Thursday, September 21, 2017

HP Recalls another 100,000 Laptop Batteries

HP is extending its recall of potentially dangerous laptop batteries. HP has recalled more than 100,000 lithium-ion hp laptop batteries from its various notebook models. This recall is expanding from the existing 41,000 battery recall earlier.
The affected laptops were said to include a lithium-ion battery containing Panasonic cells that malfunctioned, leading to "overheating, melting and charring and causing about $1,000 in property damage," the US Consumer Product Safety (US CPSC) report said. The batteries in question could have been used in HP, Compaq, HP ProBook, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario, and HP Pavilion notebook computers. The recalled batteries were in laptops sold between March 2013 and October 2016, the CPSC report stated. Affected laptops could have been purchased at Best Buy, Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club, or another authorized dealer nationwide or online. The average cost of the laptops was between $300-$1700, and the hp laptop batteries were sold from $50-$90.
-Tech Republic
Affected laptops could have been purchased at Best Buy, Walmart, Costco, Sam's Club, or another authorized dealer nationwide or online. The average cost of the laptops was between $300-$1700, and the standalone batteries were sold from $50-$90.
With this following the Note 7 debacle clearly manufactures need to take a step back and consider saftey over procductivity.
HOT HP Batteries:
HP ZBook 17 Battery
HP TouchSmart TM2 Battery

HP RC06XL

HP ProBook 5220m Battery

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