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Dell Issues Laptop Battery Recall
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."
This is for an old recall program... the new program will cover many more battery models yet to be announced.
I'd be careful about that - That website was for the December 2005 recall. Since the Dell recall list doesn't list the current round of recalls, this website may not be up to date. In other words, if your battery shows up as clear on this site today... I'd take another look around in a week or so.
wtf? thats a sick joke if it is. You never bring kids into the mix
F*** you, NBC! I don't know how many times I keep telling my dad that recall on the DELL COMPUTERS that have the SONY batteries between JUNE 2004 and JULY 2006 DOES NOT effect my two computers, one that is a SONY COMPUTER that does NOT run on a SONY Battery that is 10 years old and another notebook that is NOT a Dell computer and does NOT have a SONY battery and that BOTH computer run on AC power for most of the day.
Yet I'm getting my ass kick because NBC is FEARMONGERING.
I can't wait for the first computer virus that attacks TV network since TV is more digital than ever.
Pay attention hackers! TV is DIGITAL. hint hint!
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