PCWorld: More Fire Hazard Batteries Recalled By HP
Fewer than 3% of batteries are actually likely to have the flaw. They’re found in Hewlett-Packard laptops sold between 2007 and 2008. The good news: if you bought a laptop then, the battery is probably almost worn out by now anyway.
“Hewlett-Packard has extended a worldwide recall program for batteries that could cause laptops to overheat and pose a fire hazard.
The company on Wednesday said it added new battery models to an original laptop recall program announced May 14 of last year and updated last October. The lithium-ion batteries are being used in more than 30 models worldwide in HP’s laptop brands including Compaq Presario, Pavilion, HP and HP Compaq.”