Frequent static discharges on X201 and ultrabase

I've been playing with the new X201 notebook we received yesterday, and am concerned by the number of times I've received a minor static discharge when touching different parts of the notebook and base. This has happened on the fingerprint reader, USB ports, CD tray, etc. This hasn't happened for any of our other laptops
We're told to wear anti-static straps when working on the internals since even millivolt discharges (which we barely feel) can damage equipment, should I be worrying that these zaps on parts connected to internal circuitry will shorten the lifespan of the notebook?
It is plugged into a surge protector, but there's no grounding prong on the power adapter.
Thanks

try calling Lenovo and tell them about the static discharge, then tell them that you want a grounded power plug and ac cables sent out, to see whether it can solve the problem.
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Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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