Dude, you got an EXPLODING laptop!

Today Dell officially announced a recall on several laptops! To help understand why, look to the picture to the left. It is a former Dell laptop that exploded into flames! According to Dell there was a fault in the laptop's battery. So you say "well, just to be safe I'll just pull the battery out of the my laptop." That won't help. These Batteries can just burst into flames sitting any where; it doesn't have to be plugged into the laptop or charger. The out come is a recall on several laptops, including some from the Laditude, Insperon, Precision, and XPS line up. This is not the first recall on laptops! In fact Apple, Compaq, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard have had or are having recalls on several of their laptops. It has been highly advised you check the manufacturer’s website for any recent recalls on your specific model. If you have an Apple iBook G4, Power Book G4, or Mac Book Pro you should check these webpages: iBook G4 or Power Book G4, Mac Book Pro. If you have a laptop from Compaq you should check out THIS webpage. If you have a laptop from Dell you should check out THIS webpage. If you have a laptop from Hewlett-Packard you should check out THIS webpage. There is even more concern about the fact that all these laptop batteries are made by Sony. In light of this the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, wow that's a mouth full, has launched an investigation to make sure there are no other batteries that have this fatal fault.

To help find the webpage you need select your laptop model: (Alphabetical)

Armada
iBook
HP Compaq
Compaq Evo
Compaq Presario
Inspiron
Latitude
Mac Book Pro
Notebook
HP Pavilion
Precision
XPS

Source: News.com and Engadget

Drew