Comments on: Dell Battery recall http://cleverhack.com/2006/08/14/dell-battery-recall/ Technology, Startups, Internet Marketing Tue, 22 May 2012 05:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: bert http://cleverhack.com/2006/08/14/dell-battery-recall/#comment-24309 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:28:11 +0000 http://cleverhack.com/2006/08/14/dell-battery-recall/#comment-24309 Yeah, I just got a new battery for the MacBook Pro last week under their recall: https://support.apple.com/macbookpro15/batteryexchange/index.html. Apple says there's no safety risk, but I filled out the info late Sunday night and Tuesday morning the DHL guy was knocking on the door. They could have saved a few bucks and sent it ground. I guess I should send them back the old one soon. Yeah, I just got a new battery for the MacBook Pro last week under their recall: https://support.apple.com/macbookpro15/batteryexchange/index.html.

Apple says there’s no safety risk, but I filled out the info late Sunday night and Tuesday morning the DHL guy was knocking on the door. They could have saved a few bucks and sent it ground.

I guess I should send them back the old one soon.

]]> by: joy http://cleverhack.com/2006/08/14/dell-battery-recall/#comment-24307 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:48:15 +0000 http://cleverhack.com/2006/08/14/dell-battery-recall/#comment-24307 Yeah, most notably <a href="http://www.upenn.edu/computing/provider/docs/applerecall200505.html" rel="nofollow">Apple has had a few lithium-ion battery recalls</a> in the past. Although I thought their recalls were because of problems with a specific manufacturer and manufacturing process.... Here's evidence of <a href="http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1533636" rel="nofollow">a PowerBook that met an untimely demise</a>. Yeah, most notably Apple has had a few lithium-ion battery recalls in the past. Although I thought their recalls were because of problems with a specific manufacturer and manufacturing process….

Here’s evidence of a PowerBook that met an untimely demise.

]]> by: Harald Koch http://cleverhack.com/2006/08/14/dell-battery-recall/#comment-24306 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:40:33 +0000 http://cleverhack.com/2006/08/14/dell-battery-recall/#comment-24306 To be fair, other manufacturers have had battery recalls on Li-ion batteries, although not this large. When you pack that much energy into that little space, you have to be careful... To be fair, other manufacturers have had battery recalls on Li-ion batteries, although not this large. When you pack that much energy into that little space, you have to be careful…

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