Sony has issued a warning to customers that a system glitch affecting its VAIO laptop computers may cause overheating and possible burns.
A heat-monitoring chip in some of its VAIO 'F' and 'C' series models, launched in January this year, could be defective, leading to possible overheating, a company statement said.
340 units have been sold in Ireland, however not all will be affected by the system glitch.
Although the defect has not been known to cause personal injuries, the firm said it received a total of 39 complaints from overseas customers saying that the shape of their computers became distorted from overheating.
The glitch affects 535,000 laptops worldwide. Nearly half are in the US and the remainder in Japan, Europe and China.
Sony said it is offering consumers a software application download to correct the malfunction.
Sony Ireland is advising customers to log on to its website to check if their particular unit is affected.
