sony vaio recall

VAIO Recall

Here’s a perfect example of what I was talking about the other day. If this was a problem with Macbooks there would be mass hysteria in the technology media calling for Apple’s head. Because it’s not Apple, just normal calm, collected and objective reporting (and technology blogs don’t particularly like Sony either) read

Overheat Risk Makes Sony Recall Vaio TZ Laptops [Vaio Recall]

Sony's issuing a recall for Vaio TZ laptops sold between May 2007 and July 2008: apparently there's a risk of overheating leading to "abnormal heat deformation of the enclosure"—which sounds like a lot more than the usual knee-burn heat of a laptop. It's not due to the battery, mind you, rather it seems like a manufacturing flaw related to the power connector and LCD frame. The news relates so far to just Japanese machines, with Sony offering free inspection and repair, but keep your eyes peele read

Sony, VAIO Type T (TZ) Of The Abnormal Heat

Own a Sony VAIO TZ? Well, we hate to be the bearers of bad news but your TZ is likely infected by a possibly dangerous manufacturing boo boo. As such, all VAIO TZ models sold between May 2007 and July 2008 are subject to overheating (unrelated to the Lithium Ion battery, mind you) and eligible for free repair. So far, the announcement only covers Japan, we have yet to see any announcements for the rest of world. However, we do have a reader tip saying that US-based Micro Center stores have pu read

Overheat Risk Makes Sony Recall Vaio TZ Laptops

Sony's issuing a recall for Vaio TZ laptops sold between May 2007 and July 2008: apparently there's a risk of overheating leading to "abnormal heat deformation of the enclosure"—which sounds... read

Sony recalling VAIO TZ models due to overheating risk (Update: now official for US)

Sony recalling VAIO TZ models due to overheating risk (Update: now official for US) by Thomas Ricker, posted Sep 4th 2008 at 5:25AM Own a Sony VAIO TZ? Well, we hate to be the bearers of bad news but your TZ is likely infected by a possibly dangerous manufacturing boo boo. As such, all VAIO TZ models sold between May 2007 and July 2008 are subject to overheating (unrelated to the Lithium Ion battery, mind you) and eligible for free repair. So far, the announcement only covers Japan, we have yet read