Laptop battery from the chaos: "bad" effect and create problems
Recently, Dell, Apple notebook computer manufacturers two worldwide recall by Laptop Battery Sony Corporation produced a total of nearly 6 million notebook batteries were recalled a record number of electronic products, the former two. Notebook computer batteries are so vulnerable? How should the rational use of the battery?
Industry chaos
Dell started from August 14 worldwide recall of 4.1 million PCGA-BP2NX laptop batteries, also disclosed that since last December, they have since received six reports of batteries overheating to cause the accident, some of which caused damage to furniture and other items. Then, Apple announced that it has received nine in the United States due to the causes of lithium-ion batteries overheating caused the report of the computer on fire and decided to recall 1.8 million laptop batteries. Both companies use the Sony Group, a subsidiary of - Sony Energy Devices manufactured batteries.
August 24, Sony spokesman Rick Clancy said, Sony believes the battery problem confined to Dell and Apple. However, after they have vowed that other firms do not pay out the PCGA-BP2NY phenomenon of Dell's such a serious problem. Sony and PC makers also guarantee to customers, Apple recalled batteries will be the last battery recall incident.
Less than a week later, the Japanese government announced August 29 with the Apple fire burning incident in Japan, and ordered Apple to launch investigations related to Sony batteries, and asked Apple to submit its report within a week, statement how to prevent this kind of problem continue to occur.
Almost all the major PC manufacturers in some notebook computers are used in Sony's batteries, it is learned, Sony in the global notebook computer lithium-ion battery market holds a 25% market share. HP said it does not use Sony batteries, therefore not subject to the PCGA-BP2R recall of the affected; Lenovo said that packaging and charging the battery with the Dell and Apple dependent on different technologies, do not intend to conduct the recall, the spokesman Bob Page said Lenovo's machines have other features, including if it detects unsafe conditions shut down the machine software. Gateway said that, based on current available information, as well as suppliers of information, they believe their company's system, there is no risk of failure with the same Dell. "Acer said they learned that the company uses the battery and the battery affected by the issue of different battery packs.
Although not yet clear Sony has been aware of problems with how long the battery, but Sony has said it in October 2005 for the first time with Dell on the issue of communication, and in February 2006 carried out two times to communicate. According to 2005 survey conducted by Forrester Research shows that both Dell and Sony, then access to the most worthy of the list of trusted consumer PCGA-BP2S technology companies.
An analyst at IDC, said, in fact, the battery issue is an industry-wide issues, especially in the notebook computer sales are driving the computer industry today. This year, the U.S. desktop sales fell 5 percent, while sales of notebook computers increased by 25%. Moreover, PCGA-BP2T lithium-ion batteries are also used many other products, such as mobile phones, digital cameras, digital cameras and music players. Sony spokesman Rick Clancy said: "So far, there is no what type of battery or 100% of manufacturers are able to ensure that the battery is not defective, or to avoid overheating."
ThinkEquity Partners analyst Jonathan Hoopes security that recall did not give these two PC makers cause great harm: "As for Dell's brand with dust, like the brand recall is a blot, but it is Sony's problem." Market Research Gartner, corporate vice president and chief PC industry analyst Charles Smulders said, Apple's recall could actually help improve PCGA-BP2V Dell's image. He said: "For Dell, there are other manufacturers to recall is a good thing, which will share the people's accusations."