Tag: Laptops

MacBook Joins the Club of Igniting Laptops

Tags: MacBook + Laptops + notebook + AppleCare

lupus
Posted by lupus 2 years 2 months ago; via gizmodo.com/gadgets/lapto...

The bottom left corner of the screen managed to somehow catch on fire, in turn toasting the entire left side of his notebook. Oddly enough, it doesn't seem that this problem was caused by an overheating battery. Eric said the employees at the Apple Store were shocked and told him to contact AppleCare, which was closed at the time.

What the hell is going on with all of these laptops? It must be a sign of the times that I am now nervous when using my own laptop. Apple will surely replace his laptop, but I am still concerned about what caused...

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Japan orders Apple to probe laptops, batteries

Tags: Apple + Laptops + Batteries + Japan + Michiko Matsumoto + Sony

Kenshi
Posted by Kenshi 2 years 3 months ago; via msnbc.msn.com/id/14568127

Japanese authorities reported Tuesday the first case of an Apple laptop catching fire in Japan and ordered the U.S. company to investigate the trouble involving the faulty Sony batteries and report back within a week.

An iBook G4 laptop made by Apple Computer Inc. overheated and caught fire in April, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said.

The user sustained minor burns after the computer caught fire, according to Apple spokeswoman Michiko Matsumoto, who confirmed the case.

Japan's trade ministry ordered Apple's Japan...

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