>Just in case anyone missed the news:
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>https://www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx
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>I knew about this on the 4th of July. The local stores were all out of lighters, so I bought a Dell laptop to set off my fireworks.
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>The PA Crew just ordered a large shipment of Dell Laptops. We're going to use them randomly in our training centers. (It's a little game we like to play).
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>As I type this, I'm reclining in my favorite chair with my laptop (literally) in my lap. Glad it's a Toshiba and not a Dell, otherwise....(damn, I've got a great line right now, and I can't repeat it!)

That Toshiba may not make you as safe as you think. The batteries were made by Sony and are used by MANY lapop vendors. ;-)