17″ MacBook Pro Replacement Cost: $179 sans Taxes
January 14, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Laptops, Services
So Apple recently came out with an announcement about replacing the battery of its newest 17″ MacBook Pro:
How much does battery replacement cost?
Battery replacement prices are based on your region:
Region
Cost
United States
$179 pre taxes
Canada
CA$219 pre taxes
Europe
€179 inc. VAT
United Kingdom
£139 inc. VAT
Japan
¥19,800 inc. taxes
Australia
A$299 inc. vat
China
1498 RMB inc. vat
Recall Warning: Up to 35,000 Sony Laptop Batteries Affected
November 10, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Laptops
Though the brand of the affected Lithium-Ion batteries are Sony, affected customers include owners of HP, Toshiba, and Dell computers. The models listed below may use the affected batteries, which were manufactured in Japan.
If you happen to be an owner of any of the following:
HP Pavilion: dv1000, dv8000 and zd8000
Compaq Presario: v2000 and v2400
HP Compaq: nc6110, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230, nx4800, nx4820, nx6110, nx6120, nx9600
Toshiba Satellite: A70/A75, P30/P5, M30X/M35X, M50/M55
Toshiba Tecra: A3, A5, S2
Dell Latitude: 110L
Dell Inspiron: 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150, 5160
Read the full “voluntary recall” press release now. If you need more reason, here’s the incident/injury report summary: “There …read more
