Sunday, July 22, 2007
Pop goes the laptop as Toshiba recalls 10,000 alptop batteries made by Sony.
Pop goes the laptop as Toshiba recalls 10,000 alptop batteries made by Sony.
Sony is again recalling laptop batteries as after one of its customers, Toshiba, recalled 10,000 laptop battery packs. Toshiba says that the batteries are a fire risk after three of its laptops made on December 3, 2005 caught fire in the last 10 months.
According to the company its thought only 5,100 units of the 10,000 packs are potentially thought to be a danger but the laptop manufacturer Toshiba has decided it is better to be safe side. Toshiba has a good name in the IT community and appears to be making this step to protect such in the future, this type of action is always appreciated by consumers.
During the last 12 months Sony recalled 9.6 million suspect PC batteries as their was a suspected risk that they could catch fire from overheating. It is said to have cost Sony $418 million but this latest recall should not make a financial dent.
Sony is again recalling laptop batteries as after one of its customers, Toshiba, recalled 10,000 laptop battery packs. Toshiba says that the batteries are a fire risk after three of its laptops made on December 3, 2005 caught fire in the last 10 months.
According to the company its thought only 5,100 units of the 10,000 packs are potentially thought to be a danger but the laptop manufacturer Toshiba has decided it is better to be safe side. Toshiba has a good name in the IT community and appears to be making this step to protect such in the future, this type of action is always appreciated by consumers.
During the last 12 months Sony recalled 9.6 million suspect PC batteries as their was a suspected risk that they could catch fire from overheating. It is said to have cost Sony $418 million but this latest recall should not make a financial dent.
# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 3:37 AM 
