posted on June 11, 2006 08:33:46 PM
They just announced a recall because the 707 may have a melt down when using certain non-rechargable batteries if the unit is placed on the charger or in a docking cradle.
I'm sure there might be one or two of the sellers here who have one.
posted on June 11, 2006 09:31:33 PM
I read that and almost fell out of the chair laughing. ANYTIME you put non rechargeable batteries on a charger, the batteries will rupture or explode, or the charging circuitry will catch on fire. Makes no difference if it's an electric toothbrush or a digital camera. And it doesn't have to be a HP 707. It can be a Sony or a Kodak. Anyone dumb enough to try to recharge a non-rechargeable battery, despite the written warnings, is probably too dumb to figure out how to operate the camera anyway. This is nothing more than a corporate PR campaign by HP leading up to the launch of a new model, and by calling it a "recall", they are getting millions of dollars worth of free press. The baby car seat manufacturers have been doing this for years.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
