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BuZZKilgoreBuZZKilgore Member Posts: 525
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM

DALLAS - In the largest electronics-related recall involving the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Dell Inc. agreed to replace 4.1 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony Corp. because they can burst into flames.

A Dell spokesman said Monday that the Sony batteries were placed in notebooks that were shipped between April 1, 2004, and July 18 of this year.

"In rare cases, a short-circuit could cause the battery to overheat, causing a risk of smoke and/or fire," said the spokesman, Ira Williams. "It happens in rare cases, but we opted to take this broad action immediately."

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  • grimbojgrimboj Member Posts: 2,102
    LOL So thats why we got an email round work asking to report in if you had a dell laptop rofl. Thats a bit scary....

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    Note: PlayNC will refuse to allow you access to your account if you forget your password and can't provide a scanned image of the product key for the first product you purchased..... LOL

  • Redline65Redline65 Member Posts: 486
    I ordered a replacement battery for my D600 this morning. Kind of scary I've been using this one that's on their list for about 2 years now.
  • SigneSigne Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,524

    Evidently, one man suffered third degree burns to his... err... nether regions.    In any case, "OW OW OW", poor guy!  I wish him luck with his GINORMOUS lawsuit.  I expect he's on a "Burning Crusade."   There was a video of one exploding at a conference in Japan a while ago but I can't find it now.  It's somewhere at www.theregister.co.uk.  HERE'S some pics, though.


  • ValiumSummerValiumSummer Member Posts: 1,008

    My cpu fan went out on my dell... about 2 months after I got it. I didn't feel like going through the warranty rigam-a-mah-row so I bought a cpu fan at a local shop.  Of course the mother board had a proprietary connection so I had to jerry rig the new fan I bought at a local shop (spliced some wires).  But suprisingly I got a phone call about a month later from Dell telling me that my cpu fan was being recalled.   I told the guy "too late it went ka-put already".   They sent me a new fan and a shroud in like two days and I had it installed in no time.   Dell "did the right thing".

    I feel if you have to buy a pre-made "proprietary" type computer I think Dell is a great company.   I think I might just put together my next one myself.

    At least Sony is "doing the right thing".

  • JorevJorev Member Posts: 1,500

    Dude, it's a Dell and the batteries are made by Sony, what did you expect?

    BTW why is this thread not in off topic, has nothing to do with MMOGs?

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  • JennysMindJennysMind Member UncommonPosts: 869
    You know what is funny. At one time, Sony was known for their quality. The Trinitron had by far the best reputation on the tv market. It seems Sony has gotten lazy and their products rep is definitely dropping.

  • NullapaxNullapax Member Posts: 401

    Originally posted by Jorev
    BTW why is this thread not in off topic, has nothing to do with MMOGs?

    Just what I thought.
    Perhaps Buzz thinks Sony Electronics and SOE are the same people
  • VhayneVhayne Member UncommonPosts: 632

    Originally posted by Signe
    Evidently, one man suffered third degree burns to his... err... nether regions.    In any case, "OW OW OW", poor guy!  I wish him luck with his GINORMOUS lawsuit.  I expect he's on a "Burning Crusade."   There was a video of one exploding at a conference in Japan a while ago but I can't find it now.  It's somewhere at www.theregister.co.uk.  HERE'S some pics, though.


    ROFL! all I can think of when seeing those pics is....

    "This message will self destruct in 10 seconds.......9.........8....."

  • ValiumSummerValiumSummer Member Posts: 1,008

    Originally posted by Jorev
    BTW why is this thread not in off topic, has nothing to do with MMOGs?
    MMOG's can be played on laptops, laptops use batteries.   This is a thread about lap top batteries!  (its a stretch I know).
  • SigneSigne Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 2,524
    Because of how hot Mac laptops get anyway, Apple thought they would be clever and call them notebooks.  We all know where those notbooks go.  At home, I make my husband put something under the laptop.  Well, when he's on the road, he doesn't have a wee portable desk or anything!  I keep thinking, these people who use these things... they're going to have their own disease named after them in about 20 years or something.   It makes me sad.

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