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Overheat Risk Makes Sony Recall Vaio TZ Laptops
Posted by Kit Eaton at 7:08 PM on September 4, 2008
Sony's issuing a recall for Vaio TZ laptops sold between May 2007 and July 2008: apparently there's a risk of overheating leading to "abnormal heat deformation of the enclosure"—which sounds like a lot more than the usual knee-burn heat of a laptop. It's not due to the battery, mind you, rather it seems like a manufacturing flaw related to the power connector and LCD frame. The news relates so far to just Japanese machines, with Sony offering free inspection and repair, but keep your eyes peeled for news of the problem in other countries. [PCWatch]
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OMG! Ponies!
Posted 9:07 PM 4/9/08
Thank goodness. For a second I thought it said FZ. In which case I'd be screwed.
OMG! Ponies!
sarwatmj
Posted 9:54 PM 4/9/08
i dont know what the hell is going on with Sony Laptops these days, its the laptop of my choice, they better get it together..
sarwatmj
Rojaws
Posted 9:38 PM 4/9/08
Happened to one of my clients TZ's last week... totally melted corner of PC next to power connector, and frame of LCD. Could have burnt the house down! I feel a phonecall to Sony UK customer services coming on......
Rojaws
Rojaws
Posted 11:04 PM 4/9/08
Huuh?
As a rule, I avoid Sony laptops like the plague... Ive had no end of them just die in rather terminal and spectacular ways.. Ive also had loads of DOA's.. I just wish people would buy something else for me to fix/set up!
Rojaws
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Posted 12:15 AM 5/9/08
@Rojaws: I've always wondered how people decided upon the phrase "avoid like the plague", since, the plague was something not easily avoided, and the people who contracted it didn't really make the choice to avoid or accept it in the first place.
But yes, we should avoid Sony laptops like the clap.
Kaiser-Machead on the Edge
Makito
Posted 8:17 AM 5/9/08
Haha and if you actually go to the Sony eSupport website and click on their link to identify if your laptop is one of the said affected models you get redirected to [sonycisc.updatemytv.com] and shown a nice white blank page with "This is a test."
Makito
Copperplum
Posted 5:19 PM 5/9/08
Im glad i already documented this on sept 2nd on my facebook page .... bad bad burns.
Copperplum
Copperplum
Posted 5:18 PM 5/9/08
I posted on my Facebook page about my beloved VAIO turning on me and burning the skin off my poor arm on sept 2nd.
And wow 2 days later this ?
Great timing.
Im really ticke doff now.
Always a fan of vaios and havwe owned many.
But maybe being scarred ? very very mad.
Copperplum