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IBM and Lenovo Recall Sony Batteries

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the things-that-go-boom dept.

digihome writes "IBM and Lenovo are recalling 168,500 ThinkPad notebook battery packs in the United States and another 357,000 worldwide, saying the Sony-made lithium-ion batteries can 'cause overheating, posing a fire hazard to consumers.'" The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has more details.

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  1. This leaves only Acer and HP by arivanov · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Out of all big Sony battery customers this leaves only Acer and HP. Everybody else has recalled. Interesting - how long till they recall the remainders (they did partial "fire" recalls last year).

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  2. Saw that one coming... by piquadratCH · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ...after reading this little story.

    I have a battery from Sanyo, unfortunately, so no free, new battery for me :(

  3. Have Sony VAIO batteries been recalled yet? by manastungare · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If not, why not? Are they not prone to the same defect that other OEMs have been subjected to? Or is Sony just being complacent? Either way, it's not a good thing.

  4. Re:Not good for Sony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    You forgot Blu-Ray.