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Just great: Dell recalling 4 million laptop batteries

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  1. Faos

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    How does this work? Will they contact those affected?

    http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1844885,00.html

    Exploding laptops prompt Dell safety recall

    Andrew Clark in New York
    Tuesday August 15, 2006
    The Guardian

    The American company Dell is recalling more than 4m laptop batteries following complaints of its computers overheating and bursting into flames.

    The recall, announced last night at Dell's headquarters in Texas, is the largest in the history of the US electronics industry. according to the US consumer product safety commission.

    It affects Sony batteries in 2.7m Dell laptops sold in the US, and a further 1.4m sold in the rest of the world between April 2004 and this July - equivalent to 18% of Dell's entire output of notebook computers. It was not immediately clear how many British users could be affected.
     
    #1 Faos, Aug 14, 2006
  2. arkoe

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    Awww, why. I love it when my laptops explode into flames.
     
    #2 arkoe, Aug 14, 2006
  3. Mr. Brightside

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    Take the battery from your laptop, and run wildly in the streets waving it in the air.
     
    #3 Mr. Brightside, Aug 14, 2006
  4. KingCheetah

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    What a perfect place to have a large battery explode.

    sidenote:

    Dell stock faints
     
    #4 KingCheetah, Aug 14, 2006
  5. TeamUSA

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    Any particular model??? I'm using a latitude... don't if i need a fire extinguisher beside me now...
     
    #5 TeamUSA, Aug 14, 2006
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  8. Faos

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    #8 Faos, Aug 14, 2006
  9. RocketMan Tex

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    This is all a terrorist plot. Michael Dell is Osama Bin Laden's American operative. Great job, President Bush!!! ;) :D
     
    #9 RocketMan Tex, Aug 15, 2006
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    damn mine is been recalled too :mad:

    does anyone know how long it will take for the new batteries to get in because i am going off to college soon and my parents are going on vacation so if it takes more then 2 weeks getting to me then nobody will be in the house to recieve it.
     
    #10 rocketsinsider, Aug 15, 2006
  11. TeamUSA

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    Thanks this is more helpful than the one replied to my post.. Thanks again.
     
    #11 TeamUSA, Aug 15, 2006
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