De PowerMac G4 is natuurlijk een fantastisch snelle computers, alleen schijnt er een nogal wazig geurtje omheen te hangen. Salon Magazine heeft er een artikeltje over:
A recent review of the G4 on the MacInTouch site for Apple news commended the new machine for being "pleasantly quiet," but also noticed that the computers had an unpleasant odor when turned on. The reviewer wasn't the only person to notice the G4 stink: This little bug has also been documented by the Apple Tech-info library, and filed under "Odors May Be Present Short-Term."According to Apple, a plasticky smell will occasionally waft up when the computer is turned on and allowed to warm up to its "operating temperature." As Apple placates concerned owners, "the odor is detected when the product is new, similar to odors generated from new carpeting or a new car. In most cases the odor will dissipate over a short period of time." But the only quick solution, the site says, is to turn your computer on and leave it running for 24 hours or more, effectively burning off the smell -- and filling your room with a wallop of a stench that could last several days.
Ah, the smell of hot plastic in the morning ...
Hmm, let's burn some plastic ...