Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference
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By INQUIRER newsdesk: Wednesday 21 June 2006, 13:22
AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident.
Gaston, our astonished reader reports: "The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes".
Should you witness such an event, his advice is, "Don't try anything courageous/stupid, stay away, away, away!"
"For the record, this is a Dell machine," notes Gaston. "It is only a matter of time until such an incident breaks out on a plane," he suggests.
Our witness managed to catch all the action in these amazing pictures.
"Fire extinguishers leave a mess on your suit and belongings; pack your stuff (if you can) and leave, leave, leave!" he advises.
We don't have any further details of the model of the computer in question. In light of the evidence, however, we'd suggest you avoid actually using a laptop on your lap. Ouch.
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By Tony Smith
28th June 2006 13:05 GMT
Dell is investigating allegations that one of its laptops underwent spontaneous combustion in Japan earlier this month. Pictures purporting to show the machine in conflagrante, as it were, popped up on the internet last week.
According to Reuters, the naughty notebook is now back in the manufacturer's hands. Dell technicians have begun to dissect the machine's remains to see if they can figure out why it apparently proved so flammable.
No one was hurt in the small blaze, which took place during a conference held in Osaka. Speculation has centred on an issue with the notebook's battery. However, a Dell spokeswoman told the newsagency no conclusions had yet been drawn. ®
So, you still dare to buy Dell laptops? 
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dat explode on my lap.
my family line will have to end with me le. -
next time, terrorist will just bring a dell laptop aboard a plane to hijack a plane liao
US custom will start to ban laptop on planes -
woo...i think should not name it laptop anymore
tabletop safer -
Say no to Dell laptops.
Say yes to their CPUs -
Mac Laptop Explodes Flames
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Apple laptops are known for their tendency to run hot; apparently, they run hot enough that they sometimes burst into flames....
According to WCCO, a Twin Cities television station, Nick Brown, 11, was playing on his Apple iBook laptop about one month ago when he got distracted and left the room.
His mom, Cindy Brown, explains what happened next. “My husband and I were in the other room, heard a popping noise, came out and the room was filled with smoke,” she said. Heat from the laptop, which was lying on the floor, had started melting the carpet. The Browns quickly carried it outside.
“It was five minutes and (the computer) was in flames,” said Brown. “The computer burst into flames. It doesn’t seem real that you would have a fire in a computer. We all could have died, and the house could have burned down.”
Laptops do sometimes burst into flames. There are at least 43 reported incidents in the last two years. In 2004 and 2005, Apple, Dell and Hewlett Packard collectively recalled more than 300,000 laptop batteries “due to fire hazards.”
The BrownsÂ’ case is now under investigation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
bottom line is never to leave your laptop unattended...cuz it may just burn down your house!!
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Damn, why not an ibm thinkpad? Is FI reading this?
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maybe she is already alightOriginally posted by ditzy:Damn, why not an ibm thinkpad? Is FI reading this? -
so what happens to all the data inside the poor guy's laptop?
gone? his research, his personal documents....and more, his personal collection of pictures saved for years of surfing the internet... 
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You think it can survive?Originally posted by nightzip:so what happens to all the data inside the poor guy's laptop?
gone? his research, his personal documents....and more, his personal collection of pictures saved for years of surfing the internet...
Explosion + Heat.
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i think, most likely is that guy used a power adaptor which gives different power or wattage to his laptop...cuz he went overseas for conference, etc and power setting for different countries might be different.
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This picture looks photoshopped
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No it doesn't. Just accept the fact that laptops blow up.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:This picture looks photoshopped -
Sure? It looks like to me. But the Dell one is probable.Originally posted by ditzy:No it doesn't. Just accept the fact that laptops blow up. -
The Dell laptop was exploded due to the battery.
Batteries is supplied by a Taiwanese company... -
ahem,Originally posted by dcx:The Dell laptop was exploded due to the battery.
Batteries is supplied by a Taiwanese company...
many many many.... PC parts are produced in taiwan.
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my boss using one....*prays hard*
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That it doesn't explode when you're with him?Originally posted by kaobeikaobu:my boss using one....*prays hard* -
Thinking of buying Acer?Originally posted by M©+square:ahem,
many many many.... PC parts are produced in taiwan. -
American spacecraft, Russian spacecraft, they all have parts made in Taiwan!
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hor..me compaq
bulletproof...if anything, internal combustion nia -
i m a acer TM user for 4 yearsOriginally posted by dcx:Thinking of buying Acer? -
Originally posted by nightzip:
This one, they left a kid who left the iBook on a CARPET. In dell's case, adults left it on a TABLE.
[b]Mac Laptop Explodes Flames
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Apple laptops are known for their tendency to run hot; apparently, they run hot enough that they sometimes burst into flames....
According to WCCO, a Twin Cities television station, Nick Brown, 11, was playing on his Apple iBook laptop about one month ago when he got distracted and left the room.
His mom, Cindy Brown, explains what happened next. “My husband and I were in the other room, heard a popping noise, came out and the room was filled with smoke,” she said. Heat from the laptop, which was lying on the floor, had started melting the carpet. The Browns quickly carried it outside.
“It was five minutes and (the computer) was in flames,” said Brown. “The computer burst into flames. It doesn’t seem real that you would have a fire in a computer. We all could have died, and the house could have burned down.”
Laptops do sometimes burst into flames. There are at least 43 reported incidents in the last two years. In 2004 and 2005, Apple, Dell and Hewlett Packard collectively recalled more than 300,000 laptop batteries “due to fire hazards.”
The BrownsÂ’ case is now under investigation by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
bottom line is never to leave your laptop unattended...cuz it may just burn down your house!! [/b]
Kinda weird though, the iBook, they practically pulled the plug from the wall instead of from the iBook (its still attached to the iBook) and they actually went to get their video camera to film it. -
my battery seems to be spoilt..dying so fast..
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woo..come on evry1 join in the fun!It's laptops explodin season!!!