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Old 08-24-2006, 07:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Dells on a plane
Australia's Qantas Airways is telling passengers with Dell laptops that they might not be able to recharge their machines in-flight.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2006...pcworld/126901


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Old 08-24-2006, 09:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
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lol, thats a good one. i can't blame them. i wouldn't want the plane i'm on crash because a dell caught fire. and they better add apple laptops too. now that apple has stated a recall because of sony's batteries.
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Old 08-25-2006, 04:44 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Most batterys on laptops are Sonys. Do you think any other laptops might be exploding?

*BOOM!*
Oh rats.
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Old 08-25-2006, 05:57 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Most batterys on laptops are Sonys. Do you think any other laptops might be exploding?

*BOOM!*
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I would have believed so. None of the other companies want to fess up to it.
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Old 08-25-2006, 06:04 AM   #5 (permalink)
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I would have believed so. None of the other companies want to fess up to it.
I am sure if they wern't safe, they would recall them. But if my battery does explode, I'll be complaining for sure. Hope it doesn't though!
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Its a good thing laptops don't really go on laps anymore. Talk about "a fire down below..."
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Its a good thing laptops don't really go on laps anymore. Talk about "a fire down below..."
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True, but, if mine were to explode, the house would probably burn down, as it is on a wooden cheap desk!

Insurance!
Compensation! Heh.
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Old 08-25-2006, 09:57 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Next thing you know, your Sony digital camera will burst into flames.

** poof **
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The only Sony product I own is a Slim PS2. That thing does get hot after some time...
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Next thing you know, your Sony digital camera will burst into flames.
As well they should; they stink unless they have decent glass in them. Even those Zeiss ones aren't all that great because the apertures are so super small.

What do The Talking Heads and Dell Laptops have in common?

They're both burnin' down the house!
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As well they should; they stink unless they have decent glass in them. Even those Zeiss ones aren't all that great because the apertures are so super small.

What do The Talking Heads and Dell Laptops have in common?

They're both burnin' down the house!
Oh haha. Very cheesy.

So, anyone here had their laptops explode due to the battery?
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No, But our company did have a couple of batteries on the recall list.
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