SAFETY OFFICIALS REVIEWING SONY BATTERIES
US consumer safety officials said on Tuesday they are reviewing all Sony-made lithium-ion batteries in laptop computers for fire hazards after Dell announced the largest electronics recall in the United States.
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Yes, we got the notice today at work to check our serial number on our batteries. Most Dell Laptops have the sony lithium batteries in them. I haven't checked mine, but I guess I will know if my laptop catches on fire!
The funny part is that we have to send our battery in and they will inter-office mail us another battery. So what do we do in the mean time, use no battery? Sigh, I guess it needs to be replaced, don't want to burn up on account of my laptop.