Nickname: Dill

Review: I think you are right HC, very strange. I think it might be a global conspiracy by Sony to halt the march of technology. Or maybe it's a terrorist plot by insurgents into the Sony manufacturing plant. Don't be silly. It is highly likely that the same grease monkey created the faulty batteries on the same day therefore, they are likely to malfunction about the same time afterwards. Coincidence. What I want to know is how come none of the VAIO range was affected? Or am I speaking too soon?

Date reviewed: Oct 2, 2006 9:36 AM

Nickname: Al Dorward

Review: Where do I find information on my Toshiba laptop battery?

Date reviewed: Oct 1, 2006 11:33 PM

Nickname: dmlaurent

Review: All my laptops (Dell and Toshiba) have had heat problems. Lithium ion batteries can be damaged by the high temperature of the laptop environment that the batteries are operating in. People should be concerned about the battery packaging cracking under high temperature and spilling fairly toxic products like Lithium-ion LiPF6, LiBF4, or LiClO4, and solvents like ether. It not just the possibility of the battery combusting while it is being used or charged. I used to leave my laptop unattended while connected to a wall outlet to recharge the battery when I'm in my office or at home. What if it were to catch fire while no one is watching? I am surprised that consumer passivity is expected to be low, the potential consequence could be loss of life or very severe injury. Please encourage laptop owners to take advantage of the recall effort and chastise the laptop manufacturers for not facilitating the exchange of new batteries for the potential defective batteries.

Date reviewed: Oct 1, 2006 9:10 PM

Nickname: NewEntrant

Review: Every battery has a set life-time and it is quite usual to have defects in laptop batteries. The unusual part of this "Sony battery recall" is the massive volumes involved. Sony will still be able to spin things around to its favor, if it sticks to the good old principles of rigorous product testing and satisfying all necessary safety requirements before product launch.

Date reviewed: Oct 1, 2006 3:18 PM

Nickname: symnux

Review: Battery problem-incident just shows how deep Japan Inc. has sank. The world has passed by, and by closing doors on foreign competition in Japan and emphasizing Japanese language and artificial superiority race-thinking will only make Japan sink deeper, sorry to say.

Date reviewed: Oct 1, 2006 11:28 AM

Nickname: Compitition

Review: In reality the chances of one of these batteries actually causing a problem are slim to none. But unfortunately for Sony its competiters have a lot to gain by smearing Sony's reputation in this way. No battery is 100% safe and I would rather have one of those recalled Sony batteries then a cheap Chinese knock off.

Date reviewed: Oct 1, 2006 1:37 AM

Nickname: Shane Martin

Review: Phil, here is the Dell Recall website: https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/

Date reviewed: Sep 30, 2006 7:27 PM

Nickname: phil

Review: I have a Dell Inspiron 1150. Is my battery ok?

Date reviewed: Sep 30, 2006 12:47 PM

Nickname: Sandy Thurston

Review: Great information, but where do I confirm if my IBM Think Pad T22 is one of the batteries that needs to be returned?

Date reviewed: Sep 30, 2006 10:08 AM

Nickname: HC

Review: It is too strange that they all nearly happened at the same time. Too strange.

Date reviewed: Sep 30, 2006 9:31 AM