$600! ouch. Had a similar problem (faulty key) with my dell precision laptop. $30 new keyboard, few screws out, replace and back up and running. The laptop is

$600! ouch. Had a similar problem (faulty key) with my dell precision laptop. $30 new keyboard, few screws out, replace and back up and running. The laptop is big, heavy and ugly. But I cannot have it out of action so every part being replaceable was a huge plus. In fact it is so big heavy and ugly that when I drop it on the floor, the floor dents :)