Re: Battery recall: some numbers

Tom:

You think only six???

Wanna buy a bridge???

Mel
"Tom Simchak" <not.today@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ummm...6 computers (the reported figure) is not a lot of damage. I
"think" Dell can absorb that cost.

I see where Sony is trying to spin this to their advantage by saying the
problem was a combination of the faulty battery and the charging unit.

My guess is that both companies have some sort of product liability
insurance to cover this sort of event.

Tom S.
Houston, TX

MZB wrote:
I wonder what Dell will do about the computers that have been
ruined?????????

Mel
"David Harper" <dharper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Highlights from the Houston Chronicle, Wednesday, August 16, 2006:

1) Dell will recall 4.1 million laptop batteries made by Sony.

2) This recall is the largest ever in the consumer-electronics industry.

3) The expenses probably will be split evenly between Dell and Sony.

4) Sony said the problem appeared to be related to the combination of
the battery and the charger used by Dell. Experts said the problem
appears to stem from flaws in the production of the laptop batteries.
Tiny shards of metal were loose in the cells which could cause
short-circuits.

5) Cost estimates range from $25-$100 per battery. Some are out of
production. $20-$35 for round-trip shipping and disposal of the old
battery. Plus about $2.50 per battery to broadcast the recall.

- David Harper



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