Burning Smell from MB

[shifeng]

There's a burning smell that comes out from the whitebook that I have after some usage. The smell gets stronger when I try to play video from a dvd. Does anyone encounter this problem?

 

[EricNau]

Is it new? It's not uncommon for new machines to have a slight burning oder.

 

[iEric007]

There's a burning smell that comes out from the whitebook that I have after some usage. The smell gets stronger when I try to play video from a dvd. Does anyone encounter this problem?

Is your MacBook new? When they're new, they give out a smell that may be construed to be a burning smell.

However, if your MacBook is not new and like you said, it gets worse when running a DVD, then you might have something broken inside the player that causes the smell from friction inside the SuperDrive. I would call AppleCare and get it checked out. Make the best of your 1 year warranty (or 3 year AppleCare warranty if you bought it.)

Good Luck!

 

[shifeng]

it's 2 days old today. =)

 

[iEric007]

it's 2 days old today. =)

Yeah, it might be the "new computer smell."

Give it a few days and see if it still smellin'. If it continues, call AppleCare and have them take care of it. You paid a lot for your comp...you shouldn't have to deal with those kind of issues.

Cheers!

 

[e12a]

This is called the "break-in" period.