Burnt MacBook still alive
Detikinet reported yesterday that a MacBook owner in Jakarta saw smoke coming out of his notebook bag which housed his MacBook. He discovered that the MacBook was on fire due an overheating battery. I was informed by another source that Detik actually sought permission and confirmation to Apple's Singapore office before posting that story. An investigation by eStore, the Apple Authorized Service Provider that received the burnt MacBook, found that it was a first generation 2006 1.83GHz white MacBook.
I'm still checking whether it was part of a 2007 battery recall program.What was amazing was that despite being burnt quite badly, the MacBook was in a very good working condition albeit rather unsightly and with an undulating trackpad surface which was easily taken care of by using a mouse.
