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Hasty (Irresponsible?) Media Reporting
I have been involved in multiple "product-caused" fire investigations, during my 26 years designing portable PCs and LaserJets. Invariably, the media: 1) does not accurately report the event, 2) exagerates that chances of similar events occurring on other products, and 3) uses purposfully alarming rhetoric. In this case, given the now-well-know-portable-battery-failures, it is only natural the media blames the battery!

I have no doubt the battery had nothing to do with this event. Try plugging all a laptop's heat vents and see how long it takes to starts smoking...
Posted by: hnoyes   Posted on: 02/25/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Used for about 3.5 hours on a PILLOW.  wackoae | 02/24/08
Easily Flammable?  binaryspiral | 02/25/08
Thats a saftey feature, not a defect!  mrmaps7 | 02/25/08
ON a pillow?  brilang | 02/25/08
As Ron White says...  rc76058@... | 02/25/08
"can't", not "can"  Dr. John | 02/25/08
NO OFFSENE  dave@... | 02/25/08
pot? it's kettle calling....  CletusJones | 02/25/08
maybe, maybe not  madmikey | 02/25/08
Stupid is as stupid does !  inxy@... | 02/25/08
whoa!  catseverywhere@... | 02/25/08
RE: Samsung Electronic laptop battery melts  L7393 | 02/25/08
Hasty (Irresponsible?) Media Reporting  hnoyes | 02/25/08
really?  catseverywhere@... | 02/25/08
RE: Samsung Electronic laptop battery melts  phillip.cowley@... | 02/25/08
fans vents  phillip.cowley@... | 02/25/08
Amazed that a 6 year old battery would still work.  fred@... | 02/25/08

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