Ouch! Shocking Dell Laptops January 18, 2008

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It may be the pressure of trying to compete with Apple’s anorexic - yet feature-lite – MacBook Air but Dell might be pushing its new notebook features too far: electric shocks.

According to Cnet, if you touch the new aluminium new XPS M1530 laptop you get an electrical charge that ranges from a “gentle tingle to a sudden jolt”. The nasty experience was reported by numerous staff who were surprised more than once when they tried connecting peripherals like printers and PDAs.

The problem seems to lie with the 2-pin connector that sits between the mains lead and the power adaptor not being properly earthed.

Apparently the Dell forums are “littered” with other shocking experiences by unhappy owners of the aluminium XPS M1330 and XPS M1530 laptops. Dell has yet to officially comment.

Are you getting more from your cool, brushed aluminium Dell laptop than you bargained for?-Martin Lynch

[Cnet]

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