Apple Recalls Certain iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drives
Apple Recalls Certain iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drives
Posted 07/25/2011 at 6:39am
| by Paul Lilly
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We're not going to ask for a show of hands on this one; if you own an Apple iMac, that's your business. But as a courtesy to our readers who like to play the field, even when doing so requires dancing on the dark side, we want you to be aware of a recall that affects "a very small number" of Seagate brand 1TB hard drives found in 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac systems.
Affected machines include those sold between May 2011 and July 2011. According to Apple, the 1TB Seagate drives in those systems may fail under conditions, though Apple didn't specify which conditions exacerbate the problem. It's also worth noting that only 1TB hard drives are affected by the recall, so if you're sitting pretty with a 2TB HDD or SSD of any size, you're in the clear.
If you think your model iMac might be affected, you can plug in your system's serial number on Apple's 'iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program' page to find out, and then choose one of three contact options (Apple Retail Store, Apple Authorized Service Provider, Apple Technical Support) to have it replaced.
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oldobamaliar
July 25, 2011 at 11:12am
Of course its a very small number of Mac's that are affected. There are only very small numbers of Mac's in existence. Only a small percentage of people are stupid enough to buy a Mac.
MdX MaxX
July 25, 2011 at 8:15am
Oh look, only three contact options, all of which involve handing your device off to Apple. The perks of locked-down hardware...
GetOverIt
July 25, 2011 at 11:04am
Apple authorized service providers are not Apple. They have been certified to work on Apple computers. Kind of like taking your car to a repair shop instead of a dealer. The repair shop isn't owned by the manufacturer. Hopefully they have the knowledge to work on your car and maybe have been certified by that manufacturer to say they know what makes your car tick. That is all that means. And you don't have to do even that for your computer if you don't want to. Under the recall, if you want it done for free then bring it to someplace that will charge Apple for the repair. That is all Apple is saying.
I like your passive way of saying you hate Apple though /sarcasm.
LatiosXT
July 25, 2011 at 7:56am
Wasn't the 1TB Seagate drives the capacity with the problem when these things first came out?
tnrccola
July 25, 2011 at 7:53am
My personal experience of the last two years:
Seven 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12, Four RMA
Two 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12, One RMA.
RMA WD zero.
Doesn't sound too surprising to me.
Keith E. Whisman
July 25, 2011 at 6:49am
You should always strive to emulate Luke Skywalker and stay away from the dark side and Lord Jobs The Dark Lord of the Mac Sith. Don't give into the darkside and buy or use anything remotely connected with Mac or Steve Jobs.
GetOverIt
July 25, 2011 at 11:29am
You must be missing out on quite a bit then. I know Disney and Pixar are mainly for kids but that must be a huge whole in your life. If not then maybe sports is your thing but having to deal with sports without ABC sports or ESPN would drive me crazy. You also must hate using your computer too since Apple was the first company that made them commercially available for the mass market. Maybe you don't hate your computer but I hope it isn't related to HP then in anyway since Steve used to work there too. Maybe you like video games? Well anything that came after Atari you should probably stay away from. Speaking of things to stay away from that would include anything from Microsoft since Apple and Microsoft are partners. Anything Unix based as well since Apple uses a unix base as it's core for the OS. Oh what about Intel? I hope you are an AMD fan but not ATI. Guess what Apple uses those too. Google related items? Do I really need to go on?
Man eliminating all this technology must make your life extremely simple.
Darkside
July 25, 2011 at 6:58am
Um, hate to break it to you, but I don't approve of Macs. We would love using them if we weren't bent over every time financially.
Note: if any of my believers claim to use a Mac, they were never one of my people to begin with. We kicked them out quite a while ago (you might not have heard about the Great Mac Purge on Korriban).
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