My hard drive DIED.. is this COMMON?

My white 1.8 macbook is only 10 months old! Yet he hard drive totally failed!!
Edit: its actually 2.16


So obviously their replacing it.


But WHY did this happen.. is it MY fault??

Is it common?
how can i prevent this?

the best part is... i never backup anything!!! yay...
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luckily i didn have anything important on there.. but from now on im going to backup everything!!

Hard drives are unpredictable. They could die in a month, or they could last for years. It might be something you did, or just like that.

The only thing I'd suggest is be gentle with your notebook while it is on (especially while moving it, or placing it on a desk). And yeah, always backup. I mean, with Time Machine, there's no reason not to

petrina_678 said:

Is it common?

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Yes. All harddrives fail if you run them long enough, but some fail sooner than others. Notebook drives are a bit more susceptible as well, simply because they're moved and jostled around more.

I'll say it again: You only actually "have" data that you have backed up. Any data on your harddrive that isn't backed up might just as well not exist - it could be gone the next time you boot up your Mac.

thanks

yeah well im going to get an exernal hardrive now...
i guess i need to learn my lesson... better now then later i guess!

Why not invest in a Solid State Drive? - They are much faster and don't have moving parts which means they have higher reliability.

bad.heron said:

Why not invest in a Solid State Drive? - They are much faster and don't have moving parts which means they have higher reliability.

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Because a 128GB SSD is around $300-$400?
Plus they only have a finite lifetime of read & write capabilities, so it doesn't really eliminate the need to backup...

I agree that SSD's are the way to go, but they need to come down in price first (for me personally at least).

Aptmunich said:

Because a 128GB SSD is around $300-$400?
Plus they only have a finite lifetime of read & write capabilities, so it doesn't really eliminate the need to backup...

I agree that SSD's are the way to go, but they need to come down in price first (for me personally at least).

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My point was compared to Mechanical drives they are much more reliable. No technology removes the need to backup.

However I do agree that they are slightly expensive and the price does need to come down.

Really many have already failed on another mac fourm, they were in the Air. Nothing is fail proof

Not that it's a common problem, but my Macbook hard drive failed after 2 years. Very random though. Didn't do anything to antagonise it. Luckily the warranty covered it. And they replaced it with a bigger hard drive for me!! Cashback!

Simple solution guys. 1 TB drives in external enclosures are dropping into the 100-150 range. Buy one and hook up the USB. Use Time Machine on a regular basis and you are set. Also, back up important docs(papers for class, tax docs, etc), your media library (MP3's etc) as well. Disc space is so cheap, and backing up is so simple there is no reason not to.

As for SSD's, wait on that unless you got a good deal of cash. The tech is only going to cheaper, faster, and more reliable.

Also, it should be pointed out that Apple doesn't make the hard drives. They are the exact same hard drives that other manufacturers put in their PCs. It's an unfortunate thing when one fails prematurely, it's not a case of Apple producing a faulty product. It's just the nature of the beast.

My Mac(1.5 year old macbook 80GB hard drive) started freezing up recently(which concerned me greatly since my mac had nevr done so). I auctually took it the talk to a genius at the apple store just yesterday. was a real nice guy, said the hard drive was gonna get worse and be useless in a week, it was just out of warranty and it said it would cost $180 with labor, he also suggested that i not do that and that i do it myself(which i know how to already). He said that their repairs are terreifc...for people who have no clue what they are doing. I went to office depot and got a 250GB HD for $80