Toshiba Laptop Catches Fire, Again!

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Saw this thought could be worth sharing. If any toshiba users here, then please follow the link below to see if you're affected by the recall.

No prizes for guessing, Sony's nightmare continues...

Toshiba "Redoubles" its efforts to replace the defective Sony battery packs in certain of its notebook models.

On May 24, 2007, a Toshiba notebook with a Sony battery pack caught fire. Toshiba asked Sony to investigate in this matter. The findings were not at all shocking, it's those faulty battery packs from Sony again! The investigation confirmed that the cause of the fire was Sony's battery pack. While the primary cause of the fire in the May 24 incident was not identified, damage resulting from a short circuit within the battery pack was found, confirming that the problem originated in the battery pack.

Millions of Sony battery packs were recalled by manufacturers including Dell, Apple, Toshiba, Lenovo and Fujitsu last year, after a series of high-profile meltdowns and fires. In one incident that sparked worldwide attention, a Dell notebook burst into flames at a public conference in Japan and a photograph of that incident circulated on the Internet for months. After an investigation by Dell, Sony and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Dell called for a recall of 4.1 million notebook batteries and was subsequently followed by the other vendors.

Toshiba said the battery packs in affected notebooks, that still have not been replaced, will be replaced for free.

We'd urge Toshiba notebook owners to check this page and get the replacement, if eligible, ASAP. Be safe!