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IBM Recalls 553,000 Laptop Power Units

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the if-apple-can-do-it dept.

qewl writes "The 56-watt adapters can overheat, cause damage to the circuit board and melt through the case, the company and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. About 225,000 of the adapters are being recalled in the United states. The power adapters were shipped mostly with IBM ThinkPad i Series, ThinkPad 390 and 240 Series and a limited number of ThinkPad s Series laptop computers and have the part number 02K6549, the agency said."

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  1. weird by kg_o.O · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The computers were sold between January 1999 and August 2000 They received SIX reports after 4 years since releasing this stuff and they're recalling the whole series? Weird.. A power adapter CAN break after 4 years of intense usage.. it just happens, right? :)

    1. Re:weird by Carnildo · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yes, a power adapter can break after four years of usage. It should not break in such a way that it presents a fire hazard.

      --
      "They redundantly repeated themselves over and over again incessantly without end ad infinitum" -- ibid.