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Grey Screen on start-up Tiger 10.4X Macbook
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<blockquote data-quote="6string" data-source="post: 1085537" data-attributes="member: 120039"><p>I don't know what you mean by taking it to an "Apple Office".... I think whoever you spoke to didn't quite give you the full story.</p><p>Either way, you have had an unlucky run with Hitachi.</p><p>My last Hitachi HD (almost 3yrs old) and my current one are both fine. Hitachi many years back were known to be hit and miss, however, now days this is not the case. They are of high quality, up there with any of the leading brands, and in fact