Crappy keyboards

[Atomrepair]

I ordered a couple of A1278 keyboards from one of my suppliers, who normally ships good stuff. Two of them are 'okish' and one is terrible. See below for just how terrible:



This isn't from improperly seating the keyboard or not cleaning or whatever. It looks just like that when you take it out and place it on a flat surface. The key latches are properly attached as well.

The thing is, I got a keyboard with similar suckness from another store and I don't want to give my customers shitty keyboards. Besides, these suck enough to replace as it is. Question is: are good quality (indistinguishable from original or real close) keyboards available and does anyone want to tell me where I can get em?

 

[smiba]

Time to find a new supplier, anyone who ships out stuff like this (other then maybe a one off mistake) shoudn't be on your list on main suppliers.

Personally if I want to get a part and know it will arrive well, I buy from Jack Telecom where I have a contact at who is more then willing to do some manual inspection before shipping it out.
No idea how to contact them nowadays as a new customer though, their website does not list a skype contact and such.

 

[dukefawks]

The crooked key ones are usually because the aluminium pins got bent when they ripped off the keys.
There are many shitty keyboards out there. The refurbs have keys sticking up and the fake after markets one type like garbage. Just typical China business as usual.

 

[Atomrepair]

I'm giving them a shot to replace these. If I end up with wobbly keys a second time I'm done with them. I'll take a look at your suggestion Smiba, thanks. And thanks duke for confirming what I was afraid would be the case. Its not particularly easy to get good mac parts.. So much more poorly refurbed junk than I ever had with windows laptops. Bleh.