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Originally Posted by geekmaster
Except in the case of toner, it is pure greed (IMHO), but in the case of a lithium battery, it can be rationalized as a safety issue (fire hazard).
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The fire hazard from lithium batteries is very real. That's why (a piece of useless trivia
) the poor astronauts in the International Space Station can't have Kindles. Devices with lithium batteries aren't "space certified". Only things with old-fashioned AA batteries are allowed.