>> IIRC, the 5300 had a flaming battery recall for repair. Only one >> or two started cooking, but it was enough to bring them all back.
The history is this: The 5300 was to have been the first laptop with lithium-ion batteries. Prototypes were sent out to s/w developers, and a couple of them misbehaved (they sort of hissed and spit fire while the 5300s melted in place). Apple made a command decision to release the 5300 more or less on schedule, but only with NiMH batteries. No consumers ever got a 5300 with a lithium ion battery, only a few developers. It was indeed a Sony problem, but Apple took the punch in the nose.
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