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Note that I believe the water pouring trick does not apply to the Thinkpad Carbon X1. I killed a third gen X1 years ago from a water spill. Luckily Lenovo fixed
by TaylorAlexander 8y ago
Note that I believe the water pouring trick does not apply to the Thinkpad Carbon X1. I killed a third gen X1 years ago from a water spill. Luckily Lenovo fixed it for $500.
- TheOperator 8y agoIt really irritates me how much of a form over function bad laptop the X1 is. Yet Lenovo won't sell stuff like their best screens with say their T-series lineup so you have to make compromises either way.
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoWhat are the issues? I love my X1. I had one for work a few years ago and finally bought my own recently. It’s perfect for me. Can’t upgrade the ram, but that’s par for the course on ultraportables.
- TheOperator 8y agoI dislike the keyboard. I dislike them ditching the spill proofing. I dislike the general lack of upgradability/repairability. I would much rather have the t4xxs form factor with better quality components but you have to go x1.
- currysausage 8y agoAccording to the specs [1], the X1 Carbon Gen 3 does have a spill-resistant keyboard, and the current Gen 6 too. Given the compact design, maybe the liquid just couldn't escape from under the laptop in time, so it soaked the motherboard from below? [1] https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/X1-Carbon-3rd-Generation/p/22TP2TXX133 https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/X1-...
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoYeah, it definitely wasn’t the keyboard that was the biggest issue, it was the motherboard. I guess a spill resistant keyboard is great, but if you don’t have a spill resistant motherboard...
- NullPrefix 8y agoSpill resistant keyboard means there are slits inside that channel the water under the laptop without it reaching the motherboard.