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Dell Issues Laptop Battery Recall

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the seat-warmers dept.

zoogies writes "The New York Times is reporting that Dell is now issuing a laptop battery recall — for notebooks sold between April 2004 and July 18, 2006. According to the article, 'The recalled batteries were used in 2.7 million computers sold in the United States and 1.4 million sold overseas. The total is about 18 percent of Dell's notebook production during the period in question.' This seems to go along with a June Slashdot story on an exploding Dell laptop, and a July Slashdot story on a Dell investigation into its exploding laptops. Curiously, there is nothing yet on Dell Support's product recall page about this latest recall."

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  1. OMG DELL IS COPYING APPLE by WilliamSChips · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple did this like three years ago. Dell is so behind the times!

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    1. Re:OMG DELL IS COPYING APPLE by Walt+Dismal · · Score: 3, Funny

      Dell can't be behind the times. Why, it seems like only yesterday they announced: "Don't pour explosive liquids on your laptop while in flight, our batteries are bad enough as is. Praise be to Allah." Although I'm not sure what they meant.

  2. Hehe by Fred+Porry · · Score: 4, Funny
    for notebooks sold between April 2004 and July 18, 2006
    Cant be that many...hehe.
  3. Dude! by TheDreadSlashdotterD · · Score: 1, Funny

    Dude, you bought a bomb!

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    1. Re:Dude! by Soko · · Score: 3, Funny

      Dude, you bought a bomb!

      Now, why did I first read that as "Dude, you bought a bong!" ?

      Soko

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    2. Re:Dude! by FSWKU · · Score: 3, Funny
      Dude, you bought a bomb!
      Now, why did I first read that as "Dude, you bought a bong!" ?

      Because you've been hanging around the stoner Dell guy too long?
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  4. Sony can't pwn your computer so they burn it by huguley · · Score: 1, Funny

    After thier failed rootkit installation they just decided a better route would be
    to destroy every computer starting with laptops. They probly gave dell a good deal
    to get the most coverage. Next they will be in the desktop power supply market and
    those will start going up in flames as well.

  5. Prerecall sales pitch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Another hot item from Dell!

  6. Tesla Roadster by Zobeid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stories like this make me want a Tesla Roadster somewhat less than I did before. It's powered by 6,800 Li-ion cells.

    Naah, who am I kidding? I'd still give my left kidney for one. Flames are great, maybe we could channel them out the tail like the old Batmobile.

  7. My dell experience by NosTROLLdamus · · Score: 3, Funny
    Two years ago, I was using a Dell laptop running ubuntu linux. I let my small, impalsyed child play a game of Tux Racer. To my horror, the laptop's battery exploded, killing my child to death in front of my eyes.

    People say that linux is ready for the desktop, but when is it ready to stop killing children?

  8. I Asked the Dell Support Forums by aquatone282 · · Score: 4, Funny

    . . . and a moderator told me to format my C: drive and re-load Windows XP.

    </sarcasm>

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  9. Web enabled cat... by jkburges · · Score: 3, Funny

    My girlfriend's comment is that she likes having a Dell laptop, as it keeps her lap warm, kinda like having a cat sitting on her lap haha.

    Well, so long as it doesn't explode (I haven't heard of any exploding cats), then we will both be happy.

  10. Re:Assault and Battery by dpiven · · Score: 3, Funny
    The same division of Sony that manufactured these batteries for Dell...

    ...this is yet another one the conspiracy theorists can blame on Sony


    Yeah, first they rootkit my laptop, now they want to destroy the evidence.

    Just imagine the hilarity that would have ensured had one of their batteries caught fire aboard an airplane.

  11. Alternate link with picture! by chrisb33 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Personally I like this link much better: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/technology/15bat tery.html?ex=1313294400&en=af57f2af347e0f52&ei=508 8&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

    I'm not sure whether that picture is the scariest thing I've ever seen or the funniest thing I've ever seen. That guy looks like he's about to get his shotgun and head for a Dell executive.