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Hewlett-Packard Co. is recalling 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in HP and Compaq computers after receiving reports of injuries from the batteries overheating and rupturing.
The recall was announced Friday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and expands an earlier recall of 70,000 of the same type of batteries.
The earlier recall came after two reports of the batteries overheating. The commission said that since then, HP has received 38 additional reports of the batteries overheating, causing 11 minor injuries. Those people were burned when they handled computers whose batteries had ruptured, said CPSC spokesman Scott Wolfson.
Batteries can rupture if they've been charged too long and don't have a good way to regulate the excess heat. Wolfson added that the industry is working to change that.
HP says the computers at issue were sold in stores and online from August 2007 through July 2008. The battery like Compaq Presario C564TU Battery , Compaq Presario C565TU Battery , Compaq Presario C566TU Battery , Compaq Presario M2370EA Battery , Compaq Presario M2397EA Battery , Compaq Presario M2400 Battery , Compaq Presario M2425LA Battery , Compaq Presario N1050V Battery , Compaq Presario NX9000 Battery , Compaq Presario NX9005 Battery , Compaq Presario NX9010 Battery , Compaq Presario R3000 Battery packs were also sold separately.
Friday's recall pales in comparison to the recall in 2006 and 2007 of nearly 10 million of a model of Sony batteries that were used by almost every major PC manufacturer.
Pleasingly thin, the Armada M700 measures just 1.4 inches tall with the case closed. But the svelte case packs plenty of power: Posting a hot PC WorldBench 2000 score of 170, the Armada performed better than other PIII-1000 laptops we've tested with Windows 2000 and 128MB of RAM. It's also a long-distance runner, lasting an impressive 4.25 hours on one battery charge. A half-dozen devices can take turns residing in the M700's single modular bay: In addition to the floppy and DVD-ROM drive you get at this price, you can opt for an extra-cost second battery, a Zip 250 drive, or a second hard drive. The floppy drive also can attach externally via the included parallel port cable.
WHAT'S NOT: At $3599 the Armada is pricey, even for a notebook boasting a top-end processor, and it could accommodate a roomier keyboard on its standard-size 12.2-inch-wide case. Typists with large hands may find the tiny function keys, horizontally positioned Pg Up and Pg Dn keys, and junior-size mouse buttons tiresome to use for long periods.