Two separate things, but they're both battery-related so I figured they could go together under the same thread title.
Another notebook computer battery has gone up in flames -- this time, it's a MacBook! All you Macheads, keep your eyes open for the next battery recall notice from Apple. This is the price we pay for demanding that our batteries be powerful, long-lasting, light, and cheap, all at the same time. Sometimes they blow up.
I got into a discussion with a friend over the problem of leaking batteries. You know, when you leave a gadget in a drawer for months, and then you take it out and discover that the Duracells have gone bad and leaked nasty goo all over the battery compartment? Yuck. Well, the question was, is it just alkaline batteries that do this, or do the other kinds leak as well -- Nicad, Nimh, Li-ion?
Another notebook computer battery has gone up in flames -- this time, it's a MacBook! All you Macheads, keep your eyes open for the next battery recall notice from Apple. This is the price we pay for demanding that our batteries be powerful, long-lasting, light, and cheap, all at the same time. Sometimes they blow up.
I got into a discussion with a friend over the problem of leaking batteries. You know, when you leave a gadget in a drawer for months, and then you take it out and discover that the Duracells have gone bad and leaked nasty goo all over the battery compartment? Yuck. Well, the question was, is it just alkaline batteries that do this, or do the other kinds leak as well -- Nicad, Nimh, Li-ion?
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