Mascom International stocks the original Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard at KSh 3,500, brand new and sealed, ready for collection at Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street, Nairobi CBD. This is a genuine Lenovo replacement part, sold on its own with no laptop attached. The Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard carries the standard 15.6-inch ThinkPad arrangement: a full QWERTY section in US English, a dedicated numeric keypad on the right, and the red TrackPoint pointing stick between the G, H and B keys. It is the non-backlit version, matching E580 units that left the factory without keyboard lighting.

Accountants, cashiers and SME bookkeepers bought the ThinkPad E580 in large numbers because that numeric keypad speeds up figure entry. After several years of daily use, the factory Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard tends to wear in predictable places. The Enter key loosens, the zero and decimal keys stop registering, and the spacebar starts to rattle. A failed board turns a capable machine into a paperweight, or forces you to carry a USB keyboard everywhere. Fitting the Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard solves that problem directly, returning the laptop to the condition its owner remembers for a fraction of what a replacement machine costs.

Where most Nairobi electronics shops sell unbranded copies with mismatched legends and loose TrackPoint caps, Mascom International supplies the Lenovo-made part. Technicians who repair ThinkPads for law firms and NGOs tell us original boards sit flush, line up with the screw posts and keep the familiar ThinkPad key feel that aftermarket copies rarely match. Bring your laptop to our Kimathi Street store and compare the part against it before you pay. You can also order the Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard for pay-on-arrival delivery to any of Kenya's 47 counties.

The Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard fits the ThinkPad E580, the AMD-based ThinkPad E585 and the ThinkPad E590, which all use the same Lenovo keyboard part. Each is a 15.6-inch E-series laptop with a numeric keypad. Some sellers also list the E595 and L580 as compatible, so owners of those models should send Mascom International a photo of the current keyboard and the machine type label on the base before ordering. We confirm the match on WhatsApp during store hours.

This is an original Lenovo replacement keyboard, not a third-party copy. Aftermarket boards for the ThinkPad E580 often sell for slightly less in Nairobi, but buyers report shallow key travel, uneven legends and TrackPoint sticks that drift on their own. The original part matches the mounting points and connectors of the factory board, so the deck sits flat and the pointer behaves as Lenovo designed it. For a part you press all day, the small price gap usually pays for itself quickly.

No, this is the non-backlit version of the Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard. Many E580 units shipped without keyboard lighting, and this board matches them exactly. If your laptop originally had a lit keyboard, this one will usually still work, but the Fn and Space lighting shortcut will do nothing. If you often type through evening power outages or in dim lecture halls, ask Mascom International about backlit stock before ordering, since that version suits laptops built with the backlight connection.

Replace the board when several keys fail together, characters repeat on their own, or typing stopped after a spill. Before buying, plug in a USB keyboard. If it types normally, the fault sits in the built-in board rather than in Windows. A single dead key after a driver update is often a software issue instead. Spilled tea and soda are frequent causes at our Nairobi CBD store, and a corroded membrane rarely recovers. The Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard replaces the whole assembly at once.

Yes, if you are comfortable with a small Phillips screwdriver and delicate ribbon connectors. The process starts with removing the base cover and disconnecting the internal battery. You then release the keyboard fixing screws, unclip the ribbon cables and ease the old board free. Photograph each step on a first attempt so reassembly stays simple. If you would rather not open the laptop yourself, bring it to Mascom International on Kimathi Street and our team will advise on fitting before you leave.

For most owners, yes. A USB keyboard works as a stopgap, but it takes up a port, adds a cable to your bag and leaves the dead keys under your palms. At KSh 3,500 with a 6-month warranty, the Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard works out to about KSh 19 per day across the warranty period alone, and it keeps working long after. You also regain the TrackPoint, which ordinary external keyboards lack, and the laptop stays light enough for a matatu commute.

Yes, if your current board uses the US English layout. The Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard keeps the full numeric keypad, a single-row Enter key and the dollar sign above the 4, the arrangement most imported ThinkPads in Kenya use. UK-layout units carry a tall Enter key and a pound sign instead, so check those two keys before ordering. Accountants filing KRA iTax returns and clerks reconciling M-Pesa statements keep every figure key exactly where muscle memory expects it.

Yes. The TrackPoint stick sits on the keyboard itself, while the three TrackPoint buttons above the touchpad stay with the laptop. Once the new Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard is connected, the stick pairs with those existing buttons and with the TrackPoint settings in Windows, so you steer the pointer without reaching for a mouse. If your old cap has worn smooth or gone missing, the cap fitted to the new board gives your fingertip proper grip again.

Buy it if you own a ThinkPad E580, E585 or E590 with failing keys, or if you service groups of these machines for schools, SACCOs or county offices. Skip it if your laptop is a newer ThinkPad E14 or E15, because the mounting and connectors differ; Mascom International stocks keyboards for those models separately. Skip it too if you need lit keys for night work, and ask for a backlit board instead. Students at Kenyatta University and JKUAT running older E-series laptops are typical buyers.

The Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard arrives as a single replacement part, packed to protect its ribbon cables and pointing stick during delivery.

No laptop, tools or printed fitting guide come in the package. Mascom International shares fitting advice on WhatsApp once your part arrives.

The Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard carries a 6-month Mascom International warranty on manufacturing defects. Cover applies to keys, the TrackPoint and connectors that fail under normal use. Damage from liquid, impact or torn cables during fitting falls outside manufacturing-defect cover. Claims are handled directly at our Nairobi CBD service desk on Kimathi Street.

Mascom International stocks the Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard in the standard black ThinkPad finish at our Nairobi CBD location: Old Mutual Building, First Floor Room 4, Kimathi Street. Walk in Monday through Saturday between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM to hold the part against your own laptop before committing.

Three ways to order:

Pay-on-arrival delivery reaches every Kenyan county. Nairobi and its environs receive the Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard the same day. Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, Mombasa and all other major towns receive it within 1 business day. Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Lamu, Tana River, and Turkana receive delivery within 2-3 business days. You inspect the keyboard and pay only when it arrives.

The Lenovo ThinkPad E580 Keyboard comes with the 6-month Mascom warranty detailed above.

Repair technicians, office IT staff and individual ThinkPad owners across the country source genuine Lenovo parts from Mascom International because every part number is checked before dispatch and every question gets a straight answer from our Kimathi Street team.