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Apple is recalling batteries from some iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 laptops, representing a third of the notebook computers it sold between October 2003 and this month. For some customers, it will be the second recall for the same problem. Replacement batteries sent as part of an earlier recall should themselves be replaced, the company advised.
Apple said 700,000 of the batteries were in computers sold outside the United States.
Sony said it was shouldering much of the cost of the Dell and Apple recalls, which it estimated would cost as much as 30 billion yen, or $258 million.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the voluntary recall along with Apple, said the company had reported nine incidents of batteries overheating, including two that resulted in minor burns and others that caused some property damage. The agency said no serious injuries or deaths were reported.
Apple said 700,000 of the batteries were in computers sold outside the United States.
Sony said it was shouldering much of the cost of the Dell and Apple recalls, which it estimated would cost as much as 30 billion yen, or $258 million.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the voluntary recall along with Apple, said the company had reported nine incidents of batteries overheating, including two that resulted in minor burns and others that caused some property damage. The agency said no serious injuries or deaths were reported.
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I'm wondering why they didn't catch this earlier. Don't they test out the computers more before they market them?
