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Dell Fixes Ultrabook That Smelled of Cat Urine

Posted by Unknown on from the catbert's-revenge dept.

Sockatume writes "The BBC is reporting that Dell's Latitude 6430u Ultrabooks have an interesting characteristic you won't find in any Macbook Air: the palm rest emits an odor like cat urine. An issue with a manufacturing process is thought to be to blame. Although Dell has assured potential customers that the issue has been fixed, reports in the Dell support forum indicate that units with the novel fragrance continue to ship out to users. Dell staff state that the palm rest will be replaced by Dell at no cost, but only if the unit is still under warranty."

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  1. Dude! You're getting a Smell! by swschrad · · Score: 5, Funny

    obviously this is why they don't ship mice with laptops, they were all eaten.

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    if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
  2. Re:Stands to reason by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What do you think the "u" in 6430u stands for?

  3. I'll level with you by Sockatume · · Score: 5, Informative

    Seeing this on the front page is not exactly my proudest submission.

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    No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
  4. Macs had a similar issue not long ago by RiscIt · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's ironic that the story would say you won't find this issue with a Mac Book air.

    It wasn't too many years ago that iBooks had an issue where they would smell like body odor after the case had begun to oxidize.

    We still have one. It still stinks.

    I guess they were thinking most nerds wouldn't notice?