Before you start yelling that I’ve lost my marbles, I’m very well aware of the situation.
So, I have a SP3 that gets two digit miles under the hood during a year. I mainly use it to administer my e-books and I have some software on it that lets me borrow books from my local library back in Sweden. As you might imagine, getting my hands on Swedish books in Japan is a quest for the insane. Once in an eon I might also run Word in case I’m doing some serious editing since it has a bigger screen than my Surface Go. But that is it.
A little while ago when I was checking out books from my library in Sweden it just went poof, black screen and the backside was hot and I mean 🔥. Seems the battery is just out of juice, the anodes are gone, or whatever.
I am actually thinking about replacing the battery since it runs fine. But have no idea if it can be done. No Microsoft service station in the neighborhood but there are some PC shops that offer repair work. Still too hot during day time so will wait for cooler weather.
Kuma: If you are willing to pay for shipping and whatever miscellaneous fees, I'll sell you my slightly used Surface Pro X (1st Gen) for $1. I'd like to see it go to a good home, even if no one there speaks English...!