Broken keyboard key

Hi,
one of my keys has broken off my keyboard and will not go back on, would it be covered under warrenty, where do I need to take it to get it fixed I bought the laptop from Argos.
Also its very slow when I'm on the internet an I have full signal with Orange.
Thanks,
Sadie

What you can try is to contact Toshiba service provider directly and ask for help.
I dont know where do you live but all addresses and phone numbers you can find on http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com > Support & Downloads > Find an ASP

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