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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. Sony Batteries by Trevahaha · · Score: 4, Interesting

    At least they're being open about the fact that Sony manufactured these defected batteries. I wonder if other devices using these batteries are going to start exploding as well?

  2. from report by john_uy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    the same sony batteries are used by hp and apple too. so do we expect recalls from hp and apple or is it a different issue where the batteries explode on dell laptops only?

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  3. From the Article by mkiwi · · Score: 3, Interesting
    FTA:
    The safety agency said the batteries were not unique to Dell, meaning that other companies using Sony batteries may also have to issue recalls. Sony has sold its batteries to most of the major computer makers.

    This leads me to wonder if some of the MacBook Pro batteries were made by Sony.