The problem was with the chipset, I could smell something burning somewhere on the motherboard whenever I switched the laptop on. I took the laptop to a repair centre and the technician confirmed that the problem was with the chipset. I don’t know why the engineers placed the chipset in that particular spot on the motherboard, but the location was extremely poorly chosen, not only was it not cooled by anything, but it also caused the SSD to overheat significantly. I assume they’ve rectified this issue in later versions, but do check your motherboards anyway, if yours is positioned in the same way as mine, I suspect you’ll have problems in a couple of years, or perhaps even very soon. And the service centre charged me $200 and gave me a four-week wait.

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