Apple has issued a worldwide recall of faulty
rechargeable batteries for use with 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop
computer.
The company said the batteries, sold between February and May
this year, did not meet “our high standards for battery
performance” and would be replaced free of charge.
But Apple added that the affected batteries – bearing model
number A1175 and a 12-digit serial number ending with U7SA, U7SB or
U7SC – were not a safety risk and users could continue with their
current laptop battery until a replacement arrived.
The Apple recall follows a string of battery problems hitting
rival laptop manufacturers. In May, Hewlett-Packard was forced to
recall more than 15,000 laptop batteries worldwide because a fault
made them a fire hazard.
The move came six months after the HP recalled 135,000 lithium
ion rechargeable battery packs after faulty devices overheated,
melting users’ laptops.
In December, hardware giant Dell recalled 22,000 laptop
batteries, because of fire risks from overheating. The firm
received three reports of batteries overheating, with damage to a
tabletop, a desktop and minor damage to personal effects.
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