Dell laptop burns in China
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| The onlookers appear entirely unfazed by the blaze. A sign there's more to
| the fire than meets the eye? Or are notebook owners becoming to blasé about
| this kind of conflagration it simply doesn't bother them any longer.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/09/07/dell_laptop_burns_in_china/
Dell's Linux sleight of hand
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| In fact, the request appeared rare enough to warrant her having to check the
| system before confirming with confidence what Linux operating system was on
| offer: in this case it would have been an Insprion 530 loaded with Red Hat
| available for just £20 more than the same machine with Vista inside.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/07/dell_linux_ubuntu_red_hat_but_where/
Under pressure, they'll 'fix' this soon.
Related:
ThinkPad explodes at LAX, ignites bomb scare
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| According to an eyewitness report on the Awful Forums, passersby stared
| aghast or fled crying terrorist, the ThinkPad (which was quoted to be an
| IBM, not a Lenovo) apparently had a number of death throes as the fire went
| through various phases, until eventually a United employee busted out the
| fire extinguisher and laid the laptop to rest.
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http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/thinkpad-explodes-at-lax-ignites-bomb-scare/
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