Replacement Keyboard for Dell XPS 15 9550 9560 9570, Precision 5510 5520 5530 5540 & inspiron 15 7558 7568 Laptop, Dell Precision 5510 Keyboard with Backlit US Layout P/N: 0VC22N 0GDT9F

No problems

Functions well on XPS 9550.

My "workhorse" XPS 15's keyboard became unbareable to work with. I have had it for about 3 years and I use it every day for software development. It had the chance to collect a LOT of "stuff" under those keys to the point where about half the keys were barely responding without very excessive force.I first tried popping the keys and cleaning underneath them with some success, but the keys are SUPER delicate and I broke one of the teeny-tiny plastic grips that hold the "6" key and most of the others felt just loose after all that violent yanking and snapping. It was time for a new keyboard.I wish the keyboard came with at least a cheap small torx T5 screwdriver to open the back cover of the laptop because that was the only special tool I didn't have (the rest of the screws are just small philips heads so you'll need that, and the only other potentially but not 100% necessary useful tools are a plastic spudger to help disconnect stuff, and a mat, ideally magnetic, to keep all the MANY screws and brackets you'll be pulling out in place)It is not the keyboard's fault that the installation is a huge pain in the @#$... to reach the keyboard you have to access it from the back which means you will need to disassemble/disconnect essentially EVERTYHING in the way. fans, brackets, motherboard etc. and then put it all back together again.Follow the online video that is linked in the little instruction paper that comes in the box VERY VERY patiently. This will take some time, patience and stable hands (but I was successful at doing it with average DIY skills and this was the first time I cracked open this laptop). It took me somewhere between 1 and 2 hours to complete this but the results were AWESOME. The keyboard feels just like the XPS15 felt when it came fresh out of the box. All the backlights work just as before and I couldn't be happier with the outcome.

Looks exactly like the factory keyboard, including the labels. The one I removed had some additional insulating adhesive I assume to avoid shorting to the motherboard in a few places so I just added some kapton tape to match those areas before assembling it. Backlight works, and all keys work like new.

F and J keys are stuck on initial inspectionI can get them loose but if you type they get stuck againThe keyboard also did not come with a replacement for the back to cover the screwsI assumed this meant I did not need it so I continued with the installMy laptop booted fine until I put a little pressure on the keyboard and everything on the screen turned to staticMy laptop now refuses to boot after installationI believe the screws on the keyboard shorted something and fried the motherboardI do not recommend this replacement keyboard due to quality issues and highly suggest putting tape over the keyboard screws for any future buyers

Worked as expected. Note though that you basically need to dissassemble the entire laptop to install it so take your time and be patient.

Update3-4-2024 : Vendor refunded purchase price despite being past the 30-day window, excellent customer service, I have changed my review to 4 stars.I can echo the comments posted bySmith Roberts1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't "feel right"; barely worksReviewed in the United States on February 7, 2023In particular the space-bar, the CTRL and the Caps keys, just don't work reliably, you must hit them VERY precisely and quite hard. Not a useful/working keyboard, I shall have to get another and try again.

After about a year some keys dont register unless pressing very hard, then they work for a while ok, then need to press hard again. slow death