Hitachi recalls 16,000 Sony laptop batteries, too

Oh Hitachi, you too? Joining the ranks now of, well, pretty much anyone wheelin' and dealin' a laptop these days, Hitachi just issued a recall on 16,000 Sony-made lithium-ion batteries shipped mostly to businesses in Japan. So, let's tally it up: if you or your buds are proud owners of a laptop from Dell, Apple, Fujitsu, Lenovo, IBM, Toshiba, Panasonic (are we missing any?) and now Hitachi, you'd best be checking those lists to if you've got a potential burner on your hands. Oh, and be sure to tell your friends and neighbors of this massive general recall, who knows, you could be a hero. Acer, HP, you next?

[exst @ Oct 6th 2006 9:35AM]

This makes me happy that I own a Sony...

[strider_mt2k @ Oct 6th 2006 9:36AM]

Wow.
What's up with that Sony?

[Mitch Greenfield @ Oct 6th 2006 10:02AM]

I have 3 laptops: Apple PowerBook, IBM Thinkpad T43 and a Dell Inspiron 4150. Verdict: All 3 batteries recalled! I am actually happy about this as it gives me a new cell to wear out...what would happen if they all exploded at once?

[strider_mt2k @ Oct 6th 2006 10:14AM]

Somebody show Mitch the Twinkie.
(It would be bad.)

[Russ Matthews @ Oct 6th 2006 10:15AM]

It's kinda funny though that the photo for the story is a Sony VAIO.... the only ones that are unaffected by the recalls.

[chris @ Oct 6th 2006 2:18PM]

of not, why would Sony use Sony batteries? They know they explode, so they only used them for non-Sony products ^.^

[Phoenixfury @ Oct 6th 2006 10:29AM]

Is Gateway the only name brand notebook manufacturer not affected? I found out from Gateway the other day that they don't use Sony batteries at all. It seems like all the main notebook manufacturers but Gateway are using Sony batteries.

[schappy @ Oct 6th 2006 10:31AM]

Someone should freakin' sue Sony like they sued those modchip people.

[Tom Gabriele @ Oct 6th 2006 12:02PM]

funny you should mention it: my roommate's new hp laptop started melting/potentially burning if we hadnt unplugged it and ripped out the battery. i was actually kind of dissappointed that it didnt explode - fireworks are one of my favorite hobbies.

[Richard Lai @ Oct 6th 2006 2:14PM]

The other manufacturers must have seen this as an opportunity to cripple Sony's reputation, which explains why more brands are making this recall.

[Sri @ Oct 6th 2006 4:26PM]

Even though atleast 6 laptops have exploded, I wonder why nobody has been hurt! Is it a mere coincidence or have the conspiracy theorists just found a job?

[tiuk @ Oct 6th 2006 10:58PM]

It's been way more than six, man.

[Francis O. @ Oct 7th 2006 3:12PM]

Pretty freaky, I'm glad mine hasn't blown up yet...

[JonK @ Oct 8th 2006 9:52AM]

Well HP is also in the mix. I just had a sony pack replaced last month. HP reported around 16k units being recalled. http://bpr.hpordercenter.com/ebpr/landingpage.aspx

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