PowerBook G4 plays the flame game too
By Evan Blass 
posted August 2nd 2006 2:42PM
posted August 2nd 2006 2:42PM
[Thanks, Stian]
Update: Sølve Skrede, the owner of the battery shot us an email saying that his G4 battery actually was not one of the ones recalled! Curiouser and curiouser.
Why it explode? As its battery unsafe . Must be buy a secure battery replacement in
http:// www.laptops-battery.co.uk/apple-12-powerbook-g4-battery.htm
I wonder if he brought in his battery in that condition if Apple would still trade it in :D
BURNED!!!!
Why has this become such a big problem lately, has the manufacturing process for lithium batterires changed? Or has this just never been reported in the past?
Manbearpig did it. I am totally cereal. Excelsior!!!!!
Do we know if this was a recalled battery that wasn't turned in, or if this is a new bad batch?
If it was previously recalled, this shouldn't be another ding on Apple, they already took the hit, did the right thing, and had a recall.
one key difference, apple issued a recall ages ago after they heard of the problem. dell hasen't.
and why would anyone set their powerbook on fire just "for the heck of it" ?
Looks like Gruber got his wish.
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2006/july#mon-31-dell_explosion
ok I think all these blow up stories are Hoaxes. Never in my life have I seen a PC or laptop blow up. Maybe some smoke but thats it.
Bring on Nuclear Batteries...
Agreed. This story is slander at best.
I don't know Evan Blass so I should not be judging, but it seems more than coincidental that all of his stories have a negative slant against Apple products and the company.
"ok I think all these blow up stories are Hoaxes. Never in my life have I seen a PC or laptop blow up. Maybe some smoke but thats it."
Where there is smoke, there is fire :-P
But seriously, has anyone ever seen a smoking PC and just "let it be"? One of my colleagues at work had seen a smoking pc and literally dived onto the desk to pull out the power cord! Im sure if he had just left it that way it would have caught up in flames sooner or later...
Cl1ck:
Actually, like others have pointed out in previous engadget articles, Quite some time ago, dell issued a recall of affected batteries even setting up a website to assist people confused about the recall: https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/
I have to say though, I'm surprized Engadget hasn't issued some sort of correction to previous posts harassing dell for ignoring the problem after hearing evidence to that said otherwise. In my opinion, both dell and apple seem to be doing a fair job in managing their respective recalls.
I wonder if that airplane cargo hold fire has tempered Dells eagerness in admitting a problem, what with pending liability issues and all. They also have a harder time tracking the bad batteries in comparison to Apple- Their inventory system is built on getting the cheapest part into whatever more than finding out the supplier later.
I dont think any of this if fake, but you guys have to understand that these are still very rare cases. And since they have been getting publicized, more and more people are sharing. But even if this small handful of people share their stories, it only accounts for a very tiny percentage of the laptops/batteries out there.
And im glad to see someone other than dell getting harassed for this issue. this can happen to any laptop...its the nature of these batteries, we dont live in a perfect world.
This is a totally different situation.
This Powerbook caught on fire because of a faulty battery. Dells spontaneously combust because God doesn't like Dell, and he smites them in his spare time (which would explain why there are so few fires... He's a busy guy).
My heart goes out to Ron G who whines: "I don't know Evan Blass so I should not be judging, but it seems more than coincidental that all of his stories have a negative slant against Apple products ...."
Ah shucks, ma petite applet, here's another one of those biased Evan Blass articles-
http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/28/another-dell-laptop-ignites/
Well at least that metal casing held most of the laptop intact with no huge gaping holes... unlike the plastic dell...
well i guess that doesnt matter anyway.
If I had to choose between singed eyebrows from a dell fire shooting up or a burned crotch from this thing shooting down, id choose the dell everytime, and not for the brand, but for my crotch and its safety.
Billd dude, please learn to recognize blatant, unmistakable sarcasm/humour. :)
Check out the alarmist local news report:
http://wcco.com/consumer/local_story_148150249.html
I filled out their exchange for months ago and they never sent a replacement. So much for their battery exchange program. Guess I should buy one and get it over with?
http://rinkworks.com/stupid/cs_smoke.shtml
global warming
^^lol at manbearpig
"If I had to choose between singed eyebrows from a dell fire shooting up or a burned crotch from this thing shooting down, id choose the dell everytime, and not for the brand, but for my crotch and its safety."
My favorite comment by far in this entire comment list.
As for the supposed anti-apple slant of this article, it clearly states in the first sentence that the guy whose laptop exploded was at fault for not sending his battery back with the recall.
Pfffftttt. That's nothing!
http://scottmcdaniel.org/w/gallery?lzkfile=officefire%2FDSCF0030.JPG
I work at the company where the mac exploded. The battery was NOT a recalled battery.
Li-ion batteries are scary stuff, this is a known fact.
To Ron G,
Isn't this the zealotry that makes typical users so averse to getting into the Mac culture, and makes neutral individuals like myself sick.
Almost every Apple blog on Earth takes a negative posture against PCs, but you don't see people crying foul in droves when stories of Dell laptops burning up are published. Yet when an Apple laptop is toasted on a site that is far less biased, it is "slander at best". That is absurd.
I am not affirming the truth or mistruth of the story. But reading comments like yours just makes me nauseous.
Oh, and when it is written, it is libel.
LMFAO... Ya just gotta love how Apple fans come to the defense of their computers! All of you are all too easy to get riled up...
No, I am not a fan of Apple, but I do own a G5. I also own a few PCs as well. As amazing as the Mac platform is, my pcs are pretty amazing as well. Get a life.
You have to wonder if Dell will take advantage of this, and install an internal combustion engine instead of batteries. Sure it might be a bit expencive on the old fossile fuels but at least it'll be more efficent than their batteries,
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it's caused the hot weather?