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  13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-27 22:49 -0500
    Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2015-09-27 21:23 -0700
    Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 05:15 +0000
      Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 01:07 -0500
        Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-28 02:09 -0400
          Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 01:24 -0500
            Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 14:31 +0000
            Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-28 12:18 -0400
        Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 14:31 +0000
          Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 12:46 -0500
            Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-28 13:47 -0400
              Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 12:59 -0500
            Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-28 21:01 +0000
              Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 21:48 +0000
                Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 17:33 -0500
                  Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 22:40 +0000
                    Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 17:48 -0500
              Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 17:31 -0500
                Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-29 01:34 +0000
      Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-28 07:55 +0000
        Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 07:20 -0500
          Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 14:39 +0000
            Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 12:54 -0500
              Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 18:24 +0000
                Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 13:43 -0500
        Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 14:31 +0000
          Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-09-28 17:38 +0000
            Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-28 18:20 +0000
    Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 21:56 -0500
      Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-29 02:59 +0000
        Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 23:12 -0500
          Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-09-29 00:30 -0400
            Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-09-28 23:45 -0500
              Re: 13.3" 2012 MacBook Pro's HDD dying confirmed or not? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-09-29 05:37 +0000

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#80919

...
> >> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
> >> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
> >> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
> >> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
> >> (back/cop)ied separately).
> >> 
> >> Thank you in advance. :)

> > You should make an appointment with your local Apple Store ASAP since you
> > are extremely close to the warranty end period and chances of them
> > replacing it for free go down every day you wait.

> > Any 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive will do. I'd probably look at Hitachi or
> > Seagate brands, personally. 7200 RPM drives will be faster than 5400 RPM
> > drives, but will run hitter as well, which means so will the computer. 

> I completely disagree. If *you* have to replace the drive, replace it with
> an SSD. It's a no-brainer on a laptop.

I am thinking of a SSD as well, but which one? Too bad Apple doesn't 
give those out for its HDD swap.
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#80930

Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> ...
>>>> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
>>>> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
>>>> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
>>>> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
>>>> (back/cop)ied separately).
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you in advance. :)
> 
>>> You should make an appointment with your local Apple Store ASAP since you
>>> are extremely close to the warranty end period and chances of them
>>> replacing it for free go down every day you wait.
> 
>>> Any 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive will do. I'd probably look at Hitachi or
>>> Seagate brands, personally. 7200 RPM drives will be faster than 5400 RPM
>>> drives, but will run hitter as well, which means so will the computer. 
> 
>> I completely disagree. If *you* have to replace the drive, replace it with
>> an SSD. It's a no-brainer on a laptop.
> 
> I am thinking of a SSD as well, but which one? Too bad Apple doesn't 
> give those out for its HDD swap.

I like my OWC Mercury SSDs. I have two in my Mac Pro, and another in my
MacBook Pro that I combined with the 750GB HD to create a Fusion Drive to
get 850GB of speedy storage:

<http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/>

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#80963

> >>>> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
> >>>> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
> >>>> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
> >>>> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
> >>>> (back/cop)ied separately).
> >>>> 
> >>>> Thank you in advance. :)
> > 
> >>> You should make an appointment with your local Apple Store ASAP since you
> >>> are extremely close to the warranty end period and chances of them
> >>> replacing it for free go down every day you wait.
> > 
> >>> Any 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive will do. I'd probably look at Hitachi or
> >>> Seagate brands, personally. 7200 RPM drives will be faster than 5400 RPM
> >>> drives, but will run hitter as well, which means so will the computer. 
> > 
> >> I completely disagree. If *you* have to replace the drive, replace it with
> >> an SSD. It's a no-brainer on a laptop.
> > 
> > I am thinking of a SSD as well, but which one? Too bad Apple doesn't 
> > give those out for its HDD swap.

