Shouldn't you be happy then, because this means they didn't install one of the faulty batteries into your laptop?
Laptops overheat. That's what happens, and desktop-replacement/heavy gaming laptops are especially prone to this. It's part of the deal of getting what is basically a space heater packed into something the size of a Wheaties box. Your processor generates a considerable amount of heat. So does your video card. And your ram. As do your hard drives. Don't blame all your heat issues on the batteries.
According to the article: "Dell said the cause of the fire was a short circuit in one of the fuel cells. It was caused by microscopic metal particles that contaminated the electrolyte, a porous insulator."
Therefore the fact that your laptop is getting a little toasty has nothing to do with a potential battery explosion. Laptop-go-boom because of an an electrical fault, not a temperature engineering problem.
Sorry, this doesn't look like much of an improvement at all. The z520i has a 101x80 exterior color screen. From the pictures at Pocket Israel, this model looks like it's packing only a 96x24 monocrome screen on its outside.
The z520 has one of the biggest exterior screens I've seen for a clamshell. It's one of the reasons I chose it over the RAZR.
When somebody calls, you can set it so that the phone displays their image on the exterior screen, before you flip it open to answer the call. With the 101x80 resolution yumminess, their picture looks great.
So why can't Sony Ericsson come up with a real upgrade to the z520? One that adds features, instead of taking them away?
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I have a MacBook Pro and an Xbox 360 and I would like to get a 20- to 24-inch display that will support both devices. The speakers should be inbuilt, or there should be an aux out on the display to hook up external speakers. Help! Please!"
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