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HP & Dell Face Lawsuits From Exploding Hardware

Posted by Zonk on from the not-something-you-want-to-wake-up-to dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Dell and Hewlett-Packard are both facing lawsuits over catastrophic equipment failures that lead to fires and injuries last year. 'In one case, a North Dakota auto lube shop owner claims that a Dell monitor he purchased caught fire and burned down his business ... meanwhile, an Arkansas man has sued HP, claiming that an HP Compaq Presario PC he purchased from Wal-Mart burst into flames, causing a blaze that destroyed his house and seriously injured his daughter.'"

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  1. RTFM? by evilklown · · Score: 0, Troll

    Knowing the "typical" computer user, I can't help but wonder if either/both of the incidents mentioned are RTFM errors. Maybe the autoshop guy thought his monitor ran on gasoline and the other guy thought he could turn his computer from air-cooled to water-cooled by submerging it in an icy bathtub... It's possible.