Apple ibooks/powerbooks just as 'Hot' as Dell's

[BlueBimmer]

As we know, Dell isn’t the only one using Sony laptop batteries that have potential of exploding in your face. Our favorite Apple iBooks and PowerBooks are just as “hot”.

Apple announced today that it’ll be recalling 1.8 million batteries that are identified as potentially hazardous - less than half of Dell’s 4.1 million. 1.1 million of them in US, and the rest around the world.

The affected models are the 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and the 15-inch PowerBook G4, which were sold between October 2003 and August 2006.

https://support.apple.com/ibook_powe...nge/index.html

[GlennSter]

As we know, Dell isn’t the only one using Sony laptop batteries that have potential of exploding in your face. Our favorite Apple iBooks and PowerBooks are just as “hot”.

Apple announced today that it’ll be recalling 1.8 million batteries that are identified as potentially hazardous - less than half of Dell’s 4.1 million. 1.1 million of them in US, and the rest around the world.

The affected models are the 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and the 15-inch PowerBook G4, which were sold between October 2003 and August 2006.

https://support.apple.com/ibook_powe...nge/index.html

and their battery of choice is..........dan daranaaaannnn!!!!

[mbeige]

Kasama ba dyan yung dual core na iBook? Dunno kung G4, my dad got one kasi. Might have to let him know asap. Tnx

[knight23]

kasama yung ibook ko sa battery recall.

[wiretap_md]

Not all dell laptops are affected. Laptops purchased after July 16 are not affected

Just got myself an XPS 1210. Fortunate enough that my battery wasn't involved

[prinsipe]

kasama PB ko at iBook ng Kuya ko sa recall.

[Psylocke]

Faulty Sony CCDs now faulty Sony li-ion cells.... tsk tsk tsk

I've just been to the Sony service center at balintawak yesterday to pick up a digicam with faulty Sony CCD. Guess what they made us pay for Sony's fault.... sorry for the OT just ranting...

[nugundam93]

Not all dell laptops are affected. Laptops purchased after July 16 are not affected

Just got myself an XPS 1210. Fortunate enough that my battery wasn't involved

congrats sa XPS! nice. dream laptop ko rin yan, lalo na yung 2010 something, yung huge laptop. LOL!

hehehehe...sony oughtta change their logo.

[karlbo]

Not all dell laptops are affected. Laptops purchased after July 16 are not affected

Just got myself an XPS 1210. Fortunate enough that my battery wasn't involved

nice one... a nice choice for DELLs laptop... naks naman... hindi kasama sa battery recall....

[Tikoyman]

Mabuti na lang Toshiba Satellite ang laptop ko! hehehe. the best talaga!

[squatt3r]

buti na lang yung ginagamit ng IBM sa T series nila ay gawa ng Sanyo.

grabeng mga battery yan parang time bomb

[NazQ]

hmm.. just wondering, sony has not recalled any batteries for their portables (vaio) yet? siguro di nila ginagamit yung same batteries on their products.

[slip-slick]

looking at the picture, if the battery is indeed the culprit, and if it does explode, is that really where the damage would be? i dont know about macs, but for most laptops, batteries are located along the rear edge of the unit.

coincidentally, on my hp dv1000 laptop, that exact same spot (left of mousepad) heats up pretty bad. but i think that's due to the HD.

As we know, Dell isn’t the only one using Sony laptop batteries that have potential of exploding in your face. Our favorite Apple iBooks and PowerBooks are just as “hot”.

Apple announced today that it’ll be recalling 1.8 million batteries that are identified as potentially hazardous - less than half of Dell’s 4.1 million. 1.1 million of them in US, and the rest around the world.

The affected models are the 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and the 15-inch PowerBook G4, which were sold between October 2003 and August 2006.

https://support.apple.com/ibook_powe...nge/index.html

[squatt3r]

it might not be the battery itself but it could have been over supplying the whole laptop. the voltage regulators of the motherboard might not be able to cope with this and thus causing the explosions.

[slip-slick]

other than the chemicals inside the battery, i can't think of any parts inside the laptop, especially at that location that would explode. for the most part, elctronic parts just burn up, but not explode with that much intensity.

it might not be the battery itself but it could have been over supplying the whole laptop. the voltage regulators of the motherboard might not be able to cope with this and thus causing the explosions.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Oh well. Our G3 iBook 800 isn't affected. It did go through 2 dead batteries (within 2 months) before a 3rd one worked fine.

Incidentally, the battery of my HP Pavilion ze5270 is on the (my) right front side. The hard drive is directly underneath the trackpad.

[oldblue]

that sucks! mine's included in the recall list. no more 5-hour surfing outside for 6 weeks.

[ronald_m]

Good job Sony.