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Best Buy, Toshiba Laptop Battery Life Class Action Lawsuit
By Mike Holter
According to the class action lawsuit, Best Buy and Toshiba fail to disclose to consumers “that the represented ‘up to’ battery life is a number without any realistic correlation to the battery life that a consumer can reasonably expect to experience; but rather, reflects the potential battery life when the laptop is tested with: (i) it’s screen set to 60 nits; (ii) its Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other wireless functions disabled; and (iii) its main processor chip set to 5% to 7.5% of its normal capacity.”
In other words, Best Buy and Toshiba failed to inform consumers that the advertised battery life of Toshiba laptops is based on testing that bears no relation to how a consumer will actually use the laptop, and the actual battery life is substantially less than advertised, the class action lawsuit alleges.
It is seeking actual damages, compensatory damages, restitution and more for alleged violations of California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act and Unfair Competition Law.
A copy of the Best Buy Toshiba Laptop Battery Life Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.
The case is Chad Herron v. Best Buy Co., Inc. and Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Case No. 34-2012-126518, Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento.
Updated June 28th, 2012
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