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UMPC2024
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Battery recall

#1 Post by UMPC2024 » Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:55 pm

Hey guys, just ran across this whilst browsing the internet

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2128702/ ... azard.html

Hopefully it doesn't mean anything too bad.
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Re: Battery recall

#2 Post by jayton4 » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:38 pm

Sounds like it might mean something good.
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Re: Battery recall

#3 Post by pianowizard » Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:46 pm

Battery recalls are of course great news for those whose laptops are affected, since they are getting new batteries for free.
Dell Latitude 7370 (QHD+, 2.84lb); HP Pavilion x2 12-b096ms (FHD+, 3.14lb); Microsoft Surface 3 (FHD+, 2.00lb);
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Re: Battery recall

#4 Post by jdrou » Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:17 pm

Too bad my X201 appears to be pretty far outside the window when the bad batteries started shipping (March vs. October 2010).
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