Dell Recalls Batteries
Unless you want your notebook to make the news (like the one pictured here), we suggest you take a look at the Dell Battery Return Program website. There, you’ll find a list of criteria for notebook batteries that qualify for Dell’s recently announced battery recall.
Around 4.1 million lithium-ion batteries are part of this recall, and under “rare conditions” these notebook batteries could overheat and explode uhmm… “…cause a risk of fire.”
‘Nuff said, right?
Note: Dell staff are keen to remind customers to use the number “0″ (zero) instead of the letter “O” when checking your battery.
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Virgin Atlantic Bans Dell Laptop Batteries | House of Dell said,
Pingback • September 17, 2006 @ 10:32 am
[…] One wonders whether other airlines will follow suit. After all, we’re talking about a multi-million unit battery recall (you might remember that Dell alone recalled 4.1 million batteries) - which will for sure take quite a while to complete. […]
Acer Notebook Batteries Safe and Sound | The Acer Blog said,
Pingback • December 24, 2006 @ 10:47 am
[…] If the recent exploding notebook fiasco and large scale battery recall over at Dell has gotten you worried, rest assured. Acer has officially announced that their notebook batteries are safe. […]
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Dell’s Net Profit Drops 50% with SEC Investigation In the Works | House of Dell said,
Pingback • August 22, 2006 @ 10:31 am
[…] These two pieces of news come in the wake of a large-scale battery recall involving 4.1 million Sony-manufactured notebook batteries - though somewhat compensated by news that Dell could possibly begin pumping out AMD-based notebooks by Q4. […]