Apple to Recall 1.8 Million Laptop Batteries
After Dell now it is now Apple’s turn to recall the around 1.8 million laptop batteries which pose fire hazard due to overheating. Apple is recalling these laptops batteries as they were similar in characteristics to affected Dell batteries and were manufactured by Sony Energy Corp. The following battery models are affected:
| Computer model | Battery model number |
Battery serial number range |
| 12-inch iBook G4 | A1061 | HQ441 – HQ507 |
| 12-inch PowerBook G4 | A1079 | 3X446 – 3X510 |
| 15-inch PowerBook G4 | A1078 | 3X446 – 3X5 |
If you liked this article, click here to buy me a Beer! :) If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!“We discovered that some Sony batteries in previous models of PowerPC-based iBooks and PowerBooks do not meet Apple’s standards for safety and performance,” Apple said in a statement.
“Our number one priority is to recall and replace the affected batteries free of charge.”
According to US safety officials, the batteries were made by Sony, which also supplied similar batteries to Dell.
Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said that Sony, as the manufacturer of the recalled battery packs, “is responsible”.
While Apple is not expecting any “material financial impact” from the recall, Sony predicts that the recall of its Dell and Apple batteries will cost the firm between 20bn and 30bn yen ($172m to $258m).
Instead of sony, only apple and dell are defamed
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Ramanujam is your laptop’s battery made by sony??
[...] After Apple and Dell recalled laptop batteries, now Panasonic is recalling the batteries for a different issue. The Panasonic laptop batteries are not manufactured by Sony Corp as in the case of Apple and Dell. The panasonic batteries has got a mechanical spring latch which could the puncture the batteries and cause overheating or short circuit if the laptops are handled roughly. It seems now laptops are the most dangerous electronics product on earth. I advise all the guys using laptops to stay careful. [...]