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HP hit by laptop recall

Lionel Baden

arrghh 

why cant they just test this stuff first

Its not exactly difficult turn it on stick it under a heat lamp. see how long it takes for battery to blow split etc etc

the longer the better

Big Bear

Dooooooooooooooomed! 

Flame

As I sit here in the office surrounded by a sea of silver and black, all I think about is the potential fiery death trap my employer is subjecting me to!!

kindaian

Repeat with me... 

Flame

PLACE THE DAMN BATERIES OUTSIDE THE PORTABLES!

Anonymous Coward

Nuclear is the answer 

Joke

We need to look at installing nuclear generation packs into portable devices! Imaging never having to recharge ever again... with one proviso.... laptops should no longer be used on your "lap" unless you wish to become sterile.

Sureo

remove battery... 

Alert

"Users are advised to remove the battery immediately..."

So the battery can't catch fire by itself? Where is the defect?

Tim Schomer

I wonder... 

Coat

... if these batteies were made by the same people who made them for Dell etc... If so I expect the manufacturer to get really burned by this episode.

The one with the asbestos lining please...

Ralph B

Never Buy HP 

Stop

The programmed "timing-out" of unused print cartridges shows the intent of this company towards their customers.

Save yourself a lot of grief. Never buy HP.

Anonymous Coward

Free replacement.. 

Alert

.. of a two year old battery.. I'll bet thats a blessing for many. Not for HP Parts though...

Don S.

It's not just the battery. 

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I have one of the affected units. I'm more worried about the super-heating hard drive catching fire to be frank.

Nicholas Wright

Is it just me... 

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... but with the advent of electric cars... with batteries inside them... I'm starting to feel a teensy bit nervous.

Kanhef

Title 

A laptop recall is not the same as a laptop battery recall.

</pedant.

Mark Spooner

RE: Is it just me.. 

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Exploding Ford Pinto take 2?

Dillon Pyron

And the answer is 

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I don't know. I have to shut down the fraking thing to turn it over and pull the battery. Maybe tomorrow. I doubt the house will burn down tonight. I think.