Failing HD
Just a follow up to my failing HD in my Macbook... the Genius behind the bar proclaimed it "very dead," but they swapped it out for free, even though I didn't have AppleCare and my machine was well out of warranty. I had to relinquish my old HD, which of course, prevented me from trying aaplfan's "freezer" suggestion. I was pretty skeptical of that little tip, and now, I'll never know.
Well, 2 years of light websurfing records, down the drain :). Consider this a lesson learned. Kudos to Apple customer service for recognizing how traumatic it is to have a total and sudden HD crash and waiving the $145 they normally charge for a $40 HD :).
BTW, in the 2 hours it took to diagnose and replace my HD, I got to play with Leopard pretty extensively. There's a lot to like about the new finder, but I probably won't end up upgrading my Macbook. Incidentally, I haven't upgraded any of my XP machines to Vista, either (although I like Vista, having used it extensively on my work computer). |
