“Apple finds itself in a peculiar situation after a MacBook in Australia catches fire, apparently from a malfunctioning battery. However, the battery was not on the list of recalled units,” Ed Oswald reports for BetaNews.
Oswald reports, “The report, first posted on the Australian Mac enthusiast site MacTalk, indicates that the user awoke in the middle of the night to find the laptop on fire. According to witness accounts, before the fire started, a hissing sound and large amounts of smoke poured out of the device. Damage was confined to the laptop along with the bookshelf it was placed on and some magazines nearby.”
Oswald reports, “It is not immediately clear what Apple may do in response to the issue, as requests for comment went unanswered as of press time. However, the issue once again highlights the quality control issues in some laptop batteries produced by Sony, Apple’s supplier.”
Full article with photo and links here.
MacDailyNews Take: So far, an isolated incident. We’ll keep watch to see if other similar reports surface.
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To C and his dumbass reply:
Guess you didn’t think of someones house, kids, older parent or pet dying in the fire did you..f**king idiot, low life
G spank writes: “A bolt of lighting also killed a dog the same damn day. Who cares
Well, c YOU would $!%*ing care if it burnt your house down and trapped your kid upstairs who then died of smoke inhalation….”
Well I guess c was correct
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He spoke of “panicky, dumbass responses by a whole range of idiots”, and it seems he was right on the mark.
Yeah, one battery problem, and suddenly people are worried about lost kids.?!? Get serious, or if you are worried go ahead and remove any eletrical ANYTHING from your home just to be safe. Might want to get rid of any furnace as well, ect.
MDN – A place to be called a moron by idiots…
I like eggs…..
EGGS MY ASS! Yeah, I like eggs too but I also like my blood cholsterol level to be in a good way. Wake up man!
eggs dont give you cholesterol
cholesterol gives it to you
That qualifys, dont it c ?
i agree with Shadowself, who said “”the user awoke in the middle of the night to find the laptop on fire. According to witness accounts, before the fire started, a hissing sound and large amounts of smoke poured out of the device.”
This does not make sense even at first reading — and still less sense at subsequent readings.
The owner woke up to find his laptop on fire — i.e., he was asleep until after his laptop had already started to burn.
Thus how would anyone know if it started hissing and pouring out large amounts of smoke BEFORE the fire started?
I call BS until we know a lot more specifics.”
i agree with the fact that they said that smoke and stuff came out from it. i mean how do they know?
Also, some one said that the magisenes had some part in it. i totally agree!
it is totally un reasonial! please pardon my spelling. Apple is my FAVORITE computer company! i cant think to lose Apple. it said that Apple materials are made by soney!
Maby it was just a mestake. I don’t know
i agree with Shadowself, who said “”the user awoke in the middle of the night to find the laptop on fire. According to witness accounts, before the fire started, a hissing sound and large amounts of smoke poured out of the device.”
This does not make sense even at first reading — and still less sense at subsequent readings.
The owner woke up to find his laptop on fire — i.e., he was asleep until after his laptop had already started to burn.
Thus how would anyone know if it started hissing and pouring out large amounts of smoke BEFORE the fire started?
I call BS until we know a lot more specifics.”
i agree with the fact that they said that smoke and stuff came out from it. i mean how do they know?
Also, some one said that the magisenes had some part in it. i totally agree!
it is totally un reasonial! please pardon my spelling. Apple is my FAVORITE computer company! i cant think to lose Apple. it said that Apple materials are made by soney!
Maby it was just a mestake. I don’t know
i agree with Shadowself, who said “”the user awoke in the middle of the night to find the laptop on fire. According to witness accounts, before the fire started, a hissing sound and large amounts of smoke poured out of the device.”
This does not make sense even at first reading — and still less sense at subsequent readings.
The owner woke up to find his laptop on fire — i.e., he was asleep until after his laptop had already started to burn.
Thus how would anyone know if it started hissing and pouring out large amounts of smoke BEFORE the fire started?
I call BS until we know a lot more specifics.”
i agree with the fact that they said that smoke and stuff came out from it. i mean how do they know?
Also, some one said that the magisenes had some part in it. i totally agree!
it is totally un reasonial! please pardon my spelling. Apple is my FAVORITE computer company! i cant think to lose Apple. it said that Apple materials are made by soney!
Maby it was just a mestake. I don’t know
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i agree with Shadowself, who said “”the user awoke in the middle of the night to find the laptop on fire. According to witness accounts, before the fire started, a hissing sound and large amounts of smoke poured out of the device.”
This does not make sense even at first reading — and still less sense at subsequent readings.
The owner woke up to find his laptop on fire — i.e., he was asleep until after his laptop had already started to burn.
Thus how would anyone know if it started hissing and pouring out large amounts of smoke BEFORE the fire started?
I call BS until we know a lot more specifics.”
i agree with the fact that they said that smoke and stuff came out from it. i mean how do they know?
Also, some one said that the magisenes had some part in it. i totally agree!
it is totally un reasonial! please pardon my spelling. Apple is my FAVORITE computer company! i cant think to lose Apple. it said that Apple materials are made by soney!
Maby it was just a mestake. I don’t know
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Lets see, a few Dells caught fire out of what? Millions? and it was proof of their inferior products and when it’s Apple, it’s an isolated incident. Ha, ha, ha. Oh the hypocrisy. I think we can lump the MDN journalists in with Enderle and the rest who, according to rumours from unnamed sources, wouldn’t know objectivity and good writing if it came up and bit them on the ass.
>toonie wrote: Oh the hypocrisy.
MDHN
IS THIS SOME KIND OF SICK JOKE WITH THESE SONY BATTERIES?
http://www.batteryfast.com/apple/M7318.php
http://www.batteryfast.com/asus/L84C.php
http://www.batteryfast.com/asus/m6n.php
http://www.notebook-batteries.org/apple-m7318.htm Apple M7138
http://www.notebook-batteries.org/apple-m8403.htm Apple M8403
http://www.notebook-batteries.org/apple-m8416g_a.htm Apple M8416G/A
Sony batteries might re-think that coz if it is happens then we should assume that sony batteries have no quality in building laptop batteries and many people don’t want to buy laptop that comes from apple company. Sony & Apple should develop their product more quality than ever before….
Laptop Batteries Whole Sale