Exploding batteries in Apple products aren’t exactly a new phenomenon (see even more coverage here, here and here) not to mention fraying cables and chargers.
However, I think we may have an exploding battery first here at my place of employment: This beaut (pictured above) was 1. turned off and 2. not being charged when it blew. Even worse, it was being stored in a super-cooled server room. Stellar. Thanks Apple. Thankfully, nobody was hurt and there wasn’t any damage done to anything but the battery and the laptop. Our IT guy has an appointment at the Apple Genius bar this morning. I’ll keep you apprised as to what transpires.UPDATE:
They replaced the battery for free. They were kind of jerks about it, from what I hear, but they replaced it nonetheless.
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I had the cable on my charger melt, and fry my battery, twice. That was fun.
keep me in the loop would love to hear what they got to say about that. They wont even admit their 27″ lcd’s are jacked.
Apple doesn’t make the batteries, I think they are still Sony’s, and it seems the issues have not been fixed completely. I had mine “bulge” like this twice, they just replaced it for free on the spot, as long as you dont have too many charging cycles.
Wow! That’s actually quite scary. Keep us updated!
UPDATE: They replaced it on the spot, but not before talking to our IT guy like he was a 6th grader and making it seem like they were doing him a big favor by replacing it.Ty – Yes, I’m aware that they don’t make the batteries. Still, 1. it’s their hardware and 2. anyone trying to sell laptop batteries for $179 had better fess up to when their product screws up.