Exploding notebook

[sprintman]

http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=34060&eid=1&edate=20060626

 

[Pablo]

Chinese batteries come to mind. (as the article noted)

 

[simple_gifts]

Dell claim chip problem not batteries.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/10/technology/10dell.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

As originally noted in theinquirer.net, it is only a matter of time before this happens on a plane.

 

[Pablo]

simpleG they were talking about the Penn. one, my assumption for the one in the pict is correct:

quote:

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"Dell said its engineers examined and tested what remained of the flaming notebook computer for several days to find the source of the problem. They concluded that the fire was caused by a faulty lithium ion battery cell, but that the problem was unrelated to a recall last year of notebook batteries by the company and several other computer makers.

"It's very, very rare to have a thermal incident," Mr. Pearson said.

Dell said that it found no pattern of battery failure and that the Pennsylvania incident publicized by the Inquirer Web site was caused by a chip problem and not batteries."

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Read carefully.....