Tag: Recall
HP Battery Recall Expanded: How to Find Out if Your Battery is Bad
HP launched a battery recall back in 2009, which covered a broad range of notebooks with the HP and Compaq labels, and now thanks to additional investigations HP is expanding the battery recall to a larger number of notebooks and batteries. Because of the increased recall, HP is asking customers to re-verify that they are using a [...]
MSI Resumes Shipping GT680R and GE620R Sandy Bridge Notebooks, Adds Addtl 1 Year Warranty
MSI has announced that customers can once again order the MSI GT680R and GE620R notebooks which had been put on hold due to the Sandy Bridge Chipset Issue which delayed many notebooks in early 2011. The MSI GT680R is a 1.56″ desktop replacement gaming notebook powered by a 2nd Generation Core i7-2630QM processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX460M GPU and [...]
Intel Sandy Bridge Recall Info: HP, Samsung, MSI, Acer, Toshiba, ASUS, Dell & Lenovo
Intel recently announced a flaw in which affects computers equipped with the company’s new Sandy Bridge processors. This issue has delayed the rollout of several new notebooks and is the reason for a large number of recalls from manufacturers like Toshiba, HP, Samsung, MSI, Acer, Toshiba, Dell, ASUS and others. The actual problem isn’t with [...]
Intel Chipset Flaw Delays Laptops from Dell, HP, MSI and Others
The Intel Cougar Point Chipset flaw that prompted a Toshiba laptop recall is causing similar issues throughout the laptop industry as reports come in that new laptops and notebooks will be delayed from major manufacturers like Dell, HP, MSI and others. According to statements made to CNET several manufacturers are in the process of working with customers [...]
Apple Time Capsule Recall is Actually Warranty Extension
Apple has recently announced that it will be extending warranties on Apple Time Capsules sold between February and June of 2008. This is a result of many customers complaining that their Time Capsule no longer turns on or shuts down unexpectedly. Is Your Time Capsule Eligible? However, with the widespread complaints of spotty performance, including [...]
Sony Vaio Recall: How to Stop Overheating and Find Out if Your Notebook is Recalled
If you own a Sony VAIO F or VAIO C series notebook purchased since January 2010 it may be a part of the 500,000 Sony notebook recall that, due to overheating, could cause your VAIO to overheat so bad that the heat could, “resulting in deformation of the product’s keyboard or external casing, and a [...]
Sony Recalls 500,000 VAIO Notebooks
Sony is recalling 535,000 notebooks that are part of the VAIO F and VAIO C lines sold during the first half of 2010. The recall is due to a temperature control issue which may cause the notebooks to overheat and in some cases distort the shape of the notebooks. UPDATE: Find out if your VAIO is recalled and [...]
Acer Recalls 22,000 Notebooks
Acer announced a recall of several notebook models due to an overheating issue. This voluntarily recall is going to impact around 22,000 laptops. As per CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) this overhearing is caused by a defect in the microphone wire to the palm rest, which can short circuit under preasure. European consumers had already [...]
HP Voluntarily Recalls 70,000 Faulty Notebook Batteries
HP is issuing a voluntary recall on 70,000 outstanding batteries sold between August 2007 and March 2008 due to potential overheating problems. Reports to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission show there has been two instances of overheated batteries leading to property damage with no bodily injuries. HP notes that these battery issues are in no way related to the previous recalls and will replace the affected batteries at no charge. The batteries in question were sold both as part of the notebook package or as stand-alone replacement batteries for these particular devices:
