Sony recalls 440,000 laptops for possible overheating

[jw]

Sony recalls laptops for possible overheating

TOKYO - Sony Corp. is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of a wiring flaw that could cause overheating.
Sony said Thursday the recall involves 19 models in the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008.
The Tokyo-based consumer electronics company said improperly placed wires near the hinge connecting the body of the laptop and its display could wear quickly, causing a short circuit and overheating. A flaw in a circuit board inside the display could also overheat its rim.

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[Wingman1977]

Fire hazard. 1st it was the laptop battery fiasco now this. Not good.

[Bluoholic]

Now, that IS a problem.
Gotta buy me one of those, let it burn my house, get insurance money, sue sony to hell and live happily ever after. Win-win situation.

[jw]

Originally Posted by Bluoholic

Now, that IS a problem.
Gotta buy me one of those, let it burn my house, get insurance money, sue sony to hell and live happily ever after. Win-win situation.

lol, save the blu-rays though...dont let them burn

[quexos]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

Fire hazard. 1st it was the laptop battery fiasco now this. Not good.

Yes I remember all those battery recallings and not just from one brand but from many. Don't they test their stuff before putting it on the market ? This kind of incidents should not happen.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by quexos

Yes I remember all those battery recallings and not just from one brand but from many. Don't they test their stuff before putting it on the market ? This kind of incidents should not happen.

Glad I don't own a Sony laptop.

[Forrestandjen07]

Originally Posted by quexos

Yes I remember all those battery recallings and not just from one brand but from many. Don't they test their stuff before putting it on the market ? This kind of incidents should not happen.

You cant test every single item before it goes on the market

and even if you did, you couldn't get an accurate result from the tests as Different users use there laptops in man different environments and push them to the limits

[jw]

Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

You cant test every single item before it goes on the market

and even if you did, you couldn't get an accurate result from the tests as Different users use there laptops in man different environments and push them to the limits

plus they are batteries, They fail over time and have different results based on what was said, as far as using conditions, temperature..etc

[joeorc]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

plus they are batteries, They fail over time and have different results based on what was said, as far as using conditions, temperature..etc

thats 100% right , you can test something one day and it may be fine , another day it can fail..the good point is Sony is taking an active role in getting to the problem and fixing it instead of saying example: "there is not a problem".

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by joeorc

thats 100% right , you can test something one day and it may be fine , another day it can fail..the good point is Sony is taking an active role in getting to the problem and fixing it instead of saying example: "there is not a problem".

Gee, I wonder who has said that about their overheating paperweights?

Don't tell me, I'll respond in a few minutes once I figure it out.

Let me ask Wingman, hey Wingman! Do you know what he's talking about?

Logan

[Bluoholic]

lol

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by joeorc

thats 100% right , you can test something one day and it may be fine , another day it can fail..the good point is Sony is taking an active role in getting to the problem and fixing it instead of saying example: "there is not a problem".

Sony did that with the ps2, denied any problem.

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by AliceT

Sony did that with the ps2, denied any problem.

wow for being on a bluray forum you sure are very anti sony.

and yes i know sony is not bluray but toshiba was not HDdud either right??

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by dpompeo

wow for being on a bluray forum you sure are very anti sony.

and yes i know sony is not bluray but toshiba was not HDdud either right??

Toshiba was HD-DVD because they were the developer of it and only manufacturer to release players. Sony is part of Blu-Ray, but only a part. I dont like the business practices of Sony or MS, but I happen to enjoy both machines. Just because I like Blu-Ray movies, doesnt mean I have to love Sony. I had 2 ps2 systems ( the fat ones) break on me, so why should i be happy with Sony?

[jw]

I perfer SONY products, but wasnt afraid to get a HDDVD player when TF came out. I just retired my TF HDDVD and not really sure what I am going to do with the HDDVD player just yet(Thanks to WM's firesale, I got it for free as I bought and resold the HDa2s

[Forrestandjen07]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

I perfer SONY products, but wasnt afraid to get a HDDVD player when TF came out. I just retired my TF HDDVD and not really sure what I am going to do with the HDDVD player just yet(Thanks to WM's firesale, I got it for free as I bought and resold the HDa2s

how much you want for the HDdvd player?

[jw]

Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

how much you want for the HDdvd player?

whats it worth to you?

[Forrestandjen07]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

whats it worth to you?

well i have no need for it, I have a ps3, but my aunt is looking for another dvd player

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by Forrestandjen07

well i have no need for it, I have a ps3, but my aunt is looking for another dvd player

well i'll take it jw all my paper has been blowing away with all the wind we've had here lately

[joeorc]

Originally Posted by AliceT

Sony did that with the ps2, denied any problem.

and as you can see things change..new CEO's, New product testing Quality Control etc..

Companies are just like anything else they can change their habits good or bad.

Example:

people were upset with Sony over "ROOTKITS" when Microsoft has had a Rootkit backdoor into everyones computer since windows 95...yes even now with windows xp and Vista they IE:Microsoft still has that rootkit backdoor into a Microsoft OS.