sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMicrosoft pushed 16GB RAM as must-have for Windows 11 for years, now sells an 8GB Surface Laptop for $1,299www.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1608arrow-down10
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minus-squareTheSambassador@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 hours agoI really like my surface pros, have a 2016 one that still runs great even though the battery is starting to bulge a bit. My mom got a non-pro and had lots of issues.
minus-squaresilentaba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 hours agoYikes you do know a bulging battery is a fire risk right?
minus-squareTheSambassador@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI didn’t know! What’s the best way to dispose of it?
minus-squarejamesrandysghost@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoThis. That battery is a fire risk to any home its in. I know not every bulging barrery is seconds from catching fire…but it’s just no worth the risk. I know someone that lost a family member in a house fire started by failing lithium batteries in a hoverboard.
I really like my surface pros, have a 2016 one that still runs great even though the battery is starting to bulge a bit. My mom got a non-pro and had lots of issues.
Yikes you do know a bulging battery is a fire risk right?
I didn’t know! What’s the best way to dispose of it?
This. That battery is a fire risk to any home its in.
I know not every bulging barrery is seconds from catching fire…but it’s just no worth the risk.
I know someone that lost a family member in a house fire started by failing lithium batteries in a hoverboard.