This has been shooting around the net today but here’s a nice confluence between a Dell and the flames of Hell.

Makes Macbooks overheating problems seem like an ice cube in comparison.

According to Japanese business conference attendee Guilhem, “The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes,” reports The Inquirer.

Digg readers seem to think it’s a laptop in Dell Latitude D series, henceforth THE laptop of choice to give your mother-in-law.

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