New iPad2 has toxic smell like strong adhesive. What is it?

Question

My new iPad2 has a toxic smell. My husband & I both got a severe headache from it. I have not even been able to set  it up. It smells so very strong, not like a normal new electronic smell, but it like strong adhesive.  I was so looking forward to using this, now I don't know what to do. The smell is unbearable and fills up the room. It is now in a bag in another room we don't use. I guess I will need to return it.  I would like one that doesn't smell like this! What is this smell?

Answer 1

There are two probable causes for the smell.
1. The new gorilla-Glass screens are made from many layers of a glue-type material, giving them a lot more durability but also more possibilities to be defective during manufacture. Thus, if a layer does not dry properly, other problems ensue, but this would normally be accompanied by other physical defects.
2. Electrical components often smell like that when they overheat (eg. sitting in a 120˚ warehouse or something along those lines). Many times they do sit in poorly air-conditioned back rooms before making it to the shelf.