RSSLenovo Investigating Sony Battery Fire
By Nate Mook | Published September 25, 2006, 12:40 PM
Although it was not among the companies to issue a battery recall, Lenovo acknowledged over the weekend that it was investigating an incident in which an IBM ThinkPad T43 laptop overheated and caught fire at Los Angeles International Airport. Nobody was hurt, but officials have begun expressing concern about the safety of laptops on airplanes.
Lenovo says the battery in question was manufactured by Sony, and was the same type recalled by Dell and Apple. However, the company stopped short of detailing the specific problem and did not say whether it would announce a recall. In other cases, a manufacturing problem in Sony's plant led to microscopic shards of metal getting into the battery and causing a short circuit.
Here we go again...
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|They and everyone should learn from Dell!!!! If Dell recalled over 3 million laptop batteries causing themselves and their company image terrible damages (when it wasn't even their fault). Dell is at least honest and straightforward.
Next computer I'm buying will surely be a DEll!!!!!
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|Interesting, that most sites are reporting that Lenovo can't be sure it's a Sony battery, as they use 2 battery suppliers.
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|"Nobody was hurt, but officials have begun expressing concern about the safety of laptops on airplanes."
Nice going Sony!
Not only can I not take hair gel on a plane.
Now I won't be able to take my laptop.
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|Wow, must be a real struggle on those long flights without your hair gel..
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