r/XboxSeriesX • u/DarthLigMauI • May 17 '24

Clean your boxes at least once a year guys Discussion

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Yikes

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u/jello1982 May 17 '24

I was a computer tech many years ago. So many PCs would come it with burned out power supplies, processors, etc from smoker homes with clogged fans. Sticky smelly balls of dust in them. So gross.

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u/Madting55 May 17 '24

I must admit that is my least favourite part about my job. Dealing with a laptop console or pc that is yellow, sticky and has a smell you cannot get rid of with anything. Any hair or dust gets absolutely glued to it!

I always think like, if this is what your laptop looks like after a few years of smoking in the same room. What the fuck does your lungs look like after decades of direct contact with that shit?

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u/verticalburtvert May 17 '24

I worked in a pawn shop fixing these things. This is nothing compared to some of the roach hotel smoking lounges I've seen. Hadn't thought of that nonsense in years until this post came across my screen. Vomit.

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u/flyinb11 May 23 '24

Worked somewhere that we rented out the original Xbox. Describing it as a roach motel could not be more accurate.

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u/verticalburtvert May 23 '24

Sorry you had to go through that experience too, man.