Acer says it has no need to recall batteries
Acer's battery charging mechanism ensures the small number of its laptops that use Sony materials will not have problems
Follow @infoworldAcer, the world's fourth-largest PC vendor, said it won't need to recall any notebook PCs for battery problems related to a Sony production glitch.
"We do not rely on Sony for batteries," said Gianfranco Lanci, president of Acer, at an investors conference on Friday. For the small number of Acer laptops that do use Sony materials in their batteries, Acer's battery charging mechanism ensures the batteries will not have problems, he added.
Sony's battery woes started in August when Dell recalled 4.1 million laptop batteries due to a potential fire hazard caused by Sony-made lithium-ion battery cells damaged during production. Other companies soon followed Dell's lead, including Apple Computer, Lenovo Group, and Toshiba.
Earlier this week, Sony announced the final replacement figure could reach around 9.6 million laptop batteries. Over 8.1 million batteries have been recalled since mid-August.
