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Uneven/crooked ThinkPad chassis? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by monovergent@lemmy.ml to c/thinkpad@lemmy.ml

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Just noticed that the lower right corner of my X230 just barely hovers above the table. It gives ever so slightly when I press on that corner and I can hear the rubber pad squish against the table.

Also, the table isn't crooked; my other laptops sit perfectly flat. Has anyone else had or solved this issue on their X230 or other Thinkpad?

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[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have a number of machines like this. I’m not sure if they were previously dropped, or just a manufacturing defect or what.

Since it’s an X230 do you have the 9 cell battery? If I remember right the bigger battery sticks out under the laptop too and maybe the battery is just uneven and the chassis is rigid enough it doesn’t sit flat.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

yeah third party batteries might be the issue?

i think kingsener has pretty good battery case molds iirc

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

I have a KingSener 9 cell battery

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

I remember my X220 being somewhat similar when I first got it. I disassembled it multiple times and daily drived it, at some point i no longer have the issue for some reason