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Re:Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has y... by currysausage on Friday April 19, 2019 @05:33PM (#19703199)
According 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-...

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Re:Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has y... by TaylorAlexander on Friday April 19, 2019 @11:36PM (#19704686)
Yeah, 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...
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Re:Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has y... by NullPrefix on Saturday April 20, 2019 @02:17PM (#19708012)
Spill resistant keyboard means there are slits inside that channel the water under the laptop without it reaching the motherboard.
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