Aren’t you surprised *yawn* another Dell laptop went up in smoke. This time, a Dell D510 from Hungary. The laptop was under smoke and after some time resulted into a fire. The fire was again due to the battery and Dell has agreed to give a replacement. Some more incidents. [Via Engadget]
Dell not the only one using Sony batteries
Dell yesterday announced a massive recall of the faulty Sony batteries. This is one of the major recalls in the consumer electronics history which will cost Dell around $200-$300 million. Now the consumer safety officials reckon that other laptops which use Sony batteries could also be affected. Thus, a review has been initiated. Manufacturers […]
Dell recalls 4.1 million batteries
Better late than never. After a series of incidents of Dell laptops going kaboom, they have announced a recall of 4.1 million Sony make batteries. This is the biggest recall ever made by Dell and the faulty batteries were shipped to customers between April 1, 2004 to July 18, 2006. The affected batteries were […]
Powerbook continues the Dell saga
So only Dell users don’t have to worry about their lappies going kaboom. This time, it was the Powerbook to fill the area with smoke. Probable reason: BATTERY. [Via Gizmodo]
Another Day, another Dell laptop incident
Its been firing Dell laptops off late. Officially its the third Dell laptop in smoke but this incident occured much before the conference or the recent office incident. This time, the story comes from a Singaporean reader who was working late in the office on his Dell Latitude D410. Suddenly some popping noises began […]
Dell Laptop on fire…again
One month ago, a Dell laptop exploded in a Japanese conference and this time it catches fire in a office. Mr. Henrik was working on his desk when he heard someone prattling fire and saw his co-worker’s notebook burning into flames. The cause of the fire was the faulty battery which burnt throughout, creating […]
BenQ Joybook T31
BenQ will be launching a new notebook which will be the first one in the line to be powered by a dual core processor. The Joybook T31 will run by AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50 processor, 13.3″ screen with Benq UltraVivid technology, 256MB ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 with 256MB graphics accelerator, DVD/CD-RW […]
Dell Laptop Explodes
After reading this, you may feel desktops are better than laptops. At a Japanese conference, an onlooker was just a feet away when a Dell laptop exploded into flames. The laptop exploded many times which scorched for more than 5 minutes. Luckily, no one was hurt. [Via Inquirer]
Sony VAIO TX3 Notebooks
Sony Europe unveiled a new series of ultra portable notebooks. The VAIO TX3 series notebooks are high on features and looks. Powered by a Intel Core Solo Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) processor it sports a 11.1-inch widescreen which has a 16:9 aspect ratio derived from a custom screen resolution of 1366×768, a motion sensor integrated […]
Dell XPS M2010 Reviewed
Just a day after its official release, the XPS M2010 is reviewed by C|Net. This 20-incher definitely gets a nod from them which scores 7.3 of 10 in their tests. Watch or read the whole review.