Dell users: Latitude 6430u laptops 'smell of cat urine'

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Nickydude

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Posted: 30th Oct 2013 16:53

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Quote: "A number of Dell users have complained that their Latitude 6430u Ultrabooks "smell of cat urine. "A few weeks ago I got a new Lattitude 6430u for work," one user called Three West complained on Dell's hardware support forum. "The machine is great, but it smells as if it was assembled near a tomcat's litter box. It is truly awful!"

Another customer, Hoteca, said: "I thought for sure one of my cats sprayed it, but there was something faulty with it so I had it replaced. The next one had the same exact issue. It's embarrassing taking it to clients because it smells so bad.""

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24741832

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Posted: 30th Oct 2013 20:50

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Rofl! Now that's an issue

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Posted: 30th Oct 2013 21:26 Edited at: 30th Oct 2013 21:30

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Hmmm... Heating-related maybe. Certain things, when heated, produce bad smells but I'm not an expert in that field. My best guess.
Edit: Ah, according to the article, they replace the "palm rest". Must be plastic-related then.