New iMac G5 stinks! (Literally, a little bit)
I've set up a new iMac G5 (1.6 GHz, 17") and it's a great computer for the most part. It smells a bit like burning plastic since first turning it on, however.
The longer that the computer is on, the more the unpleasant aroma dissipates, but the odor remains. The case doesn't feel particularly hot anywhere, so I don't think anything is really burning up. I suspect it's just a little industrial grime clinging to a hot chip or two, slowly being cooked away by the heat.
Anyone else have any olfactory observations to make about their own iMac G5s?
The longer that the computer is on, the more the unpleasant aroma dissipates, but the odor remains. The case doesn't feel particularly hot anywhere, so I don't think anything is really burning up. I suspect it's just a little industrial grime clinging to a hot chip or two, slowly being cooked away by the heat.
Anyone else have any olfactory observations to make about their own iMac G5s?
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You click in in your computer and using the fans, it will spread a nice smell in your home, depending on factors like daytime and date. (e.g lemon when you feel down, at 16.00, or christmas tree smell!)
Originally posted by Robin Hood
What you're seeing is what I call "new computer smell". This goes away after a couple of weeks.
yup, except if you remove the back and you start sniffing the motherboard and other innards you keep smelling that "new computer smell" for ages...
my G5 tower at work smelled the same.