Another Dell laptop goes boom in the night

Dude, just because you're in the Netherlands doesn't give you any reason or excuse not to have traded in your Dell laptop battery for one that isn't so, shall we say, explosive? This unfortunate Latitude (appears to be a D610 D510) met its fate when, like so many others, it was cut down before its time in a violent and easily prevented explosion. We'd tell you more, but unfortunately the article is in a tongue we don't speak (sorry, we took Zulu in high school), but if any of our Dutch pals want to apprise us as to the situation, we'd be most obliged.

[Thanks, Jeroen]

Update: Jeroen gave us the skinny on this one. Apparently the unit's owner, Ewout, was on holiday in Hungary with the laptop when it caught fire; of course it would not be extinguished by mere water, so sand was found and thrown on the machine. Thankfully Dell was, um, gracious enough to replace Ewout's laptop, so there ya go.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 18th 2006 11:07PM]

Why does Engadget keep posting about these batteries catching fire? WE GET IT! Now stop posting the same thing over and over.

kick out

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 19th 2006 9:12AM]

we need to stop using all battery powered devices

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 19th 2006 5:11PM]

I hate people who hate pcs

;-)

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 20th 2006 11:55AM]

well At least Dell has acted. My understanding is that Apple is still investigating and (as quoted elsewhere on this site, "others -- namely HP -- have publicly distanced themselves from the affair by stating that "It's a Dell issue." So, no Burning Laptop issues at HP? check this out:

http://expressen.se/index.jsp?d=10&a=578852
May 2006, Stockholm paper, HP Pavililion zd 8180EA laptop bought in 2005...the article references batteries as the issue....

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 21st 2006 6:34AM]

I always told people that Dell is not a good product, they use cheap stuff and sell for damn fucking expensive.
But too bad, no one believe.
Their mother board is like shit!
Now even the battery they buy also they buy the cheapest one to sell with the damn fucking low cost laptop.
Now see, how sux is Dell's product?
I bet you know the answer,
is damn fucking sux!!!!!!
The most sux in the world!!!!

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