Slashdot Mirror
Apple Recalls 1.1 Million Laptop Batteries
elzurawka writes "Apple has issued a recall of over 1 million batteries in the U.S.. This comes after Dell recalled over 4 million batteries just last week. It appears to be again an issue with Sony produced batteries. From the article: 'Computer giant Apple is recalling upwards of 1.1m batteries used in its laptop computers in the US. The announcement affects laptop computers sold between October 2003 and August 2006 and impacts the company's latest range of machines ... The recall is said to be the second biggest in consumer electronic history and will come as a blow to Apple after its launch of new MacBook and MacBook Pro machines had been hailed as a huge success for the firm.'"
I asked a similar question a couple of weeks ago at an Apple store, as I've been thinking about getting a MacBook Pro.
When I asked about hearsay of complaints that they run way too hot, his response was that that's how they're designed, and it's not a defect.
My response was that I didn't want a laptop that was so hot that I couldn't comfortably use it on my lap.
His response to that is that Apple doesn't call them laptops -- they're "portable computers."
What a load of bull, is what I thought. Sure enough, if you go to the Apple store online and follow either the MacBook or MacBook Pro links, they don't use the word laptop. But it's still a pretty bogus excuse, because my expectations (and I would assume the expectations of most customers) are that they are laptops, regardless of what linguistic shenanigans Apple is playing.