmrest assembly plus whatever an hour's shop labor costs in your location.

SteveTree · Answer

@ejn63​ Thanks. Presumably suspecting new keyboard necessary agrees with your thoughts.  That makes the quote for the previous laptop sound ridiculous (well over $400). It was not Win11 compliant, so I didn’t bother chasing more quotes. Symptoms just changed. Just now, enter failed; backslash worked; and that seems to have 'fixed' the enter key. It's strange fault.

Inspiron

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