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      15th Aug 2006
The world's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Dell, is to recall 4.1 million of its notebook computer batteries because of a fire risk.
Most batteries are in computers sold in the US but more than 1 million are thought to be elsewhere.

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oops,

I think their share price just dropped.


 
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Yes, bit of a slip up there
I wonder how many caught fire before they noticed

edit: Oooops, that'll teach me to reply before I read the article

 
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mine is in the OK batch

 
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mine is in the OK batch
mine is in the thank god i didn`t but h(D)ell

 



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