OT: exploding laptops *again*
Sep 17, 2006 | 8:52 am
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OT: exploding laptops *again*
First you had the dell battery problem,
then apple
now you have
The exploding IBM
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/t...es-bomb-scare/
:-:
I read about korean airlines now banning zippo-laptops from the cabin and you *MUST* check in your laptop, can anyone confirm ?
from: http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15052
and for some entertainment value: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/11...s_with_laptop/
then apple
now you have
The exploding IBM
http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/16/t...es-bomb-scare/
:-:
I read about korean airlines now banning zippo-laptops from the cabin and you *MUST* check in your laptop, can anyone confirm ?
from: http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15052
and for some entertainment value: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/11...s_with_laptop/
Sep 17, 2006 | 10:01 am
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Wonder what the DfT will make of this latest incident. Am sure they have a ludicrous knee jerk reaction up their sleeves. 
I don't know whether checking a laptop in is any safer than having it in the cabin. A fire onboard is bad either way
- at least in the cabin it is likely to be noticed and hopefully extinguished.
I don't know whether checking a laptop in is any safer than having it in the cabin. A fire onboard is bad either way
- at least in the cabin it is likely to be noticed and hopefully extinguished.
Sep 17, 2006 | 10:26 am
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Originally Posted by matthewuk
Wonder what the DfT will make of this latest incident. Am sure they have a ludicrous knee jerk reaction up their sleeves.
I don't know whether checking a laptop in is any safer than having it in the cabin. A fire onboard is bad either way - at least in the cabin it is likely to be noticed and hopefully extinguished.
I don't know whether checking a laptop in is any safer than having it in the cabin. A fire onboard is bad either way
- at least in the cabin it is likely to be noticed and hopefully extinguished.