Monday, December 19, 2005

Dell recalls notebook batteries

Dell on Friday announced <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5998094.html?tag=zdnn.alert">a recall of about 22,000 notebook computer batteries</A> sold in the United States and an additional 13,000 abroad. The 35,000 recalled batteries were sold with several models of Latitude and Inspiron machines and Precision mobile workstations between Oct. 5, 2004, and Oct. 13, 2005. Manufactured in Japan or China, they were also sold on their own as replacement batteries--at a cost of between $99 and $179--during that time. The company has learned of three incidents of the recalled batteries overheating, resulting in damage to a tabletop and a desktop, and in "minor damage to personal effects," but no reported injuries.

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