Apple MacBook Battery Failure

19 responses to “Apple MacBook Battery Failure”

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   stosh26

   Apr 1, 2009 at 2:30 am

   oh, that’s not good.

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2. 

   Todd Huffman

   Apr 1, 2009 at 2:37 am

   IT"S ALIVE!

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   msamaclean ©

   Apr 1, 2009 at 2:50 am

   Yikes!

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4. 

   kabren

   Apr 1, 2009 at 3:07 am

   Ahhhhh!

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   C.Y.

   Apr 1, 2009 at 3:33 am

   Also happened to my 17" MacBook Pro.

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6. 

   AGrinberg

   Apr 1, 2009 at 3:37 am

   Can you imagine this on the scale of a Tesla? 🙂

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7. 

   Tanner Powell

   Apr 1, 2009 at 5:01 am

   Not sure how old your comp is but I remember when they had a battery recall program awhile back that I qualified for.

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   jitze

   Apr 1, 2009 at 9:13 am

   Achtung! Das computen maschine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mitten grabben. Es ist tzu easy der schnappen der springenwerk, fusengeblowen und poppen corken mit spitzen sparken. Is nicht fur gewerken by das amateurischen.

   Wenn das batterie is expanden und der backen gepoppen ist – den is der warranty-seal gebroken!

   Hah! In Cupertino gibt es keine dumkopf! Wir zind nicht stupid.

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   Happy Tinfoil Cat

   Apr 1, 2009 at 2:36 pm

   Maybe it was just happy to see you.

   jitze jajaja My son translated for me.

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10. 

    strange_wax

    Apr 1, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    I wonder why this things happen only on certain days 😉
    (Good one!)

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11. 

    jurvetson

    Apr 1, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    April antics it seems! My computer wants to be a zeppelin.

    Agrinberg: That’s why they run liquid cooling over all 6,831 laptop cells and fiber optics for monitoring (and they are the cylindrical Lithium Ion cells, not the LiPo cells you see here). The average laptop exercises the laptop cells in the worst possible pattern for battery life (with deep discharge and high temperature).

    C.Y.: This also was in a MacBook Pro 17" It has a flakey sensor for screen closure, so frequently it would not go to sleep in my bag and would heat up to toaster temps.

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    strange_wax

    Apr 1, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Ugh… Sorry, I really thought this was an April Fool… *blush*

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13. 

    Jaako

    Apr 2, 2009 at 5:20 am

    at least it didn’t explode like one of the more infamous youtube videos from a year or two ago…

    LiPo batteries scare me. Battery manufacturers keep making internal linings thinner and thinner to squeeze every last amp hour into their batteries. It’s not safe. Explosive compounds next to my most sensitive data (and favourite toy) hmm…..

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14. 

    nhr

    Apr 2, 2009 at 8:35 am

    Steve wrote:
    > it would not go to sleep in my bag and would heat up to toaster temps.

    There’s your problem. The proper way to appreciate delicate Chinese organic ingredients is to inflate their skins like balloons before roasting them, not after.

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    biotron

    Apr 2, 2009 at 9:29 am

    ahahahaha nhr 🙂

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16. 

    !MimosaMicheMichelle!

    Apr 3, 2009 at 4:56 am

    That is terrible!

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17. 

    caitlinburke

    Apr 3, 2009 at 5:16 am

    Return of the Blob!

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18. 

    BenODen

    Apr 3, 2009 at 6:53 am

    Oook, that’s ugly. Toasting batteries does tend to be bad, yep. I’m glad I’m not the only one accidentally doing it though… I’ve taken to making sure that it goes to bed before putting it in, and that’s done pretty well.

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19. 

    In Memoriam: jerryfi_99

    Apr 4, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Apparently, you’re not the only one with swelling batteries, see…
    http://www.designnews.com/blog/Made_by_Monkeys/index.php?nid=307...

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