October 2nd, 2006

AcerAcer is in talks with Sony over joining its voluntary laptop battery replacement program. It is reported that Acer has not received any complaints from users over notebook overheating or catching fire. “Previously, we believed there were no problems with our batteries, but now we’re in discussions with Sony, just to make sure,” said Stella Chou, an Acer representative in Taipei.

Acer is one of the world’s largest PC vendors. It makes well-known TravelMate and Aspire notebooks.

Acer talking to Sony about battery recall News - PC Advisor

In Laptop News, Acer TravelMate, Acer Aspire, Laptop Batteries
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Mary Lou Fourtane Says:

I own an Acer laptop bought between 2004-2006 and heard on the news that batteries for my PC were being recallled. What do I need to do? M. Fourtane

April 26th, 2007 at 4:17 am |

I’d like to know what to do about the batteries recall. I bought this back in Nov 2006 Do I need to remove it and exchange it and where do I go. Thanks

April 26th, 2007 at 4:42 am |
Richard Rice Says:

please let me know where to send my battery. my battery gets warm. sometimes. when that happens.i pet the computer on a box. this helps.or i shut down. until it cools down

May 3rd, 2007 at 11:59 pm |

This is the latest article about Acer’s battery recall:

http://laptoping.com/acer-battery-recall-travelmate-aspire.html

You can find info there.

May 4th, 2007 at 1:13 am |
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