engadget.com — Just when we think these explosive batteries can't get any worse, then you see a PowerBook that looks like it was hit with a high powered explosive charge -- which, in a manner of speaking, it was. This unit was apparently a year old and wasn't even powered at the time. (pics included)
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smokezzAug 6, 2006
jschrab: You do know your power supply in your desktop PC could short circuit, catch fire and burn your house down killing you and your family right? Better stop using computers RIGHT NOW BEFORE YOU DIE.
maninblac1Aug 6, 2006
It's Apple "people" that make it necessary to have anti-Apple "people".
khyberkitsuneAug 7, 2006
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superkendallAug 7, 2006
Perhaps you should try writing less sensationalistic summaries if you don't want to get marked as innacurate. As the other posted noted, explosions are different than fire - the laptop is destroyed either way, why embellish when reality is just as bad?
islayerAug 7, 2006
This has been nothing more than a joke. When one comes it just keep coming. I bet the guy burned his own laptop, that is one sick mofo!
jonahan52Aug 7, 2006
Wow, that was bad .. stupid editor... What I was trying to say was the older Powerbook batteries are Lithium-Ion the new ones are Lithium-Polymer .. So the Macbook battery recall wouldn't have helped.
robpasAug 7, 2006
I'm not a forensic expert -- but the burn is on the left and the battery on a 15inch mac is center bottom -- this burn being caused by the battery looks dubious,on first look.
Closed AccountAug 7, 2006
check the price of the new Mac Pro.
archonsgAug 8, 2006
"This is a picture of Chewbacca..."It still doesn't change the fact that it was an Apple machine that got fried.Get over the explosion vs burst into flames argument. The fact is, there was an issue with a rather large batch of bad batteries put into Apple's product and it goes to show that claims of quality and "superior engineering" all comes to naught if in the production process, Quality Control wasn't done. Who is to blame for that? Why Apple of course.Its their brand name that is at stake regardless of who manufacture the parts they use.
thebargeAug 8, 2006
Thank you. I thought the same damned thing. Apparently if it's about Dell "exploding" it's perfectly fine, but as soon as you put Apple into the story it's marked as inaccurate.
jfarlikAug 21, 2006
Thank you for proving my point that the definiton for explosion still applys, yes I agree combustion also applys, then again when something explodes, it also typically combusts, if it is a heated explosion. Anyways I am over it now. I will just accept the fact that you are a blinded fan-boy