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Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks Due To Burn Hazard

Posted by Soulskill on from the hot-product dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Acer, today announced a voluntary recall of 22,000 notebook computers. Acer has received three reports of computers short circuiting, resulting in slight melting of the external casing. No incidents occurred in the United States. No injuries have been reported."

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  1. tx2500 by webmistressrachel · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    My HP tx2530ea (dual Turion64 X2 Ultra @ 2.1) with ATI Radeon HD 3200 rocks Oblivion at 20-60fps, Fallout 3 at just a little less, X3 Reunion, and Far Cry 2 all without burning my lap, whilst charging. I have it with me and on, 24/7.

    It also offers a sexy swivelling touchscreen and "book-in-bed-mode"... Acer could do a lot better. I bet this thing has Intel graphics and still gets hotter than my tablet! My last Acer was hotter, definitely. I traded it for this. (for the record, it was a 5920 with Intel X3100 graphics)

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  2. Hair Regrowth by franadi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Acer should give compensation those who buy these computer .And apologizes to costumer. Hair Regrowth