Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And after it's out of warranty, the iMac is a pretty easy DIY machine. I recently replaced the Hard Drive on my imac -- a piece of cake. Phil On Dec 6, 2009, at 4:45 PM, H&ECummer wrote: > >> Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:17:28 -0600 >> From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Cheap Sony VAIO >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> The point is, if you are not near Mac support, you need to beware or be >> aware. It takes a long time to get them fixed. >> >> If you are near an authorized service station, it takes them a long time >> to >> get parts, and then you have to wait until they get around to your >> machine. >> >> Regards, >> >> Sonny > > I have been holding my comments on this "religious war" but offer this > experience on the repair of my I Mac. > The hard drive failed on a Thursday (first such failure ever on the dozen > or so Macs in the family). I took the > machine to the Apple repair depot on Friday and the I Mac with a new (free > of charge Apple Care) hard drive > was delivered to my house on Monday morning. Point is YMMV depending on > where you are. And perhaps > neither of our service experiences should be taken as the norm. > Cheers > Howard > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information