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Earlier this year Laptop <\/a>reported Toshiba has “nowhere to go but up”.\u00a0 They had no idea how accurate they were…<\/p>\n

Computer manufacturer, Toshiba, is recalling 100,000 lithium batteries.\u00a0 The batteries are being recalled for their risk of melting which may spark fires, resulting in potential burns to PC users.\u00a0 According to Gizmodo<\/a>, the batteries that are being recalled\u00a0have a battery pack number starting with\u00a0“G71C”.\u00a0 If you do not want to manually look to see if your battery is one of the recalled, you can find a full list of the potentially affected PCs here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lithium batteries have been a safety issue for PC users for years.\u00a0 Unfortunately, you would think the manufacturers of these batteries would find a safer means to power devices that won’t cause potential harm to the device user, but they have not.\u00a0 In 2013 PC Pitstop did a follow-up on\u00a0their\u00a0lithium battery study<\/a> from 2006, which found that at that time\u00a0lithium batteries were still exploding.\u00a0 Ten years later, lithium batteries still pose a safety threat.\u00a0 What will it take to ensure a safe power option for our devices?<\/p>\n

Toshiba reported they will replace the recalled batteries, and encouraged PC users to use the old fashioned plug-in method to power their PC until the battery is replaced.\u00a0 For more information on what to do next if you are one of the Toshiba customers affected by this recall, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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