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Apple Battery Recall A Hot Issue
David Utter
Staff Writer
2006-08-25
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Batteries manufactured by Sony have been the culprit in some Apple notebook overheating issues, forcing the company to recall 1.8 million batteries.
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About 1.1 million of those batteries were sold in the United States, with the other 700,000 sold internationally. An advisory posted by Apple on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website noted these batteries, like the ones blamed for Dell's problems, were manufactured by Sony.
Apple has received nine reports of batteries overheating, including two reports of minor burns from handling overheated computers and other reports of minor property damage. No serious injuries were reported, the advisory noted.
Only three models of Apple's notebook line contain the batteries affected by the recall: 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and 15-inch PowerBook G4. Owners of those machines can visit the CPSC advisory page and compare the battery serial number with those being recalled.
Apple will replace recalled batteries free of charge. Customers can either call the company or visit Apple's battery program website for more information.
When news of Dell's recall became more widely reported, and Sony branded as the culprit, it appeared there could be more fallout from the issue. Sony provided batteries to a number of PC makers, including Apple, and it appeared more recalls could be on the horizon.
This proved to be the case with Apple. Just from the Dell recall, Sony could be responsible for some or all of the costs associated with that to as much as $225 million, one analyst from Japan's Nomura Securities estimated. Apple's recall could add to that figure.
Investors have begun punishing Sony already on Wall Street. However, Sony claims now, as it did before the Dell recall, that no other PC makers are affected by the battery problem, according to a report on CNet News.
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Tags: Sony, Dell, Apple
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David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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