What a bummer although I've seen a lot of electronics with melted cold solder joints where high power and hear were involved.I had the old D630 - which "expired" last September (cracked GPU connections!) - for well over 2 years. Had the misfortune to snag a lappie off eBay with an Nvidia GPU built at the time the industry was switching to lead-free solder.....and which had a tendency to run as hot as a furnace into the bargain. (The inevitable extreme thermal cycling with 'dodgy' solder led to an inescapable conclusion. But I didn't discover all this till well after I bought it...)
Apparently the ban on lead in solder used electronics according to this article came about around 2003.
Don't know the accuracy of the article posted.
Solder History: The Unsung Hero of Digital Electronics
The story of solder, the unsung hero of the digital revolution that benefits from a low melting point. It’s what keeps the circuits attached to the silicon.

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