Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference

dinos22 · 23rd June 2006, 4:31 PM

here it is folks

so much of QA over at Dell

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550

http://www.theinquirer.net/images/ar...%20banger1.jpg

http://www.theinquirer.net/images/ar...%20banger2.jpg

DONT HOTLINK TO IMAGES!!

Chamelion · 23rd June 2006, 4:35 PM

owned?

Matt.

esprit · 23rd June 2006, 4:36 PM

rofl

Now that is negative press if ever I've seen it.

anthony256 · 23rd June 2006, 4:43 PM

Saw that this morning... pretty bad publicity

MiltonTheGoat · 23rd June 2006, 4:45 PM

Is that Ramzi in the background?

Conventional · 23rd June 2006, 4:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by From the linked article

we'd suggest you avoid actually using a laptop on your lap. Ouch.

Someone was happy they left their LAPtop on a DESK

andy8 · 23rd June 2006, 4:56 PM

I never own a dell laptop just my other half use the own a 300m 3 years ago the spec was ok she was talked in to by dell saleperson to buy a dell docking station (the laptop is thin so no place for cd or dvd drive) with a cd-rom

so she can't play dvd with it also the build quality was so bad compare to my evo n600c. I wonder why so many ppl still buy dell laptop (cheap)?

mercho · 23rd June 2006, 4:59 PM

How does a laptop just bolw up?
Something to do with the battery?

lol dell are going to have a lovely time trying to sort this out

chewbucca · 23rd June 2006, 5:01 PM

Dell laptops are value for $ IMHO.

Its not every day that a laptop explodes and just because it happened to be a DELL on this occasion doesnt mean that they are bad at all.

I have seen pictures of a Toshiba and an Apple laptop cook themselves and melt the screen/keys. FYI: Apple said that the owner of the laptop must have done something to cause the accident but some bright spark noticed a fault with an Apple capacitor inside the laptop. Apple then agreed it was a freak occurence and that they also agreed there was a fault with the capacitor setup and would change it in future.

dinos22 · 23rd June 2006, 5:34 PM

dell ain't cheap for no reason

littlemaelstrom · 23rd June 2006, 5:35 PM

Pfft it's not like that happens often.

*types quickly on his inspiron then runs*

brettmo86 · 23rd June 2006, 5:45 PM

We've got several dell laptops at work.
Theyre great.
great specs for the price, built quality excellent, nice screens, look quite nice ect..

slobber · 23rd June 2006, 6:17 PM

Hey dinos I wonder ware you found this one

dinos22 · 23rd June 2006, 6:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slobber

Hey dinos I wonder ware you found this one

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i like your sig

GreasyBear · 23rd June 2006, 6:37 PM

Probably a fault with the battery. It must be pretty scary to be sitting infront of the little bastard typing away then BAM!!

Or the guy must of been flaming the shit out of a n00b and the thing caught fire.

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