Have you bought a laptop from Toshiba online? The Consumer Product Safety Commission of USA εξέδωσε μια δημόσια ανακοίνωση ανάκλησης για λογαριασμό της Toshiba, η οποία προειδοποιεί ότι γύρω στους 91.000 χρήστες στις ΗΠΑ, και 10.000 χρήστες στον Καναδά θα πρέπει να επιστρέψουν τα laptop τους στην εταιρεία, καθώς υπάρχουν προβλήματα με τη μπαταρία των φορητών computers of Toshiba.
According to the recall details, the issue affects the lithium-ion batteries found in Portege models, Satellite, and Tecra . The battery manufacturer is Panasonic.
All the laptops που πωλήθηκαν στις ΗΠΑ και τον Καναδά από τον Ιούνιο του 2011 μέχρι και τον Ιανουαρίου 2016, και έχουν κατασκευαστεί στη στην Κίνα και την Ιαπωνία επηρεάζονται από το θέμα. Οι φορητοί υπολογιστές πωλήθηκαν κυρίως μέσω Office Depot, Staples, Tοshibadirect.com, αλλά και από άλλα ηλεκτρονικά καταστήματα.
Toshiba says the batteries of these laptops may overheat or melt, damaging their owners. To date, four such cases have been reported.
The company's representatives report that 39 laptop models may have been affected. The company has published a page that provides instructions on how to find out if your laptop is affected by this issue or not.
Toshiba has an automated tool that can detect whether a computer is affected by checking its serial number and a portion of its battery number. This informs the user if his / her laptop is included for revocation.
The company reports that all batteries have trouble battery numbers starting with G71C (G71C *******).
The recall concerns new laptops that still have a warranty, but also users who had such a battery and replaced it even after the warranty.
The company also says the simplest way to avoid problems is to remove the battery and run the computer directly from the charger.
