They already smell nice (at least when they're new). Gotta sniff that factory new scent.
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2025
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there really is something special about that fresh electronics smell
If it smells too nice, too fast, know that something is burning.
Can it be as bad as adding AI to everything?
I don't know why but for some reason this makes me think of one guy like 18 years ago who sprayed the motherboard of his Compaq desktop with WD-40 because "it was runnin' slow" and then brought it to me when that didn't fix it.
I gave the motherboard a nice bath in electronics cleaner and replaced the hard drive (which was the actual problem). That PC definitely had a 'nice' smell afterwards.