Recall update: Acer consults Sony, HP still holding the line
By Evan Blass 
posted Oct 2nd 2006 11:35AM
posted Oct 2nd 2006 11:35AM
It's sort of sad when the news that a laptop manufacturer is not initiating a battery recall has become notable enough to cover, yet with Apple, IBM / Lenovo, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Fujitsu having already followed Dell's lead in pulling back some 6.6 million dangerous packs, HP's recent claim that its Sony-made batteries are all fine and dandy would seem to make it one of the only holdouts in this ongoing debacle. You may recall that HP immediately took a proactive stance when this saga began by dubbing the problem "a Dell issue," and now the company is citing its high quality standards as the reason it rejected Sony batteries for almost a year before finally bundling them with its machines; however, HP can't say for sure whether the units it chose not to purchase were among the explosion-prone batches. Like HP, Acer also claims not to have received any battery-related complaints, but the company has nevertheless decided to take Sony up on its recent offer to consult with OEMs "just to make sure." With HP's many woes as of late -- save for its purchase of VoodooPC -- avoiding the ranks of recallers would certainly be a welcome relief, but keep in mind that all it takes is a lone fiery incident for a manufacturer to get tangled up in this ugly mess.Read- HP
Read- Acer [Via laptoping]
Well, I would hope that the companies would realize that if they're attempting to save face by saying "everything's fine" they're better off to just admit they need to initiate a recall. Seeing a company deny that there's problems and then having an incident is far more damaging, IMO.
you guys really need to get a new picture for all of these exploding battery posts. this is easily the 10th time you've used that picture.
Hmm, I wonder how many people this post inspired to take their HP and battery to the parking lot out back, and start something...
What about Sony themselves? They haven't issued a recall on their own notebooks yet. So as I see it, it is HP and Sony who have yet to do recalls.
nah, sony left the best of the best batch for themselves, thats probably why they rob consumers so much on every sony branded machines
On my Pavilion Dv9000z laptop, the battery is the coolest part of the entire computer it never gets hot. Most of the time it is actually cold.
i'd love for sony to have a recall on my two vaio's batteries...but didnt one of the companies admit that it was the connector that caused the battery to drain too quickly, thus exploding, making this a desing issue? hence, if sony's batteries were built around the design of the connectors, it wouldnt be a problem. but just in case, i've taken out my batteries. and hid them. in the basement. on the cement.
They use that picture because its the only picture they have of a Sony laptop, even though that laptop is years (4-5) old.
sycks - They have one of an old VAIO, but that one isn't it.
My Acer is doing fine..
If you need a new laptop battery, I suggest you could puechase one from http://www.batteryfast.com , which would shipping to yu fast and the quality is satisfy satisfied.:)
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