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| | | | Dell to recall 4.1M laptop batteries 32 minutes ago
DALLAS - Dell Inc. said Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries made by Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news). because they can overheat and catch fire.
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Round Rock-based Dell negotiated conditions of the recall with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, which called it the largest electronics-related recall ever involving the agency.
A Dell spokesman said the Sony batteries were placed in notebooks that were shipped between April 1, 2004, and July 18 of this year.
"In rare cases, a short-circuit could cause the battery to overheat, causing a risk of smoke and/or fire," said the spokesman, Ira Williams. "It happens in rare cases, but we opted to take this broad action immediately."
The battery packs were included in some models of Dell's Latitude, Inspiron, XTS and precision mobile workstation notebooks. Dell planned to launch a Web site overnight that would describe the affected models. Williams said the Web site would tell consumers how to get free replacement batteries from Dell.
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www.drudgereport.com
has referred to those who have purchased laptop between 2004 thru July 18, 2006
to go to dell site
they will post the recalls tomorrow (tuesday)
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| | | | I used to have a Dell LT... I wish it caught fire.
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in a linked story, thousands of al Quada terrorists were detained boarding plains dressed as buisnessmen with concealed incentery devices hidded in thier dell laptops cleverly disquised as batteries.
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