Yeah, I know, I seem to be going on about this stuff quite a bit but I think it’s pretty important damnit!!!

Maybe it’s because I have a few laptops hanging about, and maybe it’s because I notice when they get really hot, or the PSU’s are beyond touching, but should things be actually blowing up???

I think for a long time people have worried in the back of the minds over the recent increase of heat within laptops, and especially the hotspot created on your desk after your PSU has been sat for a few hours melting the dodgy veneer on our desks. Only now have our worries been realised into tangible concerns over our lives.
I think, being an averagely frequent flyer, that the banning of laptop batteries on flights is a good thing… After all, it’s another excuse to the boss not to work, whilst flying, as long as the aircraft doesn’t have plug sockets of course! More importantly though even if it is a very unlikely event that one will go off, I think it’s been proved now that they do explode, so I would rather be absolutely sure and keep them out of the cabin if it means safety for everyone onboard. I’m starting to seriously think about even having them in the house, after reports of people’s houses being burnt down and trucks being burnt out. I thankfully have a Toshiba laptop, but how long will it be before one of those goes up..?
So here we are again (I promise I will stop reporting exploding batteries eventually!) another exploding battery, although this time at the Yahoo! HQ. Dell again… Battery..

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