The capacitor plague is a whole separate event. As bwldrbst explained, this is a specific problem with the SMT capacitors that Apple used in everything during t

The capacitor plague is a whole separate event. As bwldrbst explained, this is a specific problem with the SMT capacitors that Apple used in everything during that time period. The through-hole capacitors used for example in the Mac SE and earlier haven't had the problems with leaking. (Speaking only of the capacitors on the logic board... the larger capacitors on the analog board and power supplies are leaking too.)