{"id":1204,"date":"2006-08-14T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-14T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/08\/dell-recalls-laptops.html"},"modified":"2006-08-14T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-14T22:35:00","slug":"dell-recalls-laptops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/08\/dell-recalls-laptops.html","title":{"rendered":"Dell Recalls Laptops"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine if you had a Dell laptop in your lap when it caught fire<\/a>. Ouch:<\/p>\n

Dell Inc. said Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they can overheat and catch fire. Dell negotiated conditions of the recall with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, which called it the largest electronics-related recall ever conducted by the agency.
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\nThe battery packs were included in some models of Dell’s Latitude, Inspiron, XTS and precision mobile workstation notebooks. Dell planned to launch a Web site overnight that would describe the affected models. Williams said the Web site would tell how consumers to get free replacement batteries from Dell.<\/p>\n

There have been numerous recent news reports about Dell laptops bursting into flames, and pictures of some of the charred machines have circulated on the Internet. <\/p>\n

Dell, the world’s largest maker of personal computers, confirmed that two weeks ago, one of its laptops caught fire in Illinois, and the owner dunked it in water to douse the flames. Other reports have surfaced from as far away as Japan and Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When I was going to purchase a new laptop, my husband tried to talk me into getting a Dell Inspiron because they were so cheap but I told him that I’d heard of way too many problems with them. Tonight he said I was vindicated. Yes! It’s good to be proved right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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