IBM/Lenovo Recalls 500,000 Notebook Batteries

Hooray, Lenovo has joined the battery recall party! For those of you keeping score at home, that brings the number of manufacturers to five, including Apple, Panasonic, Toshiba and Dell.

The recall, anounced today, affects nearly 170,000 batteries in the US, and over 350,000 additionally worldwide, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Engadget

UPDATE:
Affected machines sold in the United States include:
IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T43, T43p, and T60
IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad X60 and X60s
IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad R51e, R52, R60, and R60e

Hooray, Lenovo has joined the battery recall party! For those of you keeping score at home, that brings the number of manufacturers to five, including Apple, Panasonic, Toshiba and Dell.

The recall, anounced today, affects nearly 170,000 batteries in the US, and over 350,000 additionally worldwide, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Engadget

UPDATE:
Affected machines sold in the United States include:
IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T43, T43p, and T60
IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad X60 and X60s
IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad R51e, R52, R60, and R60e