Dell Laptop Explodes

Mathew Everett 21 Jun, 2006 at 1:54pm ET Article published in Tech

An Inquirer reader attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a Dell laptop that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident.

“The damn thing was on fire and produced several explosions for more than five minutes”. Should you witness such an event, his advice is, “Don’t try anything courageous/stupid, stay away, away, away!”

“For the record, this is a Dell machine,” notes Guilhem. “It is only a matter of time until such an incident breaks out on a plane,” he suggests.

If you own a Dell seriously watch your Manly Hood.

Source: The Inquirer

Comments

21 Jun 2006 ~ 2:25pm GHoosdum I feel like doing that to Dells sometimes, too.
21 Jun 2006 ~ 2:25pm QCH There was a power supply and a battery recall last year... it could be that the a bad power supply or battery went bad. Or... he could have bought a off brand battery?

Either way.... WOW... laptop go BOOM!!!
21 Jun 2006 ~ 2:31pm Sledgehammer70 Its kind of cool looking... but I would be very pissed... I wonder how the dell customer service guy will handel it...

~Think India Accent~
Dell rep: Tahnk you for colling Deal how can I hlp U?

The guy: I need to send my laptop in for a replacement

Dell rep: Kan U Pleece Til me Tee Problem?

The guy: It exploded!

Dell rep: Kan I Pleece poot U on Huld? So I Kan get a Levll 2 Technican?
21 Jun 2006 ~ 2:48pm jradmin After reading the article...all I can say is "Oh my God, God, God!" Ya..I can see the headlines now:

"Exploding Dell Laptop sends jet-liner down in flames!"
21 Jun 2006 ~ 3:01pm Esso The same thing happened to one HP portable computer in Sweden,
Swedish link

Also I recall one exploding mobile phone in germany,
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/14/nokia_thailand_handset/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/18/exploding_brazilian_mobiles/
http://www.siliconvalleysleuth.com/2005/11/more_exploding_.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/01/1091298579332.html?from=storylhs

Something bad has happened to the battery manufacturing.
21 Jun 2006 ~ 3:30pm RWB My balls got a quinging feeling as I read through all this as I am currently with my laptop.... on my lap...
21 Jun 2006 ~ 4:57pm Enverex

RWB wrote:

My balls got a quinging feeling as I read through all this as I am currently with my laptop.... on my lap...

At least they're still connected to you and not the other side of the room in a smoking pile of charcoal.
21 Jun 2006 ~ 5:19pm airbornflght Remember to wear the kevlar it could save your [strike]life[/strike] balls.
21 Jun 2006 ~ 9:57pm PirateNinja But how is this physically possible?
21 Jun 2006 ~ 10:53pm airbornflght Dell is secretely putting small charges of plastique explosive in the laptops. It is a new data theft prevention tool, if the computer even senses a hacker, the hd explodes thus making it impossible for any data to be robbed.
22 Jun 2006 ~ 1:12am sfleuriet Damn thats scary!
23 Jun 2006 ~ 12:55am Nightwolf I think the dude was doing some hardcore overclocking.
25 Jun 2006 ~ 8:14pm LawnMM I think its obvious what happened here...bible music overload
25 Jun 2006 ~ 10:51pm airbornflght

LawnMM wrote:

I think its obvious what happened here...bible music overload

Isnt that the truth, I had 2 albums, but my hdd started heating up eponentially, so I had to back it down to 1 album.
29 Jun 2006 ~ 1:30am bill Apparently it's not the first time either, a South African teenager, daughter of some official or other, was burnt badly when her Dell burst into flames... I suppose you need to be a dill to buy a Dell... I have to say the whole thing is a bit of a laugh... but I wonder if their laughing over at Dell H.Q.?