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    How does your Alienware 14 smell?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by brocannon, Nov 2, 2014.

  1. brocannon

    brocannon Newbie

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    Hi everyone! I am a new user of Alienware 14. I found the plastic smell of my Alienware really weird and the smell gets stronger when I am playing games. Does anyone else's Alienware 14 have a plastic smell like me? Is it normal or I should contact the support team?
     
    brocannon, Nov 2, 2014
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  2. jacker60

    jacker60 Notebook Consultant

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    It's normal, the first week it has a smell that is stronger with the he at, smell of new :)
     
    jacker60, Nov 2, 2014
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  3. Alien8719

    Alien8719 Newbie

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    After about three weeks of ownership of my 14, that new smell wore off. Unless you smell something burning lol, you shouldn't be alarmed.
     
    Alien8719, Nov 3, 2014
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  4. Splintah

    Splintah Notebook Deity

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    I never noticed a smell on my 18

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
    Splintah, Nov 3, 2014
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  5. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    My 17 smelled like crippling debt....
     
    ejohnson, Nov 4, 2014
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  6. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    LOL, this thread title.

    That's funny, Johnson. :D
     
    J.Dre, Nov 4, 2014
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    pathfindercod Notebook Virtuoso

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    I've had my 14 for 1.5 yrs and it still smells like there is wd-40 inside. If I get close to it that is. Doesn't bother me..
     
    pathfindercod, Nov 6, 2014
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  8. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    IT's completely normal, it's due to the material that it's made of.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Nov 6, 2014
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