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I can’t see a guide on here for replacing the keyboard - not the whole top assembly with trackpad etc, but just the keyboard itself. How easy of a job is this? Replacement keyboards are only around £15 whereas a top case assembly is around £120, so of course I’d much rather buy the former, but I assume replacing just the keyboard is going to be a harder job than replacing the whole top case. Apologies if this has already been asked somewhere, haven’t been able to find anything though. Not sure exactly what caused it, but my E key stopped working properly for a while, then the D started playing up, and now A and S do not work at all, so I’m having to use an external keyboard.
This is bit of a toss up! Here’s a cheaper uppercase 15” Retina MacBook Pro, Top Case & UK Keyboard (12/E13), Apple P/N B661-6532 £62.52 which a lot cheaper than £120 you priced it at. The part I’ve listed is a recycled part not new. Replacing the keyboard alone is a big job! And if you’re not careful you can damage the uppercase. So while you save a bit of money replacing the keyboard alone it ends up costing you time, cuts and scrapes on your fingers and the risk of not having a working system in the end. So consider your skills and the time as well as the value of the system to you. MacBook Pro 15" 2015 Teardown & Keyboard Replacement which is a good reference on the task. Make sure you get the backlight and a ton! Of the needed screws. While Adamant IT didn’t fully populate the screws I often find the keyboard is mushy if you don’t fully fill them in.
