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Dell Laptop Battery Recalls
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08-15-2006, 09:15 AM
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Apparently some of these batteries had caught on fire  hock:I'm checking mine when I get home.... 
08-15-2006, 09:20 AM
:fire:
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
08-15-2006, 01:26 PM
Thanks for posting this RJ, mine checked out OK!
Jeff Morrison - Used Car Manager
Woodstock Garage, Inc. Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep - RAM Current Stable of Mopar Junk 57 Chrysler Windsor 4drHT - 67 Dodge D100 Short Bed Step Side - 71 Dodge Challenger - 91 Chrysler Lebaron LX 33k mile Survivor - 91 Dodge Dakota V8 - 05 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster - 08 Ram 2500 Cummins 
08-15-2006, 02:35 PM
Be forewarned that this is not a Dell-specific problem. The lithium ion battery in question is a Sony battery, and is found in many other laptop brands...
The likelihood of your battery exploding is probably less than getting eaten by a shark however...
05 S/C "Elixige"
07 Mazda 3S - commuter car 99 YZF-600R - commuter bike
08-15-2006, 02:38 PM
John Wrote:The likelihood of your battery exploding is probably less than getting eaten by a shark however... Sharks with laser beams on its head? 
08-15-2006, 02:38 PM
What about during SHARK WEEK?!?!!!
____________/\________________\o/________ dun-nun....dun-nun....
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
08-15-2006, 03:18 PM
That was last week assclown.
Jeff Morrison - Used Car Manager
Woodstock Garage, Inc. Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep - RAM Current Stable of Mopar Junk 57 Chrysler Windsor 4drHT - 67 Dodge D100 Short Bed Step Side - 71 Dodge Challenger - 91 Chrysler Lebaron LX 33k mile Survivor - 91 Dodge Dakota V8 - 05 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster - 08 Ram 2500 Cummins
08-15-2006, 03:24 PM
TurboOmni08 Wrote:That was last week assclown. ______________/\=----------*\o/_____ That's you, being killed by a shark with a freakin' laser beam on it's head.
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
08-15-2006, 03:28 PM
Hey, they deserve a warm meal.
Why do people just post what they are thinking? Without thinking.
2012 Ford Mustang 1995 BMW 540i/A 1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD 
08-15-2006, 03:34 PM
damn, I didn't find any exploding ones at work.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a van is a good guy with a van
08-15-2006, 09:25 PM
I wish my work laptop would explode - it would truly be the only redeeming quality it has. F'n D600s are pieces of poop!
05 S/C "Elixige"
07 Mazda 3S - commuter car 99 YZF-600R - commuter bike
08-16-2006, 10:09 AM
I've had nothing but good experience with my work D600. The max resoultion when undocked is annoying but technically speaking the machine is sound.
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth 
08-16-2006, 10:38 AM
all the crap that companies pile on your laptop can turn a laptop into a steaming pile of ass.
I have a brand new IBM T43 loaded with ram but its slower than my 4 year old desktop because of all the security and network crap pre-loaded
08-16-2006, 10:59 AM
i started with a d600... it worked and did its job just fine. i then went to a d610 and was even happier. i then got a d620, which was a steaming pile of shit. i now have a d810, which rocks. the d820 is just as good if not better, but stay away from the d620s for sure.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant) 2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red) No longer onyachin.
08-16-2006, 11:05 AM
Certain Dell laptops have an issue where XP forces the HD run in PIO mode for some reason and you have to reload the controller drivers from Intel. This makes them run slow as balls. I personally hate all Dell laptops - give me an IBM.
Why do people just post what they are thinking? Without thinking.
2012 Ford Mustang 1995 BMW 540i/A 1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD
08-16-2006, 11:14 AM
hrug: on the Dell hating.I've had 3 desktops and 1 laptop, my sister and mom have Dell laptops and they've had 2 desktops. Never a problem with any one of them.
08-16-2006, 11:27 AM
yep, i swear by dell too for an average user. can't touch their pricing and support.
i have a feeling it's [dell hate] the same (or close to) as people hating on microsoft. there are always people who hate on the best or the person who figured a market out better than anyone else...
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant) 2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red) No longer onyachin.
08-16-2006, 11:36 AM
Myself and probly 90% of the people in my building are using the D610s, I havent had any real complaints. It is slower than my personal computer, but that was to be expected. I just hope this one doesn't explode, work without a computer = death
08-16-2006, 11:40 AM
Mike Wrote:yep, i swear by dell too for an average user. can't touch their pricing and support. Agreed. I've made "guided" purchases of 8 Dell desktops and laptops for family and they've all been happy. Mike Wrote:i have a feeling it's [dell hate] the same (or close to) as people hating on microsoft. there are always people who hate on the best or the person who figured a market out better than anyone else... Brand rejectors... and they piss me off. It's the same people to sack swing Mac just because they're not in bed with M$.
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
08-16-2006, 11:42 AM
Apoc Wrote:Brand rejectors... Even worse than label whores 
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