“Apple has issued a recall on several models of Mac laptops because the battery can overheat and catch fire. Experts say a Mac fire is just like a PC fire, except it’s more hip and condescending,” Conan O’Brien said recently on his TV show “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”
Cached version of the Late Night website with Conan’s quip here.
MacDailyNews Take: Good one, Conan!
MacDailyNews Note: Apple’s discontinued iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 models are the two Apple products affected by this battery recall. Those models – which used lithium-ion batteries – have since been replaced by the lithium-polymer battery-powered MacBook and MacBook Pro products respectively.
Apple products affected:
Computer model name – Battery model number – Battery serial numbers
12-inch iBook G4 – A1061 – ZZ338 – ZZ427, 3K429 – 3K611, 6C519 – 6C552 ending with S9WA, S9WC or S9WD
12-inch PowerBook G4 – A1079 – ZZ411 – ZZ427, 3K428 – 3K611
15-inch PowerBook G4 – 3K425 – 3K601, 6N530 – 6N551 ending with THTA, THTB, or THTC, 6N601 ending with THTC
More info: Battery Exchange Program iBook G4 and PowerBook G4
Related MacDailyNews articles:
Feds clear Apple MacBook Pro batteries of safety defects – August 24, 2006
Dell issues largest safety recall in history: 4.1 million laptop batteries due to fire threat – August 14, 2006
Apple initiates worldwide 15-inch MacBook Pro battery exchange program – July 31, 2006
Hey, he used to be funny back when he wrote for The Simpsons…
A Mac joke on Conan makes MDN…. well let it not be said that they don’t scour the Earth for Mac news.
I think he’s still pretty damn funny.
Conan used to be funny?
Actually, it IS a good one (unless you’re “touchy”).
I sent this to MDN a few days ago, but you’ll note it’s also repeated in Time Magazine this week (page where they repeat comedian’s offerings. I don’t know why.)
But then again, there are people who seriously report on what Jon Stewert says about politics.
Geez, MDN. You don’t need to add “discontinued” in front of every mention of it. Its an iBook. Period.
If you say conan o’brien is no longer funny, you are just wrong. This is a good joke.
Not saying it’s not a good joke. I just don’t find any of the late night talk show hosts to be funny anymore. Letterman, Leno or Conan. I think they’d do well to have a guest host system where they got someone in for a week at a time that had a new and fresh take on stuff.
I think they’d do well to have a guest host system where they got someone in for a week at a time that had a new and fresh take on stuff.
They did that briefly last year when Letterman was out for a few weeks with shingles. Vince Vaughn, Kelsey Grammer and even Paul Schaeffer (among others) guest-hosted. It was fun.
I like the Scottish Guy…
Apple did this recall for one reason – Publicity.
One laptop fire hardly qualifies for a recall.
Dell had to do it because of the bad publicity from many laptop fires, Apple’s laptop fire didn’t even get anyone’s attention.
“Apple did this recall for one reason – Publicity.”
LOL.
Yeah right. Because advertizing combustible computers is such a great marketing ploy.
Tha iBook fire made the news AFTER the recall, as opposed to the news of DELLS exploding predating the recall by months…
Leno Sucks.
Conan is king.
“keep cool, my babies”.
“But then again, there are people who seriously report on what Jon Stewert says about politics.”
Because absurdity is funny. And mostly he just lets the politicians speak for themselves, and usually they are fountains of absurdity.
Publicity?
No, try insurance (as in thier Insurance Company)
Conan the arm-chairian.
MDN edits Apple Battery Exchange program Website:
https://support.apple.com/ibook_powerbook/batteryexchange/?
DISCONTINUED Battery Exchange Program DISCONTINUED iBook G4 and DISCONTINUED PowerBook G4
Apple has determined that certain DISCONTINUED lithium-ion batteries containing DISCONTINUED cells manufactured by Sony Corporation of Japan pose a safety risk that may result in overheating under rare DISCONTINUED circumstances.
The affected DISCONTINUED batteries were sold worldwide from October 2003 through August 2006 for use with the following DISCONTINUED notebook computers: DISCONTINUED 12-inch iBook G4, DISCONTINUED 12-inch PowerBook G4 and DISCONTINUED 15-inch PowerBook G4.
Apple is voluntarily recalling the affected DISCONTINUED batteries and has initiated a worldwide exchange program to provide NON-DISCONTINUED eligible customers with a new NON-DISCONTINUED replacement battery, free of charge. This program is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and other international safety authorities.
Oh come on…Conan’s comment is funny. Many people (incorrectly) think of us like that!
I think Letterman had a joke about the fire issue as well.
Here’s the Letterman gag.
Bill Maher made a crack about it too. He said, “If you’re surfing the net and you feeling a burning sensation in your lap, it’s either your battery or that chick you met on MySpace.”
The battery recall comes at a good time… my girlfriend’s iBook battery was dying after an hour or so and she didn’t want to buy a new one. NOW she gets a FREE one!
Thanks Apple
As for Conan… funny? Rarely. His is more like dorky frat boy trapped in a man’s body stuff.
Jay:
Contrary to your opinion, on the evening of 12 February 2005 more than three witnesses reported Conan O’Brien to have been funny for approximately 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
Apple did this recall for one reason – Publicity.[/]
— Marketing Master
That’s Ford’s plan, as well. It’s going to make Pintos again, so when they explode and roast entire families, people will flock to their showrooms.