Acer Recalls 27,000 Laptop Batteries

TechZ · April 27th, 2007, 01:24 PM

The lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers, according to a release. About 27,000 units are affected by the recall.

The affected Acer models were sold in the U.S. and Canada from May 2004 through November 2006 for between $500 and $1,500.

The laptops possibly containing the recalled batteries were the TravelMate series with 4-digit model numbers beginning with 242, 320, 321, 330, 422, 467, 561, C20, and the Aspire series beginning with model numbers 556, 560, 567, 930, 941, 980.

jensked · April 27th, 2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TechZ

The lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers

Pfft, only pussies would send a battery back for that

Adunaphel · April 27th, 2007, 01:39 PM

Are these the same that already caused recalls from Dell, Sony and Apple?

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TechZ Captain Internet Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bahrain Age: 24 Posts: 2,425 Car: Audi TT '08 Rep Power: 164	Acer Recalls 27,000 Laptop Batteries The lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers, according to a release. About 27,000 units are affected by the recall. The affected Acer models were sold in the U.S. and Canada from May 2004 through November 2006 for between $500 and $1,500. The laptops possibly containing the recalled batteries were the TravelMate series with 4-digit model numbers beginning with 242, 320, 321, 330, 422, 467, 561, C20, and the Aspire series beginning with model numbers 556, 560, 567, 930, 941, 980. __________________ techzonline.net

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