I recently fixed this for a client... 2 hours labor for a .05$ part. Sheesh. The adhesive to put the screen back on was more expensive than the part that broke!Sweet maybe they will fix my broken tilt when I have it in
i wonder how many more repair programs they'll be *thinks to self*
Apple's got quite a collection under their belt haven't they. Reckon their the only company with the longest repair list of repair programs?
Maybe we should start a list.... "Coming in at number #1 is Apple, close second is Segate, WD etc.." type of thing. We have lists for everything else, stats.... included, so why not. Would also help inform customers who to stay away from...![]()
And I also won't be using HGST (formerly Hitachi) drives, either ... the only drives I have had fail in my Mac Pro. But then, I have not used Seagate since 2008 because they were the only ones in my external enclosures that failed. Their newer drives may be more reliable, but I don't want to take the chance.Apple needs to stop using Seagate drives.
Not all Seagate drives are bad, guys. I been using their SSHDs for year. Moving on to Solid state soon as prices get cheaper.
They are still better than Western Digital
My Mac mini 2012 came with a 1 TB HGST HDD. I use the HDD today for (more or less) reliable backups.yeah they should start doing the HGST, they're the best!
..are not...MacRumors said:...late 2012 27-inch iMacs sold between December 2012 and September 2013...
...The latest technology still utilising slow ass hard drives...
Why is Apple SSD and RAM priced twice or more than they original manufacturer brand that they use?
I heard a rumor, that they use standard connectors in the future. The signs are:They could. And us as consumers, will be forced to pay Apple a premium for this feature.
A NEW Cinema Display with a Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.x) wallpaper?UGGH... I saw this and hoped it was an announcement for the updated 27" Cinema Display![]()
Boom! But they do look lovely.When I pulled the dead Seagate 1TB drive out of my 2010 iMac it revealed itself to be the cheapest piece-of-junk hard drive I've ever seen. After opening it I was unable to see anyplace for the arm to park when the iMac was off. I replaced it with a real hard drive (WD 2TB Caviar Black) and it has been good ever sense.
My 2010 Mac Pro came with a 1TB Caviar Black but it was a 32MB cache model. The 64MB cache models had been out for some time by that point. Macs are finished beautifully but the components used inside are nothing special considering the price charged.
What an odd comment to make. These iMacs are from LATE 2012. They're 2.5 years old. Why are you calling them "the latest technology"?The latest technology still utilising slow ass hard drives? Which is always labeled as the true bottleneck.
Not acceptable.
Although mine doesn't fall in this range, I am grateful to MacRumors for letting me know about the battery in my iPhone 5 that got replaced 2 weeks before I got my 6+. Now the kids have a fairly new iPod! (and I have a backup phone!)Thanks MacRumors!
It looks like mine falls within this date range.
Hopefully all computers will ship with SSD's soon.
Why are you even questioning me about the "small number"? I quoted what was in the article. If you have disbelief in the information being posted then take that up with MR."a small number"? A small number of every electronic device fails. Apple doesn't implement a Repair Program for "a small number" of failing devices. They wait until an avalanche of consumers deluge them, forcing them to admit there is an issue, and playing PR to show how caring and sharing they are for such customers.
And yes, they are playing the odds, hoping that not every customer will find out about this problem, or the Repair Program, because that would be bad for their profit margin.
(Granted, I think the email to registered customers is a great step forward - and, surely they wont expect every email to result in a repair, just as a note via Software Update wouldn't result in a repair for every customer.)
Just unlucky then. Statistics show that HGST are one of the most reliable manufacturers. http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blog-drive-failure-by-manufacturer.jpgHate HGST. Every hard drive I get from them failed within a year.
My parents literally just died last night and has a 3TB Fusion Drive from 2012...probably this...going to Apple on Sunday with it.
They will not. unless you pay for it.Sweet maybe they will fix my broken tilt when I have it in