I think the NYT requires you register for this link.
Thanks, Astro.
The ad below that article is for a free laptop. 
Dude! You’re gonna get third degree burns!
Note–revise plans on computer purchase. Request Damage Control options.
Nah, he was just doing a warm boot.
Go the extra cost for the motherboard fire extinguisher.
No USB add ons.
One more reason not to actually use the thing on your lap.
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No USB add ons.
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“The Fireman in the Dell”
Usually it’s just servers that let you hot swap the drives…
One Dell of an explosion…
Ok, so I saw that description by mousing over the picture…
You know, that’s certainly not the first time that’s ever happened to a Dell. I used to work Dell tech support and I know of at least 2 times in the two years I was there that we had a laptop battery recall due to overheating batteries catching on fire. I never thought it would look quite like that though!
Did any notice that the Dell in question belonged to one Jim Phelps?
Never buy a Mission Impossible surplus computer(This laptop will self destruct in 30 seconds…)