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December 18th, 2005, 06:45 AM

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Dell sells exploding laptops

or, "This Inspiron will self-destruct in 10 seconds..."

well, not quite. but they did issue a recall on more than a dozen of their wonderfully built laptops, containing any of 9 different batteries that are at risk of bursting into flames.

news like this makes me feel all warm and cozy inside. the same feeling i get when sitting around a flaming XPS, roasting marshmallows.

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Haha that INQ article is a classic!

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December 18th, 2005, 07:32 AM

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i seem to remember dell recalling their chargers a while ago for exactly the same reason, ever get the feeling dell dont want you to buy their laptops, or want you dead for some reason!

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