The ancient mac classics that we had in high school had gobbled up dust over the years so they could self ignite. They just smoked as the dust burned away. The school got a gov't grant shortly after(thanks Clinton) and replaced them all with crappy pc's. People mostly laughed at the burning mac lab. The computers still funtioned even in their smoking condition. Electronics can go bad. They aren't designed for rough conditions. At least those old things would be funtioning today, if anyone cared to turn them on. Even my ancient apple II works. I have no use for it, but if I did I could use it. Can't say that about many pc's. I've watched an eMachine pc go bad after only 3 months of use, and no it was never abused. The thing just broke down and it's owner was not happy.
To everyone bashing this article, shut up. I like to learn from other people's experiences once in a while. Yeah, it did look like this guy is a bit rough with his power cable, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't take a quick glance at mine. I have a newer version of that white brick. It doesn't have any of his extra cable support, but as far as I can tell it doesn't need it. I'm glad slashdot posted this article. It only took me 2 seconds to check mine, like it took evey other mac owner on here to check theirs. Thanks for the warning OB.
Angels winged on high, rock hallelujah.
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The ancient mac classics that we had in high school had gobbled up dust over the years so they could self ignite. They just smoked as the dust burned away. The school got a gov't grant shortly after(thanks Clinton) and replaced them all with crappy pc's. People mostly laughed at the burning mac lab. The computers still funtioned even in their smoking condition. Electronics can go bad. They aren't designed for rough conditions. At least those old things would be funtioning today, if anyone cared to turn them on. Even my ancient apple II works. I have no use for it, but if I did I could use it. Can't say that about many pc's. I've watched an eMachine pc go bad after only 3 months of use, and no it was never abused. The thing just broke down and it's owner was not happy. To everyone bashing this article, shut up. I like to learn from other people's experiences once in a while. Yeah, it did look like this guy is a bit rough with his power cable, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't take a quick glance at mine. I have a newer version of that white brick. It doesn't have any of his extra cable support, but as far as I can tell it doesn't need it. I'm glad slashdot posted this article. It only took me 2 seconds to check mine, like it took evey other mac owner on here to check theirs. Thanks for the warning OB. Angels winged on high, rock hallelujah.