If you have a Dell laptop that was purchased in 2004 through 2006, you need to check and make sure that your battery is not on the recall list. To do so you need to go to this link and input your Batteries Serial Number:

http://www.dellbatteryprogram.com

EDIT: I just found out that Apple iBook and HP's are affected too. Contact your respective manufacture for details.

If you don't, this could be you!

 

4 miillion. Crazy. I think the pic is the Macbook explosions though.

 

Funny looking MacBook.

 

Yikes! Good thing I've never needed a laptop

 

Also if you go to HP's site: http://bpr.hpordercenter.com/ebpr/landingpage.aspx

They are partners with compaq so some of both brands are effected. I think my wifes laptop may be one of them. Will confirm when I get home. I do know it gets hot as crap on the bottom if its not well ventilated. I have to keep it on a cool pad most of the time.

 

I'm sitting here at work right now typing this on a Dell Latitude D600. I sure hope it doesn't exp.................................

 

Good Grief ! I just bought a new one ?
It's a terrorist plot ! that's why when we buy these there is a disclaimer not to ship to Arabia or something like that third world.?

 

OK, on that site it said "nw8000". I got lap-top from school and it said "nw8240". Is that same thing?

Are those two different models or is it same 8000-series?

 

I got a brand new inspiron we use for a magazine rest.(Never use it) Got Rid of the Toshiba we used to have for this same reason.

 

Zoran, i would think it would be the whole series, but there should be a battery model listed in which you can cross reference your battery vs the site. When in doubt, call em up!

 

Thanks. I sent e-mail to my school (who gave me that laptop) and I've ask them for advice.

 

Here is e-mail that I got from them:

Zoran,

Your nw8240 is a completely different series than the nw8000. The battery recall does not affect your computer.

 

I would have replied sooner, but I was too busy putting the fire out that was caused by my new Dell E1505 Insprion Laptop!.....J/K

Looks like I'll have to send in for a new battery when I get back from vacation. Thank goodness I never use my computer without the power cord anyway .

 

ThinkPad > *

 

my laptop is so old that explosions on its part were just standard procedure

but my moms is on that list, and i checked the batt serial #, and its the same. i'll have to warn her when she gets home

 

How about before she gets home ! She's a Keeper Arin so Ground her from that Lap Tap would Yah !

 

yea man i just found this out a couple days ago and mine is one of them....sucks