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Laptop Battery Recall: Are You Affected?

by Terrence O'Brien on July 20, 2007 at 02:37 PM

Toshiba Joins in Sony's Battery Woes
Well it seems that Sony just can't catch a break with its batteries. Actually, It seems like we the consumer just can't catch a break with batteries in general. Whether they're exploding in our pockets, bursting into flames, or just costing us a whole lot to replace.

Toshiba is the latest victim of Sony's massive battery recall, which has resulted in the recall of some 9.6 million batteries manufactured during December of 2005 after three incidents in which the batteries burst into flames. Toshiba says the recall affects 5,100 of its units, and is pointing customers toward its page for the battery recall program where they can see if their laptops are affected, and if they qualify for a free replacement.

With Sony having to swallow the cost of nearly 10 million battery recalls, is it any wonder the PS3 is so expensive? And what took Toshiba so long to decide it needed to recall the batteries? Toshiba had to have known for some time that it made laptops with defective batteries in them. What, was some bean counter sitting there weighing the recall cost against the probability of another battery injuring a customer? Thankfully in the end, reason won out over the bottom line.

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