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  • more about #overheating more comments →
    Hello Mister Walrus: While Walmart should not sell DVD players that catch fire spontaneously, 12 per 1.5 million is a very small number. For comparison, you would be about... more »
    GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: Well there's your problem. This is supposed to be a DVD burner, not a player. more »
    strider_mt2k: Poor Durablend, er Dharmabrand, er...whatever. more »
    Ozyman666: Durabrand? You mean Duraflame. amirite? more »
    frigg: Based on the dialogue in the first two frames, and then he says "look," I was expecting something different in the third, and confused when it had eyes. more »
    Kaiser-Machead: I have a first-run Macbook as well, and since the firmware update lo so many moons ago, it's run much cooler. more »
    Curves: My laptop (Dell) isnt overly warm, but I do sometimes warm my toes on the block thingy in the power cord. more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Let met put it this way. You don't need a bacon press if you have a Macbook Pro. more »
    AKAuser: People shouldn't take the word laptop so literally. Imagine if we did the same with nunchuk. more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Yeah, my MBP will leave welts on my thighs... It's like having one's nuts branded. more »
    Jestermeister: My scrote's been fused to so many laptop bottoms, I don't even think about it anymore. Mind you, I never wear pants. more »
    GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: I think given the suffering certain Gizmodo commentors have suffered due to laptops which practice S&M, we shouldn't make fun of this. At least n... more »
    Tim Reid: so is this a new Giz daily? image of the day? Personally I didn't find it all that funny, but one thumb up anyway. more »
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    1.5 Million Durabrand DVD Players Recalled By Wal-Mart: Fire Hazard

    The recall comes after 12 complaints of overheating, including five cases that caused fire and property damage. The $29 Chinese-made cheapies were sold from January 2006 to July 2009, exclusively at Wal-Mart (U.S) and ASDA supermarkets (U.K). More »
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