Dell admits laptops smell of cat pee

[Jazzy]

Computer giant Dell has made an embarrassing confession - some of its laptops smell like cat urine.

A number of customers complained that their Latitude 6430u Ultrabooks "smell of cat urine", reports the BBC.

Dell engineers have admitted there was a problem but ruled out biological contamination, and said the smell was not a health hazard.

The problem lay in the manufacturing process, which has now been changed, the company says.

Customers first raised the issue with Dell's high-end business laptop back in June.

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."

Dell support technician SteveB posted: "The smell is not related to cat urine or any other type of biological contaminant, nor is it a health hazard."

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Here kitty, kitty....

 

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Sexy!

 

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And they didn't even bother masking the smell before selling them?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

And they didn't even bother masking the smell before selling them?

Apparently not. What a disappointment to spend a bunch of money on a computer and have it stink like that.

 

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I wonder if the warranty covers that

 

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I bet they all got their computers replaced or got a refund. I would!