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Dell laptop battery News
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Dell laptop battery issues have hit the headlines over the last few years, most notably in 2006 when Dell recalled 4.1 million laptop batteries, issuing replacement laptop batteries to notebook users. Apple laptop battery, HP laptop battery, and Toshiba laptop battery recalls were also made.
Dell recalled the lithium ion batteries, manufactured by Sony and used in Dell Latitude, Dell Inspiron and Dell Precision notebook computers built between April 2004 and July 18, 2006.
The notebook battery recall accounted for about 19% of the 22 million notebooks Dell sold during that time period.
In 2008, Dell laptop battery, HP laptop battery, and Toshiba laptop battery recalls were again made, involving notebook batteries manufactured by Sony. It is believed about 100,000 batteries were potentially faulty, with a number of overheating incidents, which saw some customers receive burns.
The battery recall was not on the same scale as one in 2006 which saw manufacturers including Apple, Dell, Sony and HP recalling almost 10 million fire hazard laptop batteries.
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- Laptop manufacturers recall 100,000 fire hazard batteriesThe recall at the moment is not on the same scale as the one two years ago when those same manufacturers, along with Apple and others, had to recall almost 10 million fire hazard laptop batteries.News Date: 14:18 31 Oct 2008
- HP feeling the heat over faulty batteriesHewlett Packard is recalling 70,000 lithium ion batteries on some HP and Compaq-branded notebooks after it emerged that the China-made units are prone to...News Date: 16:40 15 May 2009
- Dell faces lawsuit over fire-hazard laptop batteriesDell is facing a class action lawsuit in Canada, over its alleged slow reaction to the fire hazard laptop battery debacle last year.News Date: 15:20 16 Jan 2007
- Dell launches massive laptop battery recallHardware giant Dell is to recall more than four million laptop batteries because of a fire risk.News Date: 12:02 15 Aug 2006
- Dell, HP Confronting Laptop Battery ShortageDell and Hewlett-Packard say they are trying to limit the impactof a worldwide shortage of laptop batteries caused by afire at a Korean factory....<aNews Source: www.eweek.com Date: 03:16 26 Mar 2008
- Dell to recall 4 million batteries | Tech News on ZDNetInspiron, Latitude and Precision owners should check to see if they qualify for recall offer.<img src=/i/ne/test/icons/photo2_icon.gif width=15 height=10 border=0 style=margin:2px; /> <br /><img src=/i/ne/fd/20...News Source: news.zdnet.com
- Infosecurity (UK) - Latest NewsInfosecurity magazine is devoted to the strategy and technique of information security. Editorial coverage includes all the top business sectors - finance, government, IT, consulting, manufacturing and wholesal...News Source: www.infosecurity-magazine.com
- Dell business laptop gets wireless battery chargingDell also is bundling the Arm chip into Latitude Z laptops for quick boot and 'always-on' capabilitiesNews Source: www.infoworld.com Date: 12:26 29 Sep 2009
- Dell Laptop Battery Recall: The Expert ViewThe Dell laptopbattery recall was announced on 15 August 2006. Dell recalled 4.1 million of its notebook laptop batteries in response to concerns that the batteries were overheating and catching on fire.Special Report Date: 18:17 18 May 2007
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- Computer scrawlMicrosoft is shipping its tablet PC operating system in the fourth quarter of this year. But will anyone care? Danny Bradbury...In Depth Date: 01:00 11 Jul 2002
- Dell laptop battery NewsDell laptop battery News. The European Union (EU) and the United States could take action against dell laptop battery,China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) this month over alleged export restrictions on a...Pressrelease Source: www.prlog.org Date: 04:58 20 Jul 2009
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- IN STOCK Dell 0KP437 Laptop Battery @ Blue Star Computer Corp.Blue Star Computer Corp HUGE Dell on-site inventory 508-429-3001 Optiplex GX series Latitude D series Poweredge motherboard spares D610 GX2xx GXxxxPressrelease Source: www.bluestarusa.com Date: 08:48 23 Oct 2009
- Inspect-a-GadgetA quick post to show a video review of the HTC Touch Pro 2. I like what I see but I'm not sure it's good enough. Credit the guys at WMPower.com for finding this.Blog
- New Dell Laptop Battery Recall | Apex LogicRight Solution" reflects our attitude towards the completion of each and every project we work on. We'll tell you the way it is by giving you the straight answers to your questions, allowing you to make an info...Blog Source: www.apexalaska.com Date: 01:29 01 Nov 2008
- Dell assures users that laptops' electric jolts are harmlessHi Nice Blog .dell laptop batteries l includes not only the extra batteries for Inspiron series, but for models in Latitude series as well, which is their line of notebook PC’s for the business minded.Blog Source: itworlddaily.blogspot.com Date: 16:43 18 Jan 2008
- Dell Battery Recall: Too Hot To Handle!Dell Battery Recall: Too Hot To Handle! While it may seem funny -- exploding laptops, burning laptop batteries -- make no battery recall, dell, laptop, notebook, sonyBlog Source: blog.tmcnet.com
- Dell Laptop Fails to Excite With Wireless Charger | ITworldThe Dell Latitude Z's wireless charger may provide relief for a subset people who despise power bricks and cords, but for the rest of us, it's an empty wow gesture that most users won't use.Blog Source: www.itworld.com Date: 01:00 29 Sep 2009
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