Is it hard or expensive to change the track pad on a 2010 macbook pro/

I'm thinking of buying a used macbook pro but it has an issue with the track pad. The current owner is using an external mouse.

Expect more issues than trackpad, both now and in the future.
Final cost depends on what is actually wrong, and we could only guess while Genius Bar would know what is broken.
My advice: skip it, unless it is practically free. You will likely be paying full replacement price price you are done in repairs.

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Try SMC and PRAM resets:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH15055
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4241

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Is it worth fixing

On Unibody Macs the trackpad and the keyboard are bonded to the aluminum chassis, called the topcase, and must be replaced as a whole. Besides the cost of the part, the repair is expensive cause of the massive amount of delicate labor involved: the entire guts of the Mac have to be taken out and transferred to the new chassis. I've heard prices ranging from $600 up to $900 or more, depending on location.
In your case, if the trackpad is failing cause of spilled liquid, note that other parts below the trackpack may also be damaged and raise the cost of repair even higher.

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What choices are there for me to increase the speed of my computer ?

More RAM and a SSD. If you're running under 8GB of RAM, I would recommend upgrading to 8GB. You can check out Crucial or OWC for the correct RAM configuration for your model.
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The touch pad on my Mac book Pro is very sensitive and causes changes without hardly touching it. Can this be changed or does it need replacement?

The touch pad on my Mac book Pro is very sensitive and causes changes without hardly touching it. Can this be changed or does it need replacement?

Touchpads are just that, touchpads.
You touch it and something happens unfortunately, you can't rest your fingers on it while your waiting to do something else or it triggers a response.
You either have to train yourself to remove your fingers and keep them suspended, causing wrist, arm and hand pain, or plug in a standard mouse where nothing happens until you press the button, like years of ergonomic experience has shown is a much superior method.
Touchpads are likely less expensive to produce and breakdown less often under warranty, so just like less expensive to produce glossy screens, it's a cost cutting measure they were incorporated into our devices and required users to adapt to sweeps, gestures and other useless actions for little benefit.
I've owned my Early 2011 MacBook Pro for a year now and have only used the trackpad once, the mushy keyboard perhaps only a couple of dozen times. Preferring external devices where I can rest my digits and nothing happens until I apply pressure or use a scroll wheel.
Needless to say my keyboard area is in brand new condiiton, remains covered from the original packaging, protects against dirt and spills too.
Mac's keyboard and trackpad area tend to wear out pretty fast, like in about 3 years, making one consider getting a new machine long before it physically fails.

Is it hard or expensive to change the track pad on a 2010 macbook pro/

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