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    Battery Recall - Older Gens

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Vaio TZ, Oct 30, 2008.

  1. Vaio TZ

    Vaio TZ Notebook Guru

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    Vaio TZ, Oct 30, 2008
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  2. justinkw1

    justinkw1 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, many batteries from older HP/Compaq models are affected, but not as many for Toshiba and even less for Dell. See the article below for details.

    Paste the following into the address bar and remove the spaces in the beginning of the URL.

    http://www.m a r k e t w a t c h.com/news/story/PC-Notebook-Computer-Batteries-Recalled/story.aspx?guid={306A1F8C-48BF-47FC-819B-DD82A99F101C}

    BTW, I have created a separate thread for HP related cases - http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=315846
     
    justinkw1, Oct 31, 2008
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  3. jjgoo

    jjgoo Notebook Deity

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    my battery is dead it cant juice anymore. You think they will take it back and give me a new one?
     
    jjgoo, Oct 31, 2008
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    chevy05 Notebook Consultant

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    If the battery is covered under the recall, they will replace it no matter if it works or not as they will not test them.
     
    chevy05, Oct 31, 2008
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    PvD Notebook Consultant

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    If the battery is affected they should change it, but if it is not, you have a limited warranty for 1 year with Dell, no matter if you have an extended warranty, so check if it is still under warranty. If you have a Dell battery, post the serial number on the battery, I can tell you if it's expired or not.
     
    PvD, Oct 31, 2008
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