Comments | austybostybear: Mac Nightmare!

austybostybear

Mac Nightmare!

Aug 06, 2006 15:16

Exploding Powerbooks!! Oh My!!

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explosions, scary, nightmares, powerbook

Comments 6

violetsky August 6 2006, 19:29:53 UTC

whoa how the HECK did that happen?? what part exploded? It looks like it was closed when it exploded, since both sides are f'ed up. Man i'm curious!

austybostybear August 6 2006, 21:24:51 UTC

Apparently the person put it to sleep, and BAM!

louiedog55 August 6 2006, 20:06:03 UTC

i think it's photoshopped.

violetsky August 7 2006, 03:32:25 UTC

apparently not. i did some research - there are others and apple has recalled the batteries for the powerbooks recently. this would be why :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41783769@N00/

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/apple-powerbooks-eksploderer-too-191968.php

nice! glad i don't own one.

austybostybear August 7 2006, 13:21:43 UTC

Yeah, it's way sucky. I should check to make sure mine wasn't one of the ones recalled...

dropkickpuppy August 7 2006, 04:51:23 UTC

They really do explode, but the problem in a lot of cases is that people have patched it to keep the computer running full-throttle even after you close the screen. It wasn't made to withstand that kind of heat.