Topic: Sony warns half a million VAIO laptops could overheat

[Simon]

Sony has warned that 535,000 VAIO laptops could overheat after the discovery of a temperature gauge error.

Sony said it had received 39 complaints about overheating in the VAIO F and C series laptops, leading distortion of the machine's shape.

"In rare cases, these notebook computers can overheat due to a potential malfunction of the internal temperature management system," Sony said.

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/359101/sony-warns-half-a-million-vaio-laptops-could-overheat

[Clive]

In my experience Sony's usually catch fire.   

[sam]

you'd have thought they would have learnt by now.

[Simon]

They have - how to set things alight! 

[sam]