Dell Inspiron 1525 - Touchpad broken

kiss_me_now9

Hello guys I rescued my old Dell from my boyfriends house last weekend where it had been sat for a good year... Before that he used it for a year and I had it for uni three years prior to that. It was bought in May 2008 as an 18th birthday present for me and is - apart from the touchpad, the battery not being recognised as it's not an official Dell one, and needing updating software wise - in absolutely fine condition.

So I want to start using it again rather than buy a whole new laptop as my current one is physically falling apart. I can cope with the software being dodgy and it needing to be plugged in constantly, but the touchpad is a right PITA! The left click button spring has gone completely and the scroll bars are worn away - there's also a 1.5 inch round patch in the middle where it's been worn away through nearly 5 years of use. I know that Dells are somewhat tricky to replace bits for but is there any hope that I could get a new touchpad installed? Using a mouse is a bit of a tricky option because I don't have a set desk and tend to use my laptop either on my lap or on a little table if I'm watching movies.

mark260311

This is what you must replace:
http://www.parts-people.com/index.php?action=item&id=5105
and here's how you do it:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1525/en/SM/palmrest.htm#wp1181046

ihateflying

There is one for sale on Ebay starting at £20 + £5 postage. If you buy from USA you will probably be charged import duties.
Cheers

NiftyDigits

Easy to update the software and if you don't want to get into replacing the chassis, you can get a handheld mouse.

Examples here and here