On Dec 1, 2010, at 6:09 PM, Tom wrote:
My sister-in-law has a G4 eMac that came with a 40-gig drive, which has filled up. The computer is perfectly functional, though, and serves all her needs; she just needs more storage room. I bought a 500-gig drive for her from OWC and intended to replace the old one with the new. Then on searching for instructions to swap out the drive online, I find numerous warnings that this is not a Mac intended for owners to open up. Certain interior parts that have to be removed are fragile and easily broken, and the electrical charge in the CRT is very dangerous. So says websites such as EveryMac. (Why, then, does OWC sell drives that are advertised as upgrades for an eMac? Just who is supposed to replace the drives, if the owner can't?) So, I called the local Apple store (in Albuquerque) to see if they'd put the drive in for me, and was told that "we don't service older Macs. And that one is even dangerous to open up." Well, thanks for nothing, Apple. Just how new does a Mac have to be before an Apple technician will service it? Brand new, or nearly so? And do you really build computers so dangerous that even an Apple tech is afraid to open it up? What kind of a crummy company is this, anyway? Methinks they really need some competition. As it is, they obviously feel free to jettison owners of their products once those products have passed a certain age. Believe me, if i didn't have so much money invested in Apple products and software, my next computer would not be an Apple, after treatment like this.
Any independent certified mac technician should be able to do this. JT ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.netzero.net/freeemail?refcd=NZTAGOUT1FREM0210 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
