Dell Laptop Explodes

[keysersoze]

And you thought your brand spankin new MacBook got hot. Well, Dell can even beat you there... lol

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550

 

[iGary]

*points finger and laughs*

 

[2nyRiggz]

Heh Heh!!....opps i don't think i'm suppose to laugh...did anyone get there finger burned off...thats a big "my bad" to whoever was on it.


Bless

 

[Queso]

Have them banned from all public buildings at once as a security measure. God knows what could happen if Saddam and his Al-Qaeda terrawrists got hold of one?

 

[Macmaniac]

LOL, Booyah!

How on earth did they pull that one off

 

[Mord]

jesus.

for anyone worried intel macs use lipolymer batteries which have almost a zero chance of exploding

 

[Abstract]

So after the Dell found out what it was and what the world thought of him, it committed suicide.

Sweeeet.

 

[Sutekidane]

In Dell's defense, it was probably the battery and not the actual laptop.

Also, even though macs may use lipolymer batteries, there have been reported incidents. Check out http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/macbook_Pro_user_reports.html for some photos. Someone reported their 15"macbook pro battery swelled up and burst out of its casing.

 

[neocell]

I just read this story about electronic problems with students cheating on tests.

while an electronic device connected to headphones and strapped to a third student's body exploded, leaving a bleeding hole in his abdomen

What's with exploding electronics?

 

[macEfan]

heh thats funny good thing no one got injured!

 

[dmw007]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550

Makes you think about using one in your lap, eh?

Gotta love the quality of Dell computers.

 

[superbovine]

I'd bet money he opted out of the battery recall.

http://news.com.com/Dell+recalls+35,000+notebook+batteries/2100-1044_3-5998094.html

 

[sushi]

And you thought your brand spankin new MacBook got hot. Well, Dell can even beat you there... lol

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550

While funny in this setting since no body got hurt, I sure would not want to see this happen in a car, on a train, or on an airplane.

 

[Leareth]

LOL.

al least no one got hurt. though admitedly it would have been funny to try to explain it to the ER staff especially if the computer was on someones lap at the time.

 

[Tanglewood]

Must have been watching a leak of Gisele Bündchen's new Apple ad

 

[Caitlyn]

Psh, that's hilarious! Makes me proud to be a Mac user.

 

[EricNau]

I'm gonna have to show this to my PC friends.

 

[Boggle]

Now I've wished for the ability to go all Carrie on my old Dell many, many times. How come this guy was able to pull it off?! *grumbles, bastard stole my thunder.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Makes my Dell lappy (which had 11 or 13 motherboard replacements over it's lifetime) seem like an angel.

 

[zephead]

Somebody get this thing away from me... I have a Dell laptop!! Even more of a reason why I want a MacBook!!

*throws the dell out the window just as it bursts into flames*

 

[macEfan]

Somebody get this thing away from me... I have a Dell laptop!! Even more of a reason why I want a MacBook!!

*throws the dell out the window just as it bursts into flames*

lol, I just got rid of a dell laptop... good thing too.. * hopes his gateway doesn't blow up also*

 

[freeny]

Similar events have happened to the old Ti books.

 

[floriflee]

It makes me wonder if there were any warning signs prior to the explosion (small sparks or smoke??) I just don't want my Toshiba to burst into flames while I've got it on my lap.....

 

[ReanimationLP]

Damn. o.o

You bought a Dell dude!

 

[dextertangocci]

Why did it do that?