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Apple to Recall 28,000 Laptop Batteries
Yahoo News ^ | 8/19/04 | Andy Sullivan

Posted on 08/19/2004 3:37:38 PM PDT by Libloather

Apple to Recall 28,000 Laptop Batteries
Thu Aug 19,12:30 PM ET
By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL) has agreed to recall about 28,000 batteries used in its 15-inch PowerBook G4 laptop computers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.

The batteries, made by LG Chem Ltd. (051910.KS) of South Korea, could overheat and pose a fire hazard, the CPSC said.

"Apple is not financially responsible for this recall," Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said.

Apple has received four reports of overheating though no injuries have been reported, the consumer protection agency said.

The recall affects laptops sold since January which contain batteries made during the last week of December 2003 only.

The batteries have the model number A1045 and serial numbers that begin with HQ404, HQ405, HQ406, HQ407 or HQ408.

Consumers should stop using the recalled batteries immediately and contact Apple at 800 275-2273 or (http://www.apple.com/support/powerbook/batteryexchange), the CPSC said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: 000; 28; apple; batteries; duds; explosion; fire; homoagenda; laptop; lowqualitycrap; recall
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Stay safe - stick with Windows...
1 posted on 08/19/2004 3:37:39 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Nah, buy a Mac... Macs rule... Even if Steve Jobs is a big liberal.


2 posted on 08/19/2004 3:40:33 PM PDT by coconutt2000
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To: coconutt2000

Those batteries do get awfully hot.


3 posted on 08/19/2004 3:47:47 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Libloather

Apple is not financially responsible for this recall

Apple is not responsible for ANYTHING! Sounds like a bunch of typical leftists/democrats


4 posted on 08/19/2004 3:49:48 PM PDT by steplock
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To: Lil'freeper

Yeah, I have a 12" G4 Aluminum Power Book. I don't use it on my lap...


I used to joke about the laptops... When people ask me about them, I warn them that they are "portables" not laptops. ;-)


5 posted on 08/19/2004 3:50:10 PM PDT by coconutt2000
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To: Libloather

I'm not affected. Windoze?


6 posted on 08/19/2004 3:52:28 PM PDT by afnamvet (USAF Tuy Hoa AFB RVN 68-69 NOT FONDA KERRY!)
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To: Lil'freeper

The extreme heat generated by these computers is not so much the battery as it is the microprocessor. I have developed a discoloration on my chest from using my laptop on my chest, while lying in bed. It's no bad ... just a slight burn. :)

I just checked my battery ... as I suspected, this doesn't impact me ... my TiBook dates to March 2001 ... it was one of the first G4 Powerbooks that Apple Produced. What a WONDERFUL computer it is ... it's given me 3 and a half years of solid service and has had ZERO problems. I love it.

Agreed ... too bad Steve is a liberal.


7 posted on 08/19/2004 3:55:48 PM PDT by TexasGreg ("Democrats Piss Me Off")
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To: Libloather

I bought my 15 inch in December 2003, with slightly lower serial number -- HQ350...
My battery gets VERY HOT and runs out of juice quickly. Does anyone know where to go to register complaint or file for recall?


8 posted on 08/19/2004 3:58:54 PM PDT by detch
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To: TexasGreg
The extreme heat generated by these computers is not so much the battery as it is the microprocessor.

I stand corrected, you are quite right. I have a first generation G4 also and love it. But they do get hot- a good thing in winter.

9 posted on 08/19/2004 4:00:04 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: detch
Does anyone know where to go to register complaint or file for recall?

Start with your local firefighters. Work your way down...

10 posted on 08/19/2004 4:15:40 PM PDT by Libloather (What did Bergler stow - and when did he stow it?)
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To: Libloather

Apple isn't making the sort of machines it once did. This is their third serious hardware problem with laptop computers in recent history.

First were the screen problems with the aluminium case Powerbook G4's.

Then came the rash of screen and logic board failures with the iBook G3 (square, not purse shaped) computers - which, by the way, has not been fixed.

Now this.

Add to that Apple finds itself once again in a position where the premium it charges for its machines is getting "too high" while the horsepower for the dollar is lacking.

The good old days in Cupertino are long gone.


11 posted on 08/19/2004 5:12:33 PM PDT by applemac_g4
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To: applemac_g4
Apple isn't making the sort of machines it once did.

I may have to agree. Did the old stuff catch fire and explode?

12 posted on 08/19/2004 5:31:21 PM PDT by Libloather (What did Bergler stow - and when did he stow it?)
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To: coconutt2000

My adorable white Ibook G4 hardly gets hot at all and it makes NO NOISE and has over 5 hours of battery timd when fully charged.

although it was the light up apple that got me. :)


13 posted on 08/19/2004 5:33:05 PM PDT by lawgirl (is RNC bound! W here I come!)
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To: detch

It's not right that your battery has such a short life. I get about 5-6 hours on mine, depending on what I'm doing.

Do a google search with Mac +battery as the search terms and see what you get. I was searching for something a while back and saw a bunch of stuff about people having trouble with their batteries. There's also something you can do, some steps you take to reset your battery, but I can't remember exactly what that was all about. Also, if you've got a local Apple store, stop in there and talk to them. Or go to the Apple website and write them about this problem.

Worst case, you'll have to buy a new battery.

But before you do that, try some of these other avenues. The consumer has to hold the manufacturer's feet to the fire and MAKE them do their job.

Isn't your Mac still under warranty?


14 posted on 08/19/2004 5:59:29 PM PDT by Auntie Mame ("Whether you think you can or think you can't -- you are right." Henry Ford)
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To: Libloather

Most recent memory notebooks get hot on the bottom. Some worse than others. My wife's Dell is hotter than my IBM. But the hottest I've ever felt is the Powerbook. In fact, it isn't even close.


15 posted on 08/19/2004 6:02:21 PM PDT by 1L
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To: 1L

I'm hot. Does that count?


16 posted on 08/19/2004 6:03:23 PM PDT by Libloather (What did Bergler stow - and when did he stow it?)
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To: Libloather

I can't wait to buy Apple G5 Fireworks Edition...


17 posted on 08/19/2004 6:27:07 PM PDT by Bush2000
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To: coconutt2000

coconutt2000 wrote:


Nah, buy a Mac... Macs rule... Even if Steve Jobs is a big liberal.





Like Bill Gates isn't?

Of course, he makes oodles of money so some FReeprs will worship him....

At least Macs work. And are easy to maintain.

And are reasonably proof against viruses.

A computer is supposed to be a tool. Not a career.

I want to fire it up, do what I want, no problems.


( Can you tell which one I use? )


18 posted on 08/19/2004 6:40:44 PM PDT by tiamat ("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno-World!")
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>Like Bill Gates isn't?

You're confusing unreliable software and unreliable hardware. There's no denying that Windows is a terrible operating system.

So get an AMD or Intel powered laptop, put Linux on it, and have the best of both worlds.


19 posted on 08/19/2004 7:13:44 PM PDT by applemac_g4
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To: applemac_g4

I might.

I've got friends who do Linux and the like it.

Of course, I really LOVE my Mac!


20 posted on 08/19/2004 7:27:59 PM PDT by tiamat ("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno-World!")
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