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signatory
06-22-2006, 08:51 AM
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By INQUIRER newsdesk: Wednesday 21 June 2006, 13:22

AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident.
Guilhem, our astonished reader reports: "The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes".

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550


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B25Hmitchell
06-22-2006, 08:57 AM
Looks like the battery "venting flames". I wouldn't want that Laptop on my Laptop area.
Zarathustra
06-22-2006, 08:59 AM
Well I still regret to have bought a $800 laptop when I could have find a better $500 PC.
Deftoner
06-22-2006, 09:40 AM
There is a lesson to be learned here.









Never buy "made in china"
gtronin
06-22-2006, 10:12 AM
arent dells made in ireland?
noFlooder
06-22-2006, 10:17 AM
Perhaps assembled in Ireland, but at least 90% of the parts are Made in China/Taiwan.


@ Zarathustra

your fault ;)
daily666
06-22-2006, 10:19 AM
arent dells made in ireland?

Exactly!


I'm tellin' you there's (was) IBM and than nothing really nothing for a long time, and then there's maybe HP whos batteries also overheated some time ago.

http://bpr.hpordercenter.com/ebpr/landingpage.aspx
hell
06-22-2006, 10:38 AM
Heh, odd, mine was made in Malaysia.
Asheren
06-22-2006, 11:07 AM
Well I still regret to have bought a $800 laptop when I could have find a better $500 PC.

I wouldn't buy laptop unless i realy need it at last till they make laptops with changeable parts. Technicaly its already possible but not done for purely economical reasons.
Heron
06-22-2006, 12:34 PM
Never buy "made in asia"
hell
06-22-2006, 12:36 PM
Never buy "made in asia"

*stops buying computers, clothes, DVD players and every other type of electronics*
Luno
06-22-2006, 12:44 PM
Exactly!


I'm tellin' you there's (was) IBM and than nothing really nothing for a long time, and then there's maybe HP whos batteries also overheated some time ago.

http://bpr.hpordercenter.com/ebpr/landingpage.aspx


my brand new dell notebook is made in China . but i have the Latitude X1 a rebadged Samsung Q30
ZaakM433
06-22-2006, 06:46 PM
all most all that stuff is outside the processors is made in tiawan or china or other places in that area.