Russell,

On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:44:39 +1300, Russell McMahon wrote:

> Sony estimates the overall recall action will cost it $US429 million.
> 9.6 million batteries affected.
> 4.1M Dell, 2M Apple,  + 5M customer peace of mind  request option.
> 
>         http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127637-pg,1-RSS,RSS/article.html
> 
> A laptop catching fire AT an airport was apparently the trigger to the 
> recall decision.

I have a nasty feeling we may not have heard the last of this!  I wouldn't put it past "them" to ban lithium-powered laptops from aircraft when they 
get round to it, which would be somewhat disasterous for travellers until an aftermarket "NiMH replacement for Lithium batteries" industry springs up, 
with attendant lousy battery life.

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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