Original sentence: Apple recalled the 5300s sold (around a hundred machines) and replaced the batteries on these and all subsequent 5300s with nickel metal hydride batteries that provided only about 70% the endurance.At the time, the media viewed the problems with the PowerBook 5300 series as yet another example of Apple's decline.Two early production PowerBook 5300s caught fire, one at an Apple employee's house and another at the factory; it turned out that the Sony manufactured lithium ion batteries had overheated while recharging
Edited sentence: Despite the longevity of the external design, the PowerBook 5300 is a notable example of what introduction problems can do to the reputation of a product (and of the whole company), even long after such problems have been resolved