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Re: [NEWS] 27" iMac 3TB hard drive replacement program

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In article <5585662c$0$1666$c3e8da3$12bcf670@news.astraweb.com>, Warren
Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <200620151230484893%YourName@YourISP.com>,
>  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> > 
> > From MacRumors.com ...
> > 
> >     Apple Launches 27" iMac 3TB Hard Drive Replacement Program
> >     ----------------------------------------------------------
> >     Friday June 19, 2015
> > 
> >     Apple has determined that a small number of 3TB hard drives
> >     used in late 2012 27-inch iMacs sold between December 2012
> >     and September 2013 may fail under certain conditions. The 
> >     company has initiated a replacement program to replace 
> >     affected hard drives free of charge through Apple or an 
> >     Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP).
> > 
> >     Apple is contacting affected iMac owners that provided a 
> >     valid email address during product registration to inform 
> >     them about the new replacement program. iMac owners can 
> >     check if they are affected by entering the computer's serial
> >     number on Apple's support website, and visit the Genius Bar,
> >     locate an AASP or contact Apple Technical Support to 
> >     initiate the replacement process.
> > 
> >     Apple advises that customers who paid to have their hard 
> >     drive repaired contact the company for a refund. The 
> >     replacement program covers affected iMac models until 
> >     December 19, 2015, or three years from the affected iMac's 
> >     original date of sale, depending on whichever is longer. 
> >     Read about the iMac replacement program on Apple's support 
> >     website for further details.
> >     https://www.apple.com/support/imac-harddrive-3tb/
> 
> Interesting. We have a late-2012 model that had a 1TB drive that failed. 
> We had it replaced under AppleCare. I didn't know they were even 
> shipping 3TB drives.

Bigger drives are often a custom-build option on the Apple Store. I'm
not sure when Apple started shipping 3TB drives, but obviously at least
December 2012.

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[NEWS] 27" iMac 3TB hard drive replacement program Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-20 12:30 +1200
  Re: [NEWS] 27" iMac 3TB hard drive replacement program Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-06-20 09:10 -0400
    Re: [NEWS] 27" iMac 3TB hard drive replacement program Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-06-21 09:59 +1200
      Re: [NEWS] 27" iMac 3TB hard drive replacement program dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-06-21 11:20 +1200

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