"Dude, your Dell's on Fire!"

Good afternoon,

Well, it seems that Dell laptop owners can cancel their doctors appointments, that burning sensation they were experiencing might not be what they thought.

Dell has issued a recall for certain laptop batteries which can malfunction to the point of catching fire or exploding. The batteries in question are Lithium Ion batteries manufactured by Sony.

If you happen to own a Dell laptop, yank out your battery and give this site a look...

https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/

The site will give you all of the information you'll need to determine if your laptop battery is amongst those recalled.

What's interesting about this story is that it's not actually new news to Dell, as they issued a battery recall in 2005, though most likely very quietly. It wasn't until an online video of a Dell bursting into flames (complete with secondary explosions) found it's way onto the net, that Dell decided to let everyone in on the news.

To the currently unemployed "Dell Dude" (Steven, their former pitchman) I'd like to say, "Dude, I'm not gettin' a Dell anytime soon", and I'm actually looking for a new computer. Though, I sure won't be looking for a laptop that comes with the threat of a weenie roast when actually placed on the lap. *LOL