Uh oh... Looks like an IBM Thinkpad caught on fire at LAX...

[Goosemaster]

I can see these flare ups causing chaos on aa jet

Glad to see that the airlines are puttign their foot down

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Yeah, but who the hell would go to Australia anyway?

Prisoners.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Also, Virgin does not ban Apple and Dell laptops...just using them with the battery in...

Doesn't that effectively negate the point and purpose of a laptop in the first place?

At any rate the whole thing is ridiculous.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: Pabster

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Also, Virgin does not ban Apple and Dell laptops...just using them with the battery in...

Doesn't that effectively negate the point and purpose of a laptop in the first place?

At any rate the whole thing is ridiculous.

It does, if it's a flight without power adapters in the seat. Otherwise they can be used. I agree...it's a joke.

It's just like the whole no liquid thing...knee jerk reaction...

 

[ultimatebob]

I'm not too worried about my T42p, since it runs a LOT cooler than my old T30. Considering how hot the T30 ran when doing something CPU intensive, I'm suprised that one hasn't started a fire already.

 

[AmigaMan]

Awesome! Now maybe some of the smug Thinkpad users will realize it can happen to anyone.

<smugly holds his MBP in his hands>

 

[wazzledoozle]

We can all thank Sony for their lax quality control.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: ultimatebob
I'm not too worried about my T42p, since it runs a LOT cooler than my old T30. Considering how hot the T30 ran when doing something CPU intensive, I'm suprised that one hasn't started a fire already.

It's a short.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: wazzledoozle
We can all thank Sony for their lax quality control.

and all the airlines @ LAX won't have any part in Sony's lax desposition