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Acer's Predator PCs Recalled Over Fire Concerns

by Paul Miller on March 20, 2009 at 05:24 PM


Those aesthetics aren't the only "dangerous" aspect to Acer's Predator gaming desktops. Apparently the insulation on some of the computer's internal wiring can become stripped, and has proceeded to short-circuit and melt internal components and the external casing in two separate reported incidents. Acer is recalling the ASG7200 and ASG7700 machines sold between May and December of last year, and customers can contact Acer for a free repair. Number of boxes affected? About 215. Not exactly raining fire in the streets, but we suppose those 213 remaining folks would like to know their Very Important Session of 'The Witcher' is about to be interrupted.

Tags: acer, asg7200, asg7700, fire, fire hazard, FireHazard, gaming desktop, GamingDesktop, predator, recall

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