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Another Dell Laptop Explodes

Another Dell Explodes

You would think that after all the exploding batteries in laptops and their respective slews of recalls, we'd be done hearing about them going up in flames, but -- unfortunately -- that's not the case. Another Dell has gone super-critical, resulting in a spectacle that was described by owner Douglas Brown as "fireworks, which would have been cool had it not been in my house." Brown, a network administrator in Georgia, watched his Dell 9200 lappy go kablooey last week as he frantically dialed 911.

The 9200 model is included in Dell's battery recall program and it remains to be seen whether the battery in this particular model had been recalled. It is possible that Brown was procrastinating about calling the company for his replacement, so it could be tough to completely blame Dell for this one. It also remains to be seen who will be the one responsible for the damages caused to his house. When Brown asked a Dell customer service rep whether the company would be covering the costs, he was asked if he has home insurance.

Ouch.

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