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Re: Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

daveweikel — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:27:00 GMT

Make that 45. Had one blow up yesterday, on a battery that was NOT on the 2006 recall list. Inspiron 6000 (we have 8 more just like it. We're pulling and re-checking all remaining ones today. I'll run em without batteries if I have to to protect them.

Re: Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

jtsh97 — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:26:37 GMT

Bravo GUS,

You win the the consumer conscience of the month award. Despite your altruistic motivations for trying to change a juggernaught, it almost sounds like a setup for the old reliable cl*ss action legal action.

Good luck.

Re: Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

gus82570 — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:12:17 GMT

Message Edited by gus82570 on 08-07-200612:12 AM

Re: Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

russell_314 — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 02:00:43 GMT

Isn't this a Dimension Desktop forum?

Re: Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

sandavis — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:52:36 GMT

Does anyone know if the exploding lap tops were plugged up or running on battery power? I bought a targus fan and put under mine it is a lot cooler with it.

Thanks,

Sandavis

Re: Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

klbf — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:37:02 GMT

read on inquirer.net a new post about dell and exploding laptops

i also find it hard to believe the 43 laptops in the last 5 years... how many have gone unreported... 43 is far too many in the first instance, since the problem with lithium batteries and heat issues is already known
http://www.tekrati.com/research/News.asp?id=7374

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Re: Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

gus82570 — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:24:05 GMT

Message Edited by gus82570 on 08-07-200612:13 AM

Re: Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

1Bowtie — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:19:56 GMT

That's a very misleading subject line. Before you put Dell on the hot seat you should have done alittle research. There have only been 43 reported instances in the last 5 years, out of the millions of laptop's and notebook's sold. It is the battery that's getting hot which are made in China and are shipped to Dell, HP, and other comp companys. Also it has nothing to do with desktop computors. Just a few facts before you put somebody on the hot seat.

Exploding Laptop Puts Dell on the Hot Seat!

gus82570 — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:27:20 GMT

Message Edited by gus82570 on 08-07-200612:14 AM