[Sres-postdocs] URGENT: Apple laptop battery recall

[Steve Leahy]

Apple Australia have recalled some laptop batteries.

If you have an apple laptop listed below, please check the battery. If 
your battery is one of those being recalled, and your laptop is the 
property of SRES, let me know and I will arrange for a replacement. IF 
the laptop is your own property, please contact Apple directly (for 
contact details see 
http://www.apple.com/au/pr/library/2005/may/21recall.html )

Description: The recalled lithium ion batteries are used with the 
following computers: 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and 15-inch 
PowerBook G4. The recalled batteries include those with model numbers 
A1061, A1078 and A1079 and serial numbers that begin with HQ441 through 
HQ507 or 3X446 through 3X510. Consumers should remove the battery from 
the computer to view the model and serial numbers labeled on the bottom 
of the unit. No other PowerBook or iBook batteries are involved in this 
recall.

12-inch iBook G4
Battery Model Number A1061
Serial Number Range HQ441 - HQ507

12-inch PowerBook G4
Battery Model Number A1079
Serial Number Range 3X446 - 3X510

15-inch PowerBook G4
Battery Model Number A1078
Serial Number Range 3X446 - 3X509

Sold at: National and regional resellers, catalogers and Apple's online 
and retail stores sold the computers with the batteries from October 
2004 through May 2005. The batteries also were sold separately.

Assembled in: Taiwan and China


-- 
Steve Leahy (Steve.Leahy at anu.edu.au), Programmer/Multi-media Services
School of Resources, Environment and Society 
College of Science 
The Australian National University CANBERRA 0200 AUSTRALIA