> I like my OWC Mercury SSDs. I have two in my Mac Pro, and another in my
> MacBook Pro that I combined with the 750GB HD to create a Fusion Drive to
> get 850GB of speedy storage:

> <http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/>

Woah, those are cheap. Based on MBP9,2, 1 TB is only $46? I was 
expecting hundreds of dollars! Prices really have gone down. Maybe I 
will get one! ;)
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the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, 
therefore, ordered that his luggage be taken away from underneath that 
tree and then ordered that the dwelling place of the ants should be set 
on fire. Allah sent him a revelation: 'Wouldn't it have been sufficient 
to burn a single ant (that bit you)?'" --Translation of Sahih Bukhari, 
Book 54, Number 536
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#80968

Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>>>>> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
>>>>>> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
>>>>>> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
>>>>>> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
>>>>>> (back/cop)ied separately).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>>> 
>>>>> You should make an appointment with your local Apple Store ASAP since you
>>>>> are extremely close to the warranty end period and chances of them
>>>>> replacing it for free go down every day you wait.
>>> 
>>>>> Any 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive will do. I'd probably look at Hitachi or
>>>>> Seagate brands, personally. 7200 RPM drives will be faster than 5400 RPM
>>>>> drives, but will run hitter as well, which means so will the computer. 
>>> 
>>>> I completely disagree. If *you* have to replace the drive, replace it with
>>>> an SSD. It's a no-brainer on a laptop.
>>> 
>>> I am thinking of a SSD as well, but which one? Too bad Apple doesn't 
>>> give those out for its HDD swap.
> 
>> I like my OWC Mercury SSDs. I have two in my Mac Pro, and another in my
>> MacBook Pro that I combined with the 750GB HD to create a Fusion Drive to
>> get 850GB of speedy storage:
> 
>> <http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/>
> 
> Woah, those are cheap. Based on MBP9,2, 1 TB is only $46? I was 
> expecting hundreds of dollars! Prices really have gone down. Maybe I 
> will get one! ;)

No, it would be $424.

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#80975

> >>>>>> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
> >>>>>> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
> >>>>>> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
> >>>>>> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
> >>>>>> (back/cop)ied separately).
> >>>>>> 
> >>>>>> Thank you in advance. :)
> >>> 
> >>>>> You should make an appointment with your local Apple Store ASAP since you
> >>>>> are extremely close to the warranty end period and chances of them
> >>>>> replacing it for free go down every day you wait.
> >>> 
> >>>>> Any 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive will do. I'd probably look at Hitachi or
> >>>>> Seagate brands, personally. 7200 RPM drives will be faster than 5400 RPM
> >>>>> drives, but will run hitter as well, which means so will the computer. 
> >>> 
> >>>> I completely disagree. If *you* have to replace the drive, replace it with
> >>>> an SSD. It's a no-brainer on a laptop.
> >>> 
> >>> I am thinking of a SSD as well, but which one? Too bad Apple doesn't 
> >>> give those out for its HDD swap.
> > 
> >> I like my OWC Mercury SSDs. I have two in my Mac Pro, and another in my
> >> MacBook Pro that I combined with the 750GB HD to create a Fusion Drive to
> >> get 850GB of speedy storage:
> > 
> >> <http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/>
> > 
> > Woah, those are cheap. Based on MBP9,2, 1 TB is only $46? I was 
> > expecting hundreds of dollars! Prices really have gone down. Maybe I 
> > will get one! ;)

> No, it would be $424.

Oh. Dang link misled me. Clicking on it revealed more. Bah. OK, that 
makes more sense. Yep, pricey as I expected. Thanks.
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the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, 
therefore, ordered that his luggage be taken away from underneath that 
tree and then ordered that the dwelling place of the ants should be set 
on fire. Allah sent him a revelation: 'Wouldn't it have been sufficient 
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#80928

Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <d6s0mrFcrm8U1@mid.individual.net> 
>   Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I did more HDD testings with SMARTreporter (demo). They showed green
>>> color, passed, etc. However, I noticed
>>> its logs show possible bad signs:
>>> http://pastie.org/pastes/10447460/text?key=n5pgkmll2uz2nljbwrznyg ...
>>> So, I ran a short test and it passed. Long test twice, it failed at 90%.
>>> This sounds scary to me. What do you guys think?
> 
>> Yeah, I wouldn't put much faith in that drive. 
> 
>>> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
>>> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
>>> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
>>> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
>>> (back/cop)ied separately).
>>> 
>>> Thank you in advance. :)
> 
>> You should make an appointment with your local Apple Store ASAP since you
>> are extremely close to the warranty end period and chances of them
>> replacing it for free go down every day you wait.
> 
>> Any 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive will do. I'd probably look at Hitachi or
>> Seagate brands, personally. 7200 RPM drives will be faster than 5400 RPM
>> drives, but will run hitter as well, which means so will the computer. 
> 
> I completely disagree. If *you* have to replace the drive, replace it with
> an SSD. It's a no-brainer on a laptop.

