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- GawtMilk, on 10/12/2007, -21/+122The guys ***** Mac exploded and he still insults Windows. Funny.
- GawtMilk, on 10/12/2007, -21/+75So? If my Dell explodes, I don't say "***** Macs".
- chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -8/+56@NSResponder
if you took 2 minutes and RTFA you would see he already checked that. - chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -15/+63now they "Just Explode".
- danjal, on 10/12/2007, -6/+44talk about a matchbook pro =/
- Mrwasp, on 10/12/2007, -5/+37http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/418337161_7580a71270.jpg
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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/151/418337173_bd82036a8b.jpg - SVPirate, on 10/12/2007, -11/+42@kman004
"you guys are noobs for buying macs in the first place. and the digging down begins!"
Yeh, because and no-one else has had problems with batteries catching fire in laptops other than Apple, right? Gimme a frickin break... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29@simpleid:
You know who really gets pissed when Apple ships exploding batteries? Apple customers. Hell, Apple customers get pissed when Apple ships something that *scratches*. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28I've had tons of AA batteries pop on me. A battery popping in your mouse as you're using it scares the ***** out of you.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+34PC: "I'm a PC".
Mac: "BOOOOOOOOM!!!" - miles01110, on 10/12/2007, -7/+32Really? I was kind of hoping it would...
- Vermifax, on 10/12/2007, -10/+33Windows is a laptop....!?
- tobsterius, on 10/12/2007, -6/+28The recall only applied to the Powerbooks and some Macbook Pro machines...
- GawtMilk, on 10/12/2007, -4/+25Oh and by the way, it's not just computers. Any Lithium-Ion battery contains a seperator, and when the seperator pierces the energy is released in the form of an explosion. Phones will also do it...not just computer batteries.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+25And this folks, is what is wrong with America nowadays. Stupid people look for the littlest thing to sue someone over in hopes they can sit on their asses for the rest of their lives and collect part of a settlement every month.
How depressing... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -15/+32"Just work.
Then explode." - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -23/+38See, if this was Dell, you'll hear the hate parade marching in. But since this is Apple, it's going to be downplayed and any anti-Apple will be buried because of the Apple fanboy army
Steve Jobs is always right because as you know, all Macboys are equal, except those with Macbook Pros - Shizlanski, on 10/12/2007, -6/+20angus, did you read the article?
- samcam, on 10/12/2007, -14/+26Apple need to give that guy a new MacBook! And this comes just when everyone thought that the battery issue with the Sony made batteries was past...will be interesting to see how Apple respond.
- dvsbastard, on 10/12/2007, -11/+23Oh I can't wait till the next "I am a Mac / I am a PC" ad airs... I wanna see that smug prick burn!!!
(I have nothing really against Macs but those ads still irritate me...) - noahhoward, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13No since this is Apple every prick with a chip on his shoulder is going to come out of the wood-work blaming a rather obvious battery malfunction on a company who doesn't manufacture batteries.
If I remember rightly a lot of the 'Apple fanboys' were defending Dell when idiots were trying to blame Dell for battery malfunction. - s2djfinc, on 10/12/2007, -17/+28But I thought they "Just work"?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10@cawpin:
Check your macbook's temperature, let it sit on a bedspread for a little while, and check it again. You're going to be unpleasantly surprised.
Anything that generates heat really shouldn't be left in contact with anything flammable or smothering overnight. Wild is right, that's just common sense. (Wild is also right that batteries shouldn't explode, of course.) - t3hX, on 10/12/2007, -7/+17Hint: The hate parade is already here. You're missing it.
If it was Dell, it might be a little more (because there are lots of dell haters round here, probably with good reason)... - celerate, on 10/12/2007, -4/+14It looked to me (from the context) like he was implying he had to use a computer running Windows to post the message and get the pics up. After all, we know he didn't post that from his MacBook.
- NSResponder, on 10/12/2007, -50/+60TFA says that he bought it in June of last year, which would put it in the batch that's already been recalled over the battery issue.
-jcr - wild, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14Be smart as well, keep your laptops off of things like carpet and upholstry. Its has a heating effect on this stuff and will make things a lot hotter a lot faster. And especially be sure to leave your laptop on something hard and hopefully non-flammable at night. A kitchen counter works well.
Not excusing exploding batteries, just saying use some common sense when it comes to where you leave things. By now we all know its not a myth. - nextgengames, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Sorry to burst the rant, but any rechargeable battery being used in the way you used your iBook will ***** the battery. If you dont intend on ever using the battery or not often, then simply take it out
that way it wont burn out in that manner. I have a 12" iBook and a 15" HP Laptop, the iBook is frequently taken to class and the battery is fully cycled on a regular basis (because i use it a lot out and about). The HP Laptop is about the same age but for most of its life just sat on my desk as a media player, and the odd windows game.
