The French newspaper Libération is reporting that some Mac Pros give off strange odors, which may be hazardous. They tell of a scientist who discovered, after using a new Mac Pro for ten days in February 2007, that his eyes, nose and throat were irritated. Apple changed the computer’s power supply, but the odors continued. They then exchanged the computer, but the new model had the same odor. The scientist contacted Greenpeace, who sent the computer to their Analyicta laboratory for tests. The Mac Pro gave off chemicals such as benzene and styrene, both of which are dangerous, as well as some derivatives of these chemicals.
Apple has, according to Libération, known about the results of this test since February of this year, but has said nothing to other owners of Mac Pros.
