(March 31, 2016) Toshiba recently issued a voluntary recall on its laptop battery packs for potential burn and fire hazards from overheating.
According to ConsumerReports.org, the battery packs were manufactured by Panasonic and installed in 39 of Toshiba’s laptop models, including the “Mini Notebook, Portégé, Satellite, Satellite Pro, and Tecra lines of PCs”. But “any laptop purchased between June 2011 and January 2016 could be affected.”
ConsumerReports.org said that Toshiba has offered several options of free replacement for users. Though better cooling of the battery should be looked into for future installments.
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