Disturbing in that the Consumer Product Safety Administration and Dell are saying that the Dell battery problems are isolated incidents. Hopefully it was just one defective battery, not an indication of a wider problem. Does Apple use Sony Batteries?

It's not simply the source of the battery but the way the batteries are used...think cars...gas is pretty much the same but some cars are more prone to issues...think Pinto..charging current, environmental heat (where the pack is installed in the laptop) etc. all enter into this...you could have a battery used in a pack that in one manufacturers design perform fine and in anothers overheat and burn...same battery different condition of use.

Yes Apple does use Sony batteries in some of their laptop models. Now if this is why the iBooks were bursting into flames a few months ago...

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geoduck wrote:
Disturbing in that the Consumer Product Safety Administration and Dell are saying that the Dell battery problems are isolated incidents. Hopefully it was just one defective battery, not an indication of a wider problem. Does Apple use Sony Batteries?

I have heard reports of rechargeable batteries catching fire in various products.

A few weeks ago here in San Diego an UPS driver was delivering an UPS when he heard a strange noise coming from the box. Concerned about a bomb he ran off, the battery in the UPS exploded. He was injured more from diving for cover than from the explosion, but it prompted me to examine my APC products.

Oh crap. Now Apple may bew issuing a recall
http://wcco.com/topstories/topstories_story_236131233.html

I don't see anything on the Apple site. Can anyone confirm this

Yup, Apple's issued a recall.

Not good for Sony, given that someone estimated the Dell battery recall was going to cost them around $100 per battery to replace, they now have 5.9 million batteries to pay for replacements for - that's a cool $590,000,000 - and other manufacturers are probably still to issue recalls.

Gee, Sony will have to pay millions for dud batteries. Maybe they can use some of the money they rip-off from their recording artists and their customers who buy DRM-ed music.
I couldn't care less if this sent Sony broke. Those who work for Sony should get a more ethical job!