This Consumer Reports chart ranks how quickly different laptops need repair.
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Sony Recalls Fujitsu, Gateway, Toshiba and Sony Laptop Batteries
By 10.25.06
Monday, Sony voluntarily recalled batteries for all the notebooks listed in the headline, due to risk of fire. If you own one of these laptops, check out this page to see if the recall affects you.
Apple Battery Recalls Encourage Prolonging Immolation Risk
By 10.24.06
My wife just (six weeks later) got her new battery from Apple for her Powerbook G4. The instructions on the printed materials that came with the new battery stated that the old battery had to be drained prior returning. Suggested ways to do this: play a dvd, play a CD or play the Chess game computer vs. computer.
Sony Sorta Sorry For Flaming Batteries
By 10.24.06
“We are sorry for the offense caused by the battery recall…”
Sony Recalls Gateway, Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu Batteries
By 10.24.06
Monday, Sony launched a voluntary recall of laptop batteries for the manufacturer’s listed in the headline of this post. If you own a notepad made by one of these people, check this chart to see if you computer is affected.
No, Dell Ain’t Charging For Replacement Batteries
By 10.18.06
Contrary to the vituperations of Lowell G, Dell is not charging people for swapping out their exploding batteries.
GameStop: One Playstation 3 Per Surname
By 10.12.06
When we posted the news that EB Games had condoned their employees to buy up all of their store’s allotment of PS3 orders, some of you called foul, claiming this wasn’t corporate policy. Fair enough, though the guys at Kotaku tell us they’ve gotten numerous emails from managers, saying it absolutely is official policy. But, hell, you can always buy your PS3 at Gamespot, right?
EB Games Encourages Employees To eBay Gouge
By 10.10.06
Our cottage-cheese-golem brethren over at Kotaku took a break from mouthbreathing and fantasizing about imaginary elves who live in their computer to throw us a couple of links yesterday. Never say we don’t return the favor.
Sony Reverses Decision To Deny Repairs After Reader Threatens Writing The Consumerist
By 10.6.06
A reader claims he got Sony to change its mind about not honoring his warranty. All he had to do was namedrop The Consumerist.com.
Replacement Apple Batteries Have Their Own Problems
By 10.5.06
The fun isn’t over for some Apple Powerbook G4 owners affected by the recent battery recall. Not only did some replacement batteries not power systems correctly, others don’t even fit flush with the laptops.
Another Laptop Recall, Thanks to Sony Batteries
By 9.20.06
Dell, Apple, and IBM laptops have been catching fire, creating new forms of airport entertainment and providing golden material for bloggers worldwide. Today, we move beyond the Flammable Three, thanks to Toshiba. The company is recalling 340,000 laptop batteries.
Things That Disquieted Us in Today’s Business News
By 8.24.06
• McDonald’s number two man quits via flameout email screed. Grimace gets the nod.
Best Posts Ever, This Week
By 7.13.06
Most popular stories of the week so far, excluding anything that has to do with AOL. We’re gonna play it cool like that, and ignore the top seven results or so.
Best Posts Ever, This Week
By 7.7.06
Our most popular posts this week that had nothing to do with retention policies or call centers.
