Screw loose?
'nuff said
Sony is recalling 73,000* Vaio TZ-series laptops sold in the US, as a possible short circuit of wires near the hinge could burn users. *The BBC reports 440,000 machines in the US and Japan are affected by the recall, but none in the UK. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is working with Sony to get the machines back. …
Having followed the link in Sony's article to http://esupport.sony.com/fixmypc I am rewarded with the words "This is a Test" instead of a page where I can enter my Vaio's model and serial number.
Obviously they're just testing the recall mechanism, though why this would be necessary given Sony's track record is beyond me.
Court proven criminal: exploding battery, rootkit/virus infecting computers, illegal DRM scheme (Bluray). How on earth someone could be stupid enough to buy any sony product?
Sony is not legitimate anymore, they don't have any credibility left and their products lower the bar for quality every day....
I'm UK based, and www.vaio-link.com has a link for the "Sony VAIO TZ Series inspection and rework programme" - and mine's affected!!
They have a voluntary "re-work" programme where they collect, jiggle with the internal wiring, and then return your laptop free of charge.
As the "recall" is voluntary, they seem not to be sending emails to inform customers of this potential trouser charring threat, so I'd suggest manually checking their web site...