Because i didnt take the battery out, its pretty much *****!
If your really annoyed, though call Apple Support ask for a replacement. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Yeah, everybody knows you're supposed to put out a battery fire with bacon grease. That's why I always keep a jar of bacon grease warming on a gas burner, just in case.
- celerate, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10That wouldn't stand in court, if you had enough time to rescue your valuables but didn't try to put the fire out. Plus the nature of the fire would be examined, and they'd determine that a) the fire started small, and b) in the amount of time you had to rescue your stuff, you could have put the fire out effortlessly while it was still small. By the time you were done, Apple would be getting a settlement out of you.
- bearda, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9...except in the first post he says he checked if it was on the recall list and it wasn't.
- Wootery, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Justin Long on fire? Dugg!
- mannypdesign, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11Sony really needs to get their sh*t together. How many batteries have they recalled between Dell, Apple, etc.?
- kwago, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I guess he really wanted the Black Macbook.
- mikewhalley, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Slightly OT, but have any other MacBook owners out there found problems with it not going to sleep properly? I've noticed if I enable the password screen it doesn't sleep or wake properly. Also if you have an external screen connected and then sleep the MB, taking out the ext screen connector wakes the macbook, which is highly annoying, and I keep forgetting to unplug it first! :-/ This caused problems for me the first time it happpened, I closed the lid to the MB, watched for the light to start to pulse, then unplugged the MB and stuck it in my Crumpler case (all snuggly zipped up), only to return a few hours later to a MacBook hot water bottle (and a noisy one a that!) The battery had swelled and now it doesn't fit flush with the rest of the casing :-( The battery life seems okay though, so I'm hoping the damage is purely cosmetic.
Pretty ***** what's happened to this guys MacBook. They could have died during the night if it weren't for them having a dog. - SVPirate, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Who the warranty is held with and who is actually to blame are 2 different things. Apple should definitely honor their warranty, but the buck stops squarely with Sony for the fault, and Apple will be perusing them to get the money back they have lost due to the failure of these parts.
- VhaidraU, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9"I picked it up and blew on it and swung it around to put the flames out."
Isn't that the last way you would ever out out a fire? By fanning the flames and giving the fire more air? - MeatFlaps, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Looks like I should rethink charging mine underneath my bed at night.
- andycr512, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Dialog:
Mac: "Hi, I'm a mac."
PC: "And I'm a PC."
PC: "Uh, what's cooking, mac?"
Mac: "Oh, just my battery. You know, releasing toxic fumes into the air. It's fun. Want to try it?"
PC's UAC: "Mac is inviting you to participate in a potentially deadly activity. Confirm or deny?" - bbhh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5there's really no doubt this guy is getting a new computer. my battery was screwed, and i had a bunch of (apparently un-fixable) minor problems with my 1st gen macbook pro, and after bugging apple care enough i got a free core 2 duo replacement. when they asked me about my battery problems and stuff, the girl was really careful, "did anything else of yours get damaged..."
if i'm this guy, "hey my macbook exploded and almost burned down my house, what are you going to do for me?". - acomj, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11ah they do "just work.."
although it depends on your definition of work.
This would be perfect for starting a campfire....
This is why I always keep my computer on a non flamable surface, although anything just catching fire for no reason is worrying.. - almalax19, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Looks like we might have another battery recall on our hands. Wonder who the manufacturer of the Macbook's Battery is??
- SVPirate, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11@naio21
Apple buy the units already QC tested. They aren't the ones who screwed up on the quality control here.
The last time this fiasco blew up (sorry - bad pun) Dell, Apple, HP and Toshiba all promptly threw the book at Sony, becuase Sony were the ones that screwed up making the batteries. When you buy parts from a company the size of Sony, and they come with a QC guarantee, you expect the damn things to be suitable for the purpose they were manufactured for! - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6If you're not going to go mobile with your laptop for an extended period of time, you really should take the battery out. It's going to either result in the battery dying or exploding.
- cheersrazer, on 10/12/2007, -11/+15Lets hope Apple act appropriately in this instance.
- SVPirate, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Do you not think they might be dragging their feet to boost VAIO sales? It's not outside the bounds of possibility goven Sony's recent 'marketting' strategies...
- chris9902, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6you didn't even try and read it did you.
- norbiu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Sometimes when I close the MacBook I can hear iChat logging out ... then logging back in a few seconds later ... then logging out again. It doesn't happen often but it's pretty annoying. Also, when I open it up again, I type in the pass and the screen won't show. What's up with that?
- KyleMistry, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6"I wanna see that smug prick burn!!!"
There's a deliciously terrible pun in that. - dnields, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Its called calibrating your battery. It isn't an Apple thing, its a rechargeable battery thing. If you never intended on using battery power, then take the battery out.
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