It's not his laptop.


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#80955

In message <d6t19mFks33U3@mid.individual.net> 
  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> In message <d6s0mrFcrm8U1@mid.individual.net> 
>>   Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I did more HDD testings with SMARTreporter (demo). They showed green
>>>> color, passed, etc. However, I noticed
>>>> its logs show possible bad signs:
>>>> http://pastie.org/pastes/10447460/text?key=n5pgkmll2uz2nljbwrznyg ...
>>>> So, I ran a short test and it passed. Long test twice, it failed at 90%.
>>>> This sounds scary to me. What do you guys think?
>> 
>>> Yeah, I wouldn't put much faith in that drive. 
>> 
>>>> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
>>>> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
>>>> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
>>>> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
>>>> (back/cop)ied separately).
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>> 
>>> You should make an appointment with your local Apple Store ASAP since you
>>> are extremely close to the warranty end period and chances of them
>>> replacing it for free go down every day you wait.
>> 
>>> Any 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive will do. I'd probably look at Hitachi or
>>> Seagate brands, personally. 7200 RPM drives will be faster than 5400 RPM
>>> drives, but will run hitter as well, which means so will the computer. 
>> 
>> I completely disagree. If *you* have to replace the drive, replace it with
>> an SSD. It's a no-brainer on a laptop.

> It's not his laptop.

Yes? And?


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#80967

Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <d6t19mFks33U3@mid.individual.net> 
>   Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>> In message <d6s0mrFcrm8U1@mid.individual.net> 
>>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I did more HDD testings with SMARTreporter (demo). They showed green
>>>>> color, passed, etc. However, I noticed
>>>>> its logs show possible bad signs:
>>>>> http://pastie.org/pastes/10447460/text?key=n5pgkmll2uz2nljbwrznyg ...
>>>>> So, I ran a short test and it passed. Long test twice, it failed at 90%.
>>>>> This sounds scary to me. What do you guys think?
>>> 
>>>> Yeah, I wouldn't put much faith in that drive. 
>>> 
>>>>> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
>>>>> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
>>>>> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
>>>>> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
>>>>> (back/cop)ied separately).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>>> 
>>>> You should make an appointment with your local Apple Store ASAP since you
>>>> are extremely close to the warranty end period and chances of them
>>>> replacing it for free go down every day you wait.
>>> 
>>>> Any 750GB 2.5-inch hard drive will do. I'd probably look at Hitachi or
>>>> Seagate brands, personally. 7200 RPM drives will be faster than 5400 RPM
>>>> drives, but will run hitter as well, which means so will the computer. 
>>> 
>>> I completely disagree. If *you* have to replace the drive, replace it with
>>> an SSD. It's a no-brainer on a laptop.
> 
>> It's not his laptop.
> 
> Yes? And?

And a 750GB SSD is much more expensive than an equivalent HD. 

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#81031

And now we have an answer what happened, "... It was in the case and 
computer bag, I guess was not well protected when the bag fell from my 
roller luggage. It worked for one day then stopped working..." Another 
reason for a SSD! I wonder what else broke in it. :P


In comp.sys.mac.system Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> Hi.

> I had to help a client whose's 13.3" MacBook Pro wouldn't boot up after
> travelling to another country. We tried to do stuff remotely, but stuff
> failed like Apple Hardware Test, Safe Mode, etc. This evening, he
> returned and I checked it out its Disk Utility v13 wouldn't fully verify
> and repair. So I had to do a Time Machine restore from his external USB2
> HDD which took almost three hours to complete (over 161 GB of data).
> Now, Disk Utility's verifications passed and Mac OS X boots up in both
> recovery and after logging into restored Mac OS X on HDD.

