>After reading up on the matter it seems that lithium batteries can swell, and there have been numerous reports in the past about older MacBook batteries swelling up and catching fire — however with the newer unibody laptops there is no way you can see this swelling happening.
That's true. Damn, Apple, how about a bloody sensor for such stuff at least to give an early warning?
>If you have a MacBook be careful leaving it unattended on the bed, battery fires burn hot and fast with little time to react.
Whereas if you have any other brand it's OK?
Millions of computer users were on red alert last night after they were warned that their laptops could burst into flames at any moment. In an extraordinary admission, the world's largest computer firm, Dell, said yesterday that 4.1 million laptops are at risk. The computer giant was forced to confess that problems with the laptop's batteries, made by Sony, means they are a major 'fire hazard'.
That's true. Damn, Apple, how about a bloody sensor for such stuff at least to give an early warning?
>If you have a MacBook be careful leaving it unattended on the bed, battery fires burn hot and fast with little time to react.
Whereas if you have any other brand it's OK?
Millions of computer users were on red alert last night after they were warned that their laptops could burst into flames at any moment. In an extraordinary admission, the world's largest computer firm, Dell, said yesterday that 4.1 million laptops are at risk. The computer giant was forced to confess that problems with the laptop's batteries, made by Sony, means they are a major 'fire hazard'.
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