HP Recalls 203,000 Laptops Over Battery Fires

In coordination with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, HP yesterday announced a voluntary recall and replacement program for battery packs used in certain models of the company's laptops. The CPSC said it had received two reports of the batteries catching fire due to overheating and while no one was injured, the Commission has instructed owners of affected models to stop using them immediately.

Affected machines were sold between August 2007 through March 2008. For a list of affected models, see below. HP is instructing consumers who may be part of the recall to remove the battery from their notebook and contact  to find out if theirs is affected. HP says it will provide a free replacement battery.

Check out the original announcement from the CPSC here.

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  • This should be in the next Mac laptop hunter spoof. :D
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  • PC_GI
    They need to stop calling them "laptops" before they catch a lawsuit because someone burned their 'down stairs' bissness off.
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  • dman3k
    Considering how Apple also recalled 2 million batteries on the MacBook...

    Oh hey, Apple never has any problems!!!
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  • dextermat
    1 thing: don't buy DELL, HP, EMACHINE.... crappy computers
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  • kamkal
    FireIsPrettyThis should be in the next Mac laptop hunter spoof.
    Yea they could go along with the macbooks/ibooks whose batteries expand...
    which then leads to not being able to close the laptop until the batteries 'cool down' and go back to original size..

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  • unlicensedhitman
    HP laptops aren't that crappy, I like how I can turn on/off the touchpad anytime I want by pushing the button just above the touchpad.
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  • DeadCheckR
    dextermat1 thing: don't buy DELL, HP, EMACHINE.... crappy computers
    If you buy the consumer line of products I would agree. However, their Business level machines through the channel are a different story.
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  • starryman
    Sony is hoping they didn't manufacture the batteries.
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  • Uncle Meat
    PC_GIThey need to stop calling them "laptops" before they catch a lawsuit because someone burned their 'down stairs' bissness off.
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  • eddieroolz
    Holy crap, I might have had a model that had a faulty battery! 12 cell too! Potentially double the explosion o_O

    Thank god I replaced it now..
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