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Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE ) has issued a recall for some of it’s popular Vaio laptops today due to an overheating problem that some consumers have encountered with their machines.
So far, the company has received 209 reports of the popular machines overheating on users, and in 7 instances, users received minor burns as a result of the overheating laptops.
The computers in question involve 19 models in the Vaio TZ series that were produced between the months of May 2007 and July 2008. According to Sony, the problem is a result of some improper wire connections in the hinge between the laptop body and the the monitor that appears to be wearing out and causing short circuits in the machines.
Of the seven injuries that have been reported, five were reported in Japan, and one in both the United States as well as Italy.
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