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July 28, 2006

rivals

The Dell, the Dell, the Dell is on fire

Posted Jul. 28, ’06, 11:02 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Apple » Rivals

Dell on fireCatch on fire once, shame on you. Catch on fire twice, shame on…well, I’m going to say you again. Look, Dell, we know you really want to prove that your laptops are—how you say—en fuego, but this really isn’t the way to do it.

For the second time this year, a Dell laptop has unceremoniously ignited. This time, though, the victims happened to be IT pros with a 7.2 megapixel digital camera on hand. Meaning: hi-res pics.

Suddenly, Apple’s Quality Assurance problems seem pretty tame. Sure, the MacBook Pro’s a little bit too warm to rest comfortably on your lap. But it doesn’t trigger your smoke detectors or burn through the casing. Of course, Michael Dell will probably try to spin this in his company’s favor: “You see, we don’t see Apple as competition in the setting our users on fire department. The numbers don’t lie.”

[via The Consumerist]

Update: The Tom’s Hardware link appears to be down, but the pictures are also available at The Consumerist, above.


1 Comments

Jason Wietholter said:

Dude, you're getting a GRELL!

July 31, 2006 7:24 AM

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