Battery Recalls
If you have any Dell or Apple laptops, you may need to send their batteries off to the respective company for a free replacement...
Sony, the company that manufactures the batteries for these, and many other computer OEMs, has informed computer companies that batteries supplied for products shipped roughly between April 2004 and July 2006 had a manufacturing defect, and were contaminated with metal fragments that could potentially cause over-heating or even fire. Therefore Dell and Apple have decided to recall 4.1 and 1.8 million batteries each, and more recalls from other companies are likely to follow.
Two high profile fires have actually already been reported in Dell batteries, and the companies laptop computers have even been banned from use via battery on certain airlines. It is therefore potentially a real safety issue, and if you or your orginisation have any of the following laptop models, you should think about returning the batteries as soon as possible:
DELL:
Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710
More information on Dell's recall is available here
APPLE:
Computer model name - Battery model number - Battery serial numbers
12-inch iBook G4 - A1061 - ZZ338 through ZZ427, 3K429 through 3K611, 6C510 through 6C626
12-inch PowerBook G4 - A1079 - ZZ411 through ZZ427, 3K428 through 3K611
15-inch PowerBook G4 - A1078 and A1148 - 3K425 through 3K601, 6N530 through 6N551, 6N601
More information on Apple's recall is available here
Sony, the company that manufactures the batteries for these, and many other computer OEMs, has informed computer companies that batteries supplied for products shipped roughly between April 2004 and July 2006 had a manufacturing defect, and were contaminated with metal fragments that could potentially cause over-heating or even fire. Therefore Dell and Apple have decided to recall 4.1 and 1.8 million batteries each, and more recalls from other companies are likely to follow.
Two high profile fires have actually already been reported in Dell batteries, and the companies laptop computers have even been banned from use via battery on certain airlines. It is therefore potentially a real safety issue, and if you or your orginisation have any of the following laptop models, you should think about returning the batteries as soon as possible:
DELL:
Latitude: D410, D500, D505, D510, D520, D600, D610, D620, D800, D810
Inspiron: 500M, 510M, 600M, 700M, 710M, 6000, 6400, 8500, 8600, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, E1505, E1705
Precision: M20, M60, M70, M90
XPS: XPS, XPS Gen2, XPS M170, XPS M1710
More information on Dell's recall is available here
APPLE:
Computer model name - Battery model number - Battery serial numbers
12-inch iBook G4 - A1061 - ZZ338 through ZZ427, 3K429 through 3K611, 6C510 through 6C626
12-inch PowerBook G4 - A1079 - ZZ411 through ZZ427, 3K428 through 3K611
15-inch PowerBook G4 - A1078 and A1148 - 3K425 through 3K601, 6N530 through 6N551, 6N601
More information on Apple's recall is available here
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