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how often does this really happen though,out of the millions of laptops in circulation?

maybe it was a stunt by sony to make dells look bad (well, that isn't too hard)]]>Jun 29th 2006 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jun 29th 2006 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/]]>Jun 29th 2006 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/
Said replacement was a bear - it died whenever it was left on for 24 hours, and after awhile just quit in general.]]>Jun 29th 2006 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jun 29th 2006 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jun 29th 2006 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18375538&postID=115089837857164512]]>Jun 29th 2006 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jun 29th 2006 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jun 29th 2006 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jun 29th 2006 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jun 29th 2006 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/
But anyways, I'm using a Dell notebook right now, and I hope it doesn't crash and burn.]]>Jun 29th 2006 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/I've had my computer burn out parts before (processor, motherboard), but it never burst into flames. There just aren’t any very combustible parts or fluids in a laptop, plus, how much wattage can a laptop burn out with if it's running on a battery?

Note to DIY-ers:
Someone with a ancient laptop should try to recreate this and see what it takes :)
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Doctor Evil accidentally pressed the button at his Dell Laboratory which caused the premature explosion of one of his hidden flaming machine of death.

bwahaha]]>Jun 29th 2006 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/
DELL SUCKS]]>Jun 29th 2006 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/
I would have belive it without any questions if the incident had happened in China., But since it was in Japan, i have my doubts about the authenticity of the accident, even if i don't like Dell.]]>Jun 30th 2006 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jul 12th 2006 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/i mean... what would happen if it's flying 10000 feet high?
you can't just throw it out the window.]]>Jul 20th 2006 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/Jul 20th 2006 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/
There is a circuit in the battery pack that should prevent an unsafe condition from happening. Sometimes it doesn't.

This photograph shows a very large flame and not much smoke. Normally it is the other way around, but I could believe it.]]>Jul 31st 2006 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/
Good idea huh?]]>Aug 20th 2006 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/]]>Sep 19th 2006 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/29/dell-looking-into-flaming-laptop-incident/http://www.batteryfast.co.uk
Most other sites are out of stock and even when they are in stock they have the black battery door which looks like crap. http://www.batteryfast.com.au
:)]]>Mar 7th 2008 4:09AM