Do recently-made computers make your skin itch?

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From Feb 2009 to May 2009 I used a new Asus netbook, a Samsung netbook, a Mac Mini, a Dell XPS laptop, and a Dell Precision workstation. They all seemed to make my skin itch - and it wasn't something you could just shower off; given enough contact, it absorbed through the skin and stopped hurting completely after two or three days. I don't have this problem with any of my 2008-era computers or monitors.

If anyone else has noticed this, or knows what might have changed in computer manufacturing (PCB production different? new thermal grease used by all manufacturers?), any insight would be greatly appreciated.

(note: wood smoke severely irritates my skin, so I think only a few people might have noticed this at all)

Posting this in the mobile forum because it's easier to notice when you're close to a computer. Sorry about the unusual post.
 
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aren't those months considered to be the allergy season? are you sure that maybe you didn't just start becoming more sensitive to the changing seasons?

i sure as hell did this year...

good luck with figuring this one out.
 
Could be. I don't know for sure. I didn't touch these computers for a while. I'm posting because I was using the Dell XPS laptop again today, and I'm itching... and it's way past allergy season.
 
I think you need go see a doctor and discuss your options.
 
I have never experienced a problem like that around new computer or the like. For what it's worth though, I'm not allergic to anything (cept the stuff that everyone is allergic to by some degree like poison ivy). Maybe you have some allergy to plastic or... new computer smell? I concur with suggestions to talk to a doctor, or at least google around and see if it's a common problem for other people. Good luck!
 
Allergies can develop with exposure over time. You should see a doctor. They can test for all kinds of allergenic substances.
 
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