👢 Came back after half an hour and (for no logical reason) tried again...and this time it booted up! (Only till BIOS, because no drives connected yet)

🔍 On inspecting the board, I see a burnt-up SMD called "C588", which I'm assuming is a capacitor

📖 No circuit diagram for my motherboard (#Thinkpad #X230T) but the diagram for a similar(ish) model (#X230, the non-tablet version) seems to say C588 is part of the voltage regulation circuit, in parallel with a couple of other capacitors

🧵 2/3

@arcade @frameworkcomputer OFC I've to agree with that.

On top of that, I'd not recommend to buy some vintage hardware for productive use.

But if your budget is tight, consider some refurbishers that do take stuff serious and offer tested hardware with warranty for a cheap price...

Granted, the #Framework does come with good battery life out of the box whereas a used laptop "comes with a battery" but may last even less than my #X230t's old battery...

@stdevel @JessiCum @ubuntu @bradlinder it is the #InconvenientTruth:

#Lenovo brings #Apple-Style #Enshittification like #soldered-down #RAM, #PlasticSnaps instead od Screws, #GluedInBatteries with #DRM instead of toolfree hot-swappable ones and worse #quality.

Seriously, I would've bought myself a fully-decked out #P15v if Lenovo didn't fecked it up with my work-issied machine.

I once really loved their devices and I'll keep to #UseLonger my #X230t...
https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110905896594073677

@stdevel @bradlinder @ubuntu also every #ThinkPad after my #X230t that I use to this day is literally a #downgrade in terms of expandability, upgradeability and maintainability.

Sadly @frameworkcomputer is just marginally better by virtue of having #repairability as selling feature, but even their #Framework #Laptop|s are a Downgrade...
https://chaos.social/@stdevel/110905749076554429

@rail @natty I'll stick with my #X230t since everything.afterwards is a #Downgrade and I need to do the #NUCbook...

@geist @lou Ich selbst nutz nen #X230t mit @ubuntu 22.04 LTS als Daily Driver...

@frumble Ja, nur was bringt ne Werbung wenn das Produkt nicht gut ist?

Ich bleib' bei meinem #X230t!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmtHes9-mgc

@sinituulia EXACTLY THAT!

I want my #tech #repairable in that it uses standard components wherever possible and avoids proprietary bs at all costs...

Guess why I'm still using a #Thinkpad #X230t to this day?

BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE MACHINE ON THE MARKET IS A #DOWNGRADE FROM IT!
Yes, even the @frameworkcomputer - it's just the least offensive ...

fingers crossed I can actually make the #NUCbook before my machine fails....
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/nucbook

@Joseph Personally I'll stick with my #X230t running @ubuntu 22.04 LTS because every other device feels like a #downgrade - yes, even the @frameworkcomputer !

@interru @lamp I know.

I just want shot to outlive me, not the other way around...

And with the enshittyfication of everything - espechally #laptops - I' feel more forced than.ever to finally #DIY a machine myself because everything on the market feels like a #Downgrade compared to my #X230t.

Yes, even the @frameworkcomputer !
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/nucbook

@thatguyoverthere exactly.

This is also why I can't bring myself to buy a new laptop:

Because every single machine on the market is a #downgrade compared to my #X230t:

Yes, even the @frameworkcomputer is!

And sadly I don't have the financial headroom to get the #NUCbook off the ground...
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/nucbook

@aligyie @digitalcourage @dwornik Die Mangelnde #Reparierbarkeit von Geräten geht mir auch aufn Sack.

Aber anscheinbend muss ich wohl alles selber baun damit's reparierbar bleibt...

Weil jedes #Notebook und jedes #Smartphone ist nen #Downgrade im Verlgeich zu meinem #X230t bzw. #Fairphone 3+

@mho yeah, that is a common trend.
#Tech nowadays is only being designed to last for the warranty & support period, and after 5 years, even premium laptop makers like #hp, #Dell, #Lenovo & #Apple will refuse to sell their overpriced parts unless thez randomly happen to still have spares in storage.
I hope @frameworkcomputer will do it better, but considering that even their stuff is a #Downgrade from my #X230t I'll have to build the #NUCbook!
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/nucbook