Exploding Laptop ... and it's a Dell!
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DJGM
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22 Jun, 2006 7:09 am Exploding Laptop ... and it's a Dell! [sdp=74577]  
TheInquirer.net - Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference



Thankfully, no-one was hurt or killed ... except that Dell laptop!

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Don_HH2K
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22 Jun, 2006 8:12 am [sdp=74579]  
I read about this yesterday on The Inquirer... That's all the more reason to not buy a Dell computer!

I can't say I've seen a Dell actually explode before, but I have seen an HP set fire to itself. Unfortunately there are no pictures of that; there will be if my HP decides to do it again.

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22 Jun, 2006 12:16 pm [sdp=74586]  
Don_HH2K wrote:
I read about this yesterday on The Inquirer... That's all the more reason to not buy a Dell computer!
Okay, I will try to stay away from Dell computers.

Meanwhile, we have a related discussion laptop fire danger.

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04 Jul, 2006 4:28 pm [sdp=74939]  
More examples of spontaneously combusting Dell laptops!

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DJGM
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28 Jul, 2006 11:54 am [sdp=75641]  
The fire brigade had to be called out to this one that exploded in a working office . . .

Dude, your Dell just freaking blew up!!!

24 pics of the incident. (Photobucket)

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15 Oct, 2006 9:23 pm [sdp=78442]  
Looks like he had too many gadgets plugged in! Smile
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Was it a laptop? I'm using a Dell PC but was thinking of
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