Sony is recalling 535,000 Vaio notebooks because they may get so hot that the cases will bend and warp. The F-series and C-Series Vaios have been sold into various markets around the world: Japan, Asia, Europe and the US, although so far Sony has only received 39 reports of overheating problems, says the Wall Street Journal.
Pretty much any modern notebook gets to hot to be called a laptop, but the “temperature-control defect” in affected machines is letting them get hot enough to “cause skin burns.”
Oddly, despite the recall, this appears to be a software issue which can be fixed with a download. According to Hiroyuki Kachi of the WSJ, a simple software fix will take care of everything, but for those not willing to do it themselves, Sony will arrange pickup for affected units.
This isn’t the first time Soiny has recalled computers for overheating issues. Just Google Sony Recall Overheat and you’ll get results all the way back to 2006.
To see if you’re affected, head over to Sony’s diagnostic page and check your serial number (found on the barcoded sticker on the bottom or rear of your machine). If you are, grab the BIOS firmware update and you should be running cool again in no time.
Important Notification for the Sony VAIO F11 and CW2 Series [Sony]
