Battery overheating. Is this true??

[hubble]

I was ready to take collection of my new macbook pro when I heard that Apple were recalling them as the batteries were prone to catching fire due to overheating. Please could somebody confirm this.

 

[Lau]

The most recent recall has been about iBook and PowerBook batteries, and there's a thread about it here.

However, there was a recall of 15" MacBook Pro batteries a while ago (link), but a new MacBook Pro shouldn't have one of these batteries in it, as it affected computers made earlier in the year.

 

[FFTT]

"Apple has determined that certain lithium-ion batteries containing cells manufactured by Sony Corporation of Japan pose a safety risk that may result in overheating under rare circumstances.

The affected batteries were sold worldwide from October 2003 through August 2006 for use with the following notebook computers: 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and 15-inch PowerBook G4."

https://support09.apple.com/index.html

 

[dmw007]

However, there was a recall of 15" MacBook Pro batteries a while ago (link), but a new MacBook Pro shouldn't have one of these batteries in it, as it affected computers made earlier in the year.

So if you are looking to buy a new MacBook Pro now hubble, you should be free from any 'exploding battery' concerns.

 

[iJawn108]

The new MBPs and MBs are li-poly, not li-ion.