The hard drive on my 15" Aluminum Powerbook G4 is clearly defective and has been for some time. It likes to hang and say "disk0s3: I/O error" into the logs at times when certain files are touched. The Disk Utility thinks the drive is fine and so does the "SMART" status. Maybe a cable is loose in there. The voice of authority in the form of
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It's a shame I like OSX so much, but OSX isn't available on any other hardware.
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Disks are crappy in general, though, and go bad a lot. I wouldn't specifically hold too much of an Apple grudge about a bad disk. It's gotten to where I replace disks in important machines when they start nearing their MTBF rating whether they're showing signs of hoarkedness or not. :/
I hate disks.
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The drive is a Seagate or a Toshiba and drives, like you say, fail.
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Man, that sounds so much like the allergist I was describing from the other day. I had some complaints about the office staff not telling me that they weren't familiar with patient assistance programs. I could have had the meds I needed a long time ago if I'd known. Instead, when I explained that the pharmaceutical company contacted me the first time the application was sent in because they didn't have a script with it he replied, "They said they didn't get the script..." I wasn't trying to place blame in that case, just to state the situation. He acted like they could do no wrong, so I had to describe several other examples such as sending in paperwork that said SAMPLE ONLY on it even though I clearly stated in a letter that they would need to call the company to get the correct documents because they hadn't been available online. I don't think they even bothered to read the letter. GAH.
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On the whole, the experience has been not super-outstanding-great, but as good as I would expect. The geniuses have been helpful, and I think happy to work on something that is not yet another "my iPod stopped working" issue.
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They might as well just say "So, when did you STEAL THIS?" when you try to use their customer service. SO rude. I dislike that attitude in electronic dealings, but it seems to be the norm.
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