Dell Recalls 35,000 Notebook Batteries
Just after I finish reading a review on a Dell notebook, and thinking “boy, I would like one of those..” I find an article explaining how Dell is recalling a bunch of their notebook batteries.
Cnet’s News.com with the details:
Related Posts:The 35,000 recalled batteries were sold with several models of Latitude and Inspiron machines and Precision mobile workstations between Oct. 5, 2004, and Oct. 13, 2005.
Manufactured in Japan or China, they were also sold on their own as replacement batteries–at a cost of between $99 and $179–during that time.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Dell warned consumers to stop using the products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
The Round Rock, Texas-based company has learned of three incidents of the recalled batteries overheating, resulting in damage to a tabletop and a desktop, and in “minor damage to personal effects,” but no reported injuries.