Possibly, they pack a lot into a small space. IO had a MacbookAir for over five years though, and it only started failing towards the end of that time - unfortunately I replaced it with the Surface Laptop I mention here. lesson learned.

I'm thinking I'll take the laptop to a guy (or gal) and see if it can be addressed and for how much money; I know someone I could give it to who would appreciate it. We'll see. how it goes.