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The bad news: my $4000 Mac Pro may be killing me. The good news: if true, Apple will put the next 10 generations of my family through private school

Started by Duncan Riley · 9 months ago

A French newspaper is reporting that the widely reported smell emanating from Mac Pro computers is toxic, and may cause leukemia or just straight out death.
According to Liberation.fr (english translation), as reported on ZDNet, the odor being emitted from Mac Pros manufactured before 20 ... Continue reading »

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  • Mat Packer

    9 months ago

    I have a pre-2008 Mac Pro sitting under my desk at work all day, every day... WTF!
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  • Ryan

    9 months ago

    I wonder if Steve Jobs uses a Mac Pro?
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  • Elmer

    9 months ago

    The dose makes the poison.

    For comparison, LD-50 of oral benzene in rats is 930 mg/kg. LD-50 of oral caffeine in rats is 192 mg/kg. Your coffee is 5x more toxic, given the same dose.
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  • nickyP

    9 months ago

    My 2007 Mac Pro has been in the shop for exactly this smell, but the service center couldn't 'notice anything'. My Mac Pro reeks the most when in sleep mode. Apparently they stress test the machine with software, and my guess is this spins up the fans and as such, all the smelly air get's pushed out the back.

    I'm very worried, and am calling AppleCare tomorrow
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  • fuckyou

    9 months ago

    That is really stupid that you would think that there is enough benzene being emitted to kill you. The human nose can detect scents at concentrations far below what it takes to injure or kill you.


    Oh noES, I smell a CHEMICAL!!!!!!
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