4.1 Million Laptop Batteries Recalled By Dell

Recalling 4.1 million pieces of a product certainly spells trouble. But if Dell doesn’t, then an even bigger catastrophe might just engulf, not only the company itself, but more importantly, its consumers.

The world’s largest maker of personal computers has called for a recall of a whopping 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they could erupt into flames. According to experts, the flaws in the production of the batteries have affected the function of the laptop. They maintain, however, that only the batteries are flawed, and not their underlying technology.

The lithium-ion batteries apparently could cause their machines to overheat, or worse, catch fire. Japan’s Sony Corp. supplied the batteries to Dell. They were shipped in notebooks sold between April 1, 2004, and July 18, 2006, and were included in some models of Round Rock, Latitude, Inspiron, XPS and Precision mobile workstation notebooks.

The recall was announced Monday night, and was considered as the largest electronics-related recall involving the federal agency.

Via msnbc

Recalling 4.1 million pieces of a product certainly spells trouble. But if Dell doesn’t, then an even bigger catastrophe might just engulf, not only the company itself, but more importantly, its consumers.

The world’s largest maker of personal computers has called for a recall of a whopping 4.1 million notebook computer batteries because they could erupt into flames. According to experts, the flaws in the production of the batteries have affected the function of the laptop. They maintain, however, that only the batteries are flawed, and not their underlying technology.

The lithium-ion batteries apparently could cause their machines to overheat, or worse, catch fire. Japan’s Sony Corp. supplied the batteries to Dell. They were shipped in notebooks sold between April 1, 2004, and July 18, 2006, and were included in some models of Round Rock, Latitude, Inspiron, XPS and Precision mobile workstation notebooks.

The recall was announced Monday night, and was considered as the largest electronics-related recall involving the federal agency.

Via msnbc