who owns belkin sleeves

So i got a belkin sleeve for the laptop.

omg these sleeves stink big time. im having a gag reflex near it. its made my laptop stink of this smell too when i take it out of the bag.

the neoprene stinks like crap. Maybe i have a sensitive smell but it smells terrible.

does this smell go away over time or is it time for a refund

 

anyone know if this smell goes away after extended use or is it time for refund before it stinks up the house

 

I have a Belkin Sleeve. I have no probs with smell.
If it's that terrible, I would prolly' return it.

Is it a Memory Foam Sleeve, or the Neoprene?
From a Google search, it appears some of them have had a bad odor.
But, it go's away with time.

Try a damp cloth on it (blotting around)...to see it helps. Or, even a bit of baby powder (no a lot), just enough so that you can rub it around on the sleeve, and get it in the sleeve really well.

Cin

 

it is neoprene. ive done research and neoprene is known to smell like crap to some people. im apparently sensitive to it. its the same stuff they use for diving gear.

I have literally been running a fan at this thing opened for days whenever possible. i've taken my laptop out of the bag with sleeve on for maybe 5 hours. and I can still smell residuals off my laptop even now, after about 12 hours away from the sleeves.

return date is soon so i must decide. my old sleeve was prob nylon or something. anyway theres zero smell given off.

 

I would suggest you return it then. I have 2 sleeves I ordered from meritline.com, and they are awesome (and cheaper), no smells.

Here:
http://www.meritline.com/black-flap-laptop-sleeve-580---p-31464.aspx
http://www.meritline.com/15-laptop-sleeve-445---p-23264.aspx
Waiting on this one to arrive for my Netbook:
http://www.meritline.com/laptop-reversible-sleeve-neoprene-black-251---p-34799.aspx



Cin

 

nice. Yea its wierd because I just swung by a store to check out their sleeves and some of them (also neoprene) dont smell. But Ive been reading people saying neoprene naturally gives off a synthetic plastic smell. but they are also much less flexible than the one i bough with the smell. it might have to do with the plasticizers they are using. I think I am kinda sensitive to that synthetic smell initiating a gag response.

 

Yes, true..so if this is doing this..box it up and return it!

Did you check those sleeves I linked? They don't smell!


Cin

 

Yea I did, thx, but I think I'd like to see the sleeves in person first this time!

 

Check Best Buy, Office Depot, and Staples..if you have them locally!


Cin