> I did more HDD testings with SMARTreporter (demo). They showed green
> color, passed, etc. However, I noticed
> its logs show possible bad signs:
> http://pastie.org/pastes/10447460/text?key=n5pgkmll2uz2nljbwrznyg ...
> So, I ran a short test and it passed. Long test twice, it failed at 90%.
> This sounds scary to me. What do you guys think?

> For now, I told him to use his MBP at his own risk and not to do any
> more backups to Time Machine drive just in case but do back up to
> external USB flash drives or so for now.

> If the drive is dying, what is a good replacement in case Apple won't
> replace it due to recent expired AppleCare on 9/17/2015 and planning in
> advance. He currently used almost 200 GB of disk space (Time Machine
> didn't keep his VMs, big videos, etc. but those were copied
> (back/cop)ied separately).

> Thank you in advance. :)

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the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, 
therefore, ordered that his luggage be taken away from underneath that 
tree and then ordered that the dwelling place of the ants should be set 
on fire. Allah sent him a revelation: 'Wouldn't it have been sufficient 
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#81032

On 2015-09-29, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> And now we have an answer what happened, "... It was in the case and 
> computer bag, I guess was not well protected when the bag fell from my 
> roller luggage. It worked for one day then stopped working..." Another 
> reason for a SSD! I wonder what else broke in it. :P

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if that drop was from a
significant height and with sufficient force, there may be more wrong
with it than just the hard drive itself. Can you tell where the computer
hit the ground? I would expect to see a dent or some other mark.

Probably best to bring it to Apple and let them give it a full checkup
to see what they can find wrong with it.

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#81036

> > And now we have an answer what happened, "... It was in the case and 
> > computer bag, I guess was not well protected when the bag fell from my 
> > roller luggage. It worked for one day then stopped working..." Another 
> > reason for a SSD! I wonder what else broke in it. :P

> I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if that drop was from a
> significant height and with sufficient force, there may be more wrong
> with it than just the hard drive itself. Can you tell where the computer
> hit the ground? I would expect to see a dent or some other mark.

Not that I noticed. It sounded like it was a low drop, not a high drop.


> Probably best to bring it to Apple and let them give it a full checkup
> to see what they can find wrong with it.

Apple will fix it too for free if allowed? :/
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the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, 
therefore, ordered that his luggage be taken away from underneath that 
tree and then ordered that the dwelling place of the ants should be set 
on fire. Allah sent him a revelation: 'Wouldn't it have been sufficient 
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#81040

In article <GZqdna22HtAIkpfLnZ2dnUU7-XWdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
<ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:

> > Probably best to bring it to Apple and let them give it a full checkup
> > to see what they can find wrong with it.
> 
> Apple will fix it too for free if allowed? :/

anything that's defective is covered. anything due to customer damage
is not.

if they see a dent, they might not fix the hard drive.

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#81041

> > > Probably best to bring it to Apple and let them give it a full checkup
> > > to see what they can find wrong with it.
> > 
> > Apple will fix it too for free if allowed? :/

> anything that's defective is covered. anything due to customer damage
> is not.

> if they see a dent, they might not fix the hard drive.

And my client doesn't want them to have the HDD too. Since AppleCare 
ended eleven days ago, it might not be worth it to him. He did consider 
getting a new MacBook too. Heh.
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Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>>> Probably best to bring it to Apple and let them give it a full checkup
>>>> to see what they can find wrong with it.
>>> 
>>> Apple will fix it too for free if allowed? :/
> 
>> anything that's defective is covered. anything due to customer damage
>> is not.
> 
>> if they see a dent, they might not fix the hard drive.
> 
> And my client doesn't want them to have the HDD too. 

So erase the drive before you bring it in. Problem solved.

> Since AppleCare 
> ended eleven days ago, it might not be worth it to him. 

Every day you wait, your chances of having it repaired for free go down.
What are you waiting for?

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