One of our sources, who works for an Apple dealer, experienced what we'll -for now- call a coincidence...
On the same day, three customers brought back their G5 dual, strongly smelling of burned plastic. It seems that, in each case, one of the two processors simply died.
We'll try to get our hands on the machines' serial numbers.
[update]
another Mac reseller, not located in France but from another European country, is also reporting to us a recent "burned" PM G5 Dual. In this case , it was necessary to replace most of the computer (PSU, Processors, motherboard,...). The serial number was YM345xxxxxx, corresponding to a PM G5 built between November 3rd and 7th, 2003, and delivered few days later.
Stay tune we will update as soon as we get additional info
[update 2]
hereafter are the serial number of PM G5 which were affected by this "burning phenomenon"
CK347xxxxxx
CK341xxxxxx
CK344xxxxxx
So far it is affecting only PM G5 Dual. The last 3 serial numbers were assembled in Cork Apple Plant (CK, Ireland). It also reports that affected models were over weeks 41 to 47 2003.
But be careful, we need more similar reports before concluding that it is statistically significant and that there is a real manufacturing problem with the PM G5
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