Toshiba Recall for 41,000 Laptops: Satellite T135,T135D and ProT130 notebook computers
Category Business, Sci/Tech | Saturday, September 4th, 2010
Toshiba Satellite T135
The recall of approximately 41,000 laptops resulting from more than 100 reports of melting laptop cases and minor injuries follows similar issues and recalls from other laptop manufacturers, and illustrates the problem with cramming so much processing power into such a small space.
US Consumer Product Safety Commission bulletin, Toshiba is recalling Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 notebook computers because “The notebook computers can overheat at the notebook’s plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn hazard to consumers.”
If this feels déjà vu its because it is a relatively common occurrence these days for laptops. In July Sony issued a recall of more than half a million Vaio laptops. Mike Lucas, senior vice president of Vaio for Sony, said in a statement “In rare instances, these notebook computers may overheat due to a potential malfunction of the internal temperature management system, resulting in deformation of the product’s keyboard or external casing, and a potential burn hazard to consumers.”