my powerbook smells.

lemonadedlemonaded
Posted:
in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
literally. it does. it has that burning circuit/metal smell. i think it's coming from the arm rest. i have the alubook 17. does any one get this? when i place my pb on my lap for some time, my lap gets warm and the stench is transffered onto my pants. i dunno what it is

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    cosmocosmo Posts: 662member
    No burning smell from my 15" AlBook but my ipod does have a problem like the one you described.



    If i send a lot of data to my 15gb 3g ipod it smells like burning. Hasn't been a problem since i loaded it with my library, because now the transfers are only a few megs at a time.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    curiousuburbcuriousuburb Posts: 3,325member
    take it back and "demonstrate" the smell where you bought it.



    might be fried gremlin. maybe you cooked a potential problem before it got ya.
  • Reply 3 of 5
    ti fighterti fighter Posts: 863member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Cosmo

    it smells like burning



    thats such a ralph wiggum (simpsons) phrase!
  • Reply 4 of 5
    ringoringo Posts: 329member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ti Fighter

    thats such a ralph wiggum (simpsons) phrase!



    I believe the quote is "It tastes like... burning."
  • Reply 5 of 5
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ringo

    I believe the quote is "It tastes like... burning."



    You are correct sir.



    As for the burning smell, get that checked out and quick. Make sure your data is backed up and take it to an Apple store real quick. It could be a major problem.
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