Apple recalls 1.8M iBook and PowerBook G4 batteries
苹果宣布召回1.8百万块笔记本电池

Thursday, August 24, 2006

中文编译：RestlessDream
原文出处：AppleInsider
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1990

Apple Computer on Thursday recalled 1.8 million notebook batteries used in its previous generation iBook and PowerBook G4 notebooks because they pose a fire hazard.

苹果电脑日前宣布召回1.8百万枚存在火灾隐患的笔记本用锂电池，这些电池主要用于上代 iBook 和 PowerBook G4笔记本。

The Cupertino, Calif.-based company said it has received nine reports of batteries overheating, including two reports of minor burns. While there have been some reports of minor property damage, Apple said no serious injuries have been reported.

The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries include cells manufactured by Sony and were sold with the company's 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and 15-inch PowerBook G4 notebooks between October 2003 and August 2006.

Apple's recall comes just weeks after Dell said it was recalling 4.1 million of its own notebook batteries, which similarly featured cells built by Sony.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Apple's recall covers 1.1 million battery packs sold in the United States and some 700,000 additional units sold abroad.The batteries were manufactured in Japan, Taiwan and China.

"Consumers should stop using the recalled batteries immediately and contact Apple to arrange for a replacement battery, free of charge," Apple said. "After removing the recalled battery from their iBook or PowerBook, consumers should plug in the AC adapter to power the computer until a replacement battery arrives."

Affected customers can contact Apple at (800) 275-2273 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday or log on to Apple’s Web site to check the battery’s serial number and request a replacement battery.

In a separate announcement on Thursday, the CPSC said batteries being sold with Apple's current line of 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks have been cleared and do not pose any risks to customers.

Sony is estimating the overall cost in supporting Apple and Dell's battery recall program at 20 billion yen to 30 billion yen, or $172.1 million to $258.1 million.

要点翻译：

继Dell召回sony生产的笔记本用锂电池之后，苹果的此次召回的电池中有1.1百万枚在北美地区随笔记本一起出售；其余约7000多万枚电池则为单独销售，或随笔记本散布在欧洲、日本等世界其他地区。电池的生产厂在日本、台湾地区和中国。

这些锂电池的生产商索尼在 Dell 和 Apple 这一系列的笔记本电池召回事件中已经累计付出了约 200亿～300亿日元（约合1.721亿～2.581亿美元）的代价。

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原帖由 doomking 于 2006-8-25 22:04 发表
我觉得做版主要自觉，首先错区了，再次同样的帖子已经锁过一次了
http://www.tgfcer.com/club/thread-5795216-1-1.html
http://www.tgfcer.com/club/thread-5795316-1-1.html
自己锁了吧

感谢指正。


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