Dell Recalls Faulty Notebook Batteries
December 21, 2005 by colbert low
Filed under Announcements, Laptops
What a mess. Looks like DELL will need to recall 35,000 useless notebook batteries before they explode in somebody’s face. Apparently, the batteries can overheat and might damage a tabletop, desktop and minor damage to personal effects. No injuries have been reported yet. Nobody wants to spend the Christmas or New Year in the hospital, thank you. Go check your batteries online now.
The batteries were sold between 5 October 2004 and 13 October 2005 with Precision M20 and M70 machines; Inspiron 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, 9300 and XPS Gen 2; and Latitude D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800 and D810 computers. They were also sold as standalone batteries, or offered as replacements for failed batteries under warranty or some other service package.
