Attack of the Green Slime
When Apple announced liquid-cooled Power Mac G5s back in June 2004, I was initially skeptical of their durability, but I wrote it off to the fact that I’m neurotic and, quite frankly, new technology scares me. Well, according to Macsimum News, I’m not completely insane:
Reports of liquid-cooled Power Mac G5s leaking have been been popping up around the Net. Ryan Butterworth at wrote, “So, we have six G5s all ranging from Dual 1.8s to a Quad G5. Came in to work today and my computer, a Dual 2.5, wouldn’t turn on. It would click on for about a third of a second and turn back off. Thought the power supply went on it. It was only a year and a half old. Disconnected everything and put it on the floor to try a different plug. I tipped the machine up to show a co-worker when another co-worker spotted liquid coming from the rear of the computer. NO WAY!! It was fine on Friday and untouched all weekend.”
If you own a liquid-cooled Power Mac G5, and it’s less than a year old, now might be a good time to consider purchasing AppleCare.
