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CardJoe · 5th Sep 2008, 12:53

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/09...-vaio-recall/1

Sony has issued a recall of several Vaio notebook models due to a "wiring problem" that can result in short-circuiting and localised overheating problems.

HugoB · 5th Sep 2008, 13:21

Sony says: you can't call it a recall, 'cause it's not. It's a "voluntary inspection programme".

Tyrmot · 5th Sep 2008, 13:24

wow, Vaio customers really got burned on that purchase :P

BlackMage23 · 5th Sep 2008, 14:26

Whenever I hear about a laptop recall, I always hear Sony's name.
I don't think I want to go near one of those.

mrb_no1 · 5th Sep 2008, 15:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackMage23

Whenever I hear about a laptop recall, I always hear Sony's name.
I don't think I want to go near one of those.

pah, you dont read this site enough, i'm sure i've seen apple feature in recalls several times, exploding batterizzzzz and the like.

peace

steveo_mcg · 5th Sep 2008, 15:34

Yup apple had some similar pyrotastic incidents relatively recently although I'm sure they were running Sony batteries.

devdevil85 · 5th Sep 2008, 16:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackMage23

Whenever I hear about a laptop recall, I always hear Sony's name.
I don't think I want to go near one of those.

like mrb_no1 said, you don't read this site enough. Last year, my mom's HP had a battery recall, so Sony/Apple's not alone.

HugoB · 5th Sep 2008, 17:05

Those recalls were due to problems with batteries supplied by Sony, IIRC...

OleJ · 5th Sep 2008, 18:30

My moms Dell had a battery recall a few years back as well... It happens to all of them every once in a while.

johnnyboy700 · 5th Sep 2008, 21:24

There was a fire a few years ago at the Jordanhill Campus of Strathclyde Uni where one building was burnt to the ground and it was suspected that the fire started in a locker where one student had left his Dell laptop. It was at the time where Dell (and a few other manufacturers) were having problems with their batteries severely overheating, I even recall seeing a You Tube clip of a Dell laptop catching fire during a Japanese conference - pretty spectacular.

steveo_mcg · 5th Sep 2008, 21:58

Yeah i remeber that, also a Sony battery.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...y+fire&spell=1

frontline · 6th Sep 2008, 01:54

I've used a TZ21/WNB laptop for over a year with no problems, including numerous instances of falling asleep whilst watching DVD's on it in bed and waking up in the early hours to find that it is still playing...

ParaHelix.org · 6th Sep 2008, 15:09

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Originally Posted by Tyrmot

wow, Vaio customers really got burned on that purchase :P

Not at all, atleast the company have the decency to recall them when finding a problem, they should have found it in the design stages of the laptop, but still, freatfull that they are doing somthing about it at their own expence.

MgM* · 6th Sep 2008, 20:41

Its such a pitty, a company that makes a descent game console can't produce a reputable and reasonably priced laptop....i think its a sign.

docodine · 7th Sep 2008, 06:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by MgM*

Its such a pitty, a company that makes a descent game console can't produce a reputable and reasonably priced laptop....i think its a sign.

I don't see any connection.

Nature · 7th Sep 2008, 10:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by ParaHelix.org

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyrmot

wow, Vaio customers really got burned on that purchase :P

Not at all, atleast the company have the decency to recall them when finding a problem, they should have found it in the design stages of the laptop, but still, freatfull that they are doing somthing about it at their own expence.

I'm pretty sure he was making a pun

5th Sep 2008, 12:53	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,988	Sony issues Vaio recall http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/09...-vaio-recall/1 Sony has issued a recall of several Vaio notebook models due to a "wiring problem" that can result in short-circuiting and localised overheating problems. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

5th Sep 2008, 13:21	#2
HugoB H to the U to the G to the O to the B Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ThrustingReviews HQ Posts: 1,201	Sony says: you can't call it a recall, 'cause it's not. It's a "voluntary inspection programme". __________________ TrustedReviews.com - things I write about for a job

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BlackMage23 RPG Loving Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Temple of Fiends Posts: 159	Whenever I hear about a laptop recall, I always hear Sony's name. I don't think I want to go near one of those. __________________ I am the Black Mage. I cast the spells that makes the peoples fall down!

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HugoB H to the U to the G to the O to the B Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ThrustingReviews HQ Posts: 1,201	Those recalls were due to problems with batteries supplied by Sony, IIRC... __________________ TrustedReviews.com - things I write about for a job

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OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,986	My moms Dell had a battery recall a few years back as well... It happens to all of them every once in a while. __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17"..

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Tyrmot Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 205	wow, Vaio customers really got burned on that purchase :P

5th Sep 2008, 15:34	#6
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,990	Yup apple had some similar pyrotastic incidents relatively recently although I'm sure they were running Sony batteries.

5th Sep 2008, 21:24	#10
johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 788	There was a fire a few years ago at the Jordanhill Campus of Strathclyde Uni where one building was burnt to the ground and it was suspected that the fire started in a locker where one student had left his Dell laptop. It was at the time where Dell (and a few other manufacturers) were having problems with their batteries severely overheating, I even recall seeing a You Tube clip of a Dell laptop catching fire during a Japanese conference - pretty spectacular.

5th Sep 2008, 21:58	#11
steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,990	Yeah i remeber that, also a Sony battery. http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...y+fire&spell=1

6th Sep 2008, 01:54	#12
frontline Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 209	I've used a TZ21/WNB laptop for over a year with no problems, including numerous instances of falling asleep whilst watching DVD's on it in bed and waking up in the early hours to find that it is still playing... __________________ Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2ghz \| Asus Crosshair III Formula \| Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler \|4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR3 at 1333mhz \| Sapphire Radeon 5870 \| Crucial M225 128Gb SSD \| Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

6th Sep 2008, 20:41	#14
MgM* What's a Dremel? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7	Its such a pitty, a company that makes a descent game console can't produce a reputable and reasonably priced laptop....i think its a sign.