Why Are Exploding Laptops Still a Concern?

[Rach3]

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32550

confirmed by Dell:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/06/28/dell.laptop.reut/index.html

The report of an exploding laptop at a conference in Osaka, Japan, accompanied by digital photos, was first published on technology industry news Web site The Inquirer last week.
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"We have captured the notebook and have begun investigating the event," Dell spokeswoman Anne Camden said, confirming the computer was made by Dell but declining to specify the model.

A nice illustration of a redox reaction.

 

[Rach3]

"Dude, you're getting a Dell!"

 

[triden]

They expect so much power out of batteries these days and they keep getting smaller and smaller...I remember a couple months ago some girl got her fingers partially blown off when a cellphone battery exploded. Maybe that's why they are called notebooks now instead of laptops?