REPORT--SONY LAPTOPS STILL BLOWING UP IN PEOPLE'S FACES

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posters5

Sep 4, 2008 - CDT 7:13 PM

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/technology/05sony.html?adxnnl=1&ref=technology&adxnnlx=1220573787-h8PxDhfFIqqSf1gCGBwh3w

rangoonth

Sep 4, 2008 - CDT 7:17 PM

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Yeah thats Sony exploding batteries for you.

Did you hear about that PSP battery exploding?

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/06/sony-psp-sends-kid-to-hospital-with-leg-burns-thatll-teach-h/

wolvinator

Sep 5, 2008 - CDT 7:46 AM

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That report brings a smile to my face

I am sorry for those that bought them though.

When will people see that Sony no longer has quality control.

They used to have very nice products and I bought them. But when they started building crap and selling at premium prices I dropped them.

ReaggieP

Sep 5, 2008 - CDT 8:18 AM

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What else is new. Laptops blowing up, $2000 Blu-Ray players, failed formats, could we expect any less.

Falcon01

Sep 5, 2008 - CDT 8:20 AM

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I totally agree Wolv. I stopped buying Sony a few years back except when I got the PS3 and the only reason I did that was because it was the cheapest bluray player available at the time plus it plays lots of other media. To be honest, it's still a good buy for what it does and is the only Sony product I would recommend at this time.

Skyhawk

Sep 5, 2008 - CDT 9:32 AM

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Recalling nearly half a million computers can't be great for the bottom line. I'm surprised SNE stock hasn't slipped more than it has in recent days. Course, it's down 32% so far this year anyway. Considering what happened to Dell, Apple, and Toshiba, etc. 2 years ago, you'ld think Sony would have addressed these battery problems by now.

wolvinator

Sep 5, 2008 - CDT 9:35 AM

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Yeah, Falcon. Even though I'm not a Playstation fan, it does seem to be the only product they make that's worth the purchase price.

Scotsman

Sep 5, 2008 - CDT 10:18 AM

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A Sony source, who did not wish to be named, admitted that the firm had known about the problem since last August and could have acted more quickly.

Does that mean 5 days ago or 12 months ago?