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    PowerBook Explodes

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Lyanowu, Mar 4, 2009.

  1. Lyanowu

    Lyanowu Notebook Consultant

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    I am just merely report the news, and have no intention to offense anyone :p
    A 3-year old PowerBook Exploded and burst into fire in a London office.
    I am going to buy an MB, and my mother read this news just now and showed it to me.
    The lab I worked in this afternoon just had a little fire accident. Quite a coincident :D
     
    Lyanowu, Mar 4, 2009
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  2. Vaath

    Vaath Notebook Deity

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    Well.....none of my powerbooks over the years have exploded.

    ** Eyes his old powerbook 1400c in the closet ** :)
     
    Vaath, Mar 4, 2009
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  3. Lyanowu

    Lyanowu Notebook Consultant

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    If the guy in that news had his powerbook in the closet, I am 100%positive it would not explode.....
     
    Lyanowu, Mar 4, 2009
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  4. qhn

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    1st time hearing about such incident with a Mac. Interesting indeed.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Mar 4, 2009
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  5. xenon2k9

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    Hmmm Sony battery perhaps?
     
    xenon2k9, Mar 4, 2009
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  6. Luke1708

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    that's scary! just imagine if it was on the person's lap...
     
    Luke1708, Mar 4, 2009
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  7. ValkyrieLenneth

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    Anyone got any pictures ?
     
    ValkyrieLenneth, Mar 5, 2009
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    i would sue apple so badly.

    so badly.
     
    F!nn, Mar 5, 2009
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  9. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Who says they didn't replace the battery with a aftermarket one?

    The only thing that will explode is the battery. Being 3years old, there's a good chance that it was replaced.

    Is there any link to this article?
     
    Seshan, Mar 5, 2009
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    -]JagenSteel[-, Mar 5, 2009
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