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Lenovo → Lenovo and IBM ThinkPad Batteries Recalled
Lenovo and IBM are recalling ThinkPad notebook batteries due to fire hazards. Only 168,500 battery packs in the US are affected, but this does not count the additional 375,500 batteries sold worldwide.
The affected batteries are manufactured by Sony like the recalled Apple, Dell and Toshiba notebook batteries. Notebooks equipped with the affected batteries include ThinkPad T43, T43p, T60, R51e, R52, R60, R60e, X60 and X60s models produced by IBM and Lenovo between February 2005 and September 2006. The following part numbers are included in the recall:
ASM P/N | FRU P/N |
92P1072 92P1088 92P1142 92P1170 92P1174 | 92P1073 92P1089 92P1141 92P1169 or 93P5028 92P1173 or 93P5030 |
Lenovo → Sony Battery Found in Lenovo Laptop Fire
Last week, an IBM ThinkPad burst into flames at LAX. Lenovo wasted no time in getting that fiery ThinkPad off to its engineers in Yamato, Japan. To no one’s surprise, the T43 battery was indeed identified as a Sony unit, eWeek confirmed.
Lenovo → Lenovo N100 Notebook Offers Core 2 Duo
Computer maker Lenovo today announced its; first Lenovo-branded Core 2 Duo-equipped notebook computers in the form of the Lenovo N100, targeting the small business market with a combination of functionality, processing power, and price-consciousness the company hopes will win them more fans.
"The new Lenovo N100 offers small business customers better, faster connectivity and performance while delivering the reliability, ease of use and value our customers expect," said Marc Godin, Leovo's VP of worldwide notebook marketing, in a statement. "With the increased performance of Intel's latest processors, better wireless connectivity and Vista upgradeability, the new N100 combines great value and the latest features to give our customers a worry-free computing experience."
Lenovo → ThinkPad explodes at LAX, ignites bomb scare
In a time when you're not even allowed to say the word "bomb" in an airport (hey, it's for good reason), it's got to be like, really freaking embarrassing to have to run up the jetway at full speed, shoving other passengers out of the way as your flaming laptop explodes on the ground. (Sound familiar?)