I decided to give Apple a try about a year ago when Leopard came out and bought a brand new Macbook. From the moment I got it, I liked it -- the usere interface, the applications, etc. Now, I wouldn't go as far as to say that I was a complete "convert" joining the cult of Mac, or anything like that. Anyway, all was well until last weekend, I had the laptop sitting on my coffee table, doing nothing more than spitting out live Fantasy Football stats, when all of a sudden I hear a clicking noise. "Uh oh," I thought to myself, "This can't be good." Why isn't this good you may ask? Sure, if I was typing, or using the touch pad, some kind of clicking sound may be acceptable -- but in this case, I wasn't even touching the machine. So, if it's not something user-induced then it usually means one thing: your hard drive is about to die, or may already be dead.
I ended up using the nifty online reservation system for setting up an appointment at a local Apple store, so I was able to walk right in and get the problem taken care of... but it cost me about a day in re-configuring everything, reinstalling applications and transerring all of my data back on to it again. Luckily, I back up my music and photos in three different places, so I know I shouldn't have one of those really bad moments where "all is lost." It's just all kind of frustrating since I've owned the laptop for less than a year.... while my Dell laptop (going on 5 years old) has been going strong with anything I throw at it...
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ugh thats the one major problem with all of apple's products. If something's going on with them, you can't look into or fix it yourself, you have to mail it to them or take it in person to their store.
kind of annoying for people like us that probably could take care of it on a PC
Seriously -- except in this case... since it was under warranty, I needed their help to pay for my new parts :)
I was sneaky and watched how she got the old hard drive out though, so at least I know how to access the madness if I need to in the future.
Hey Matt, as a Mac user myself, I can tell you that Time Machine is a great tool for doing quick backups and reinstalls. All your apps, settings, music, videos are restored.. just $0.02 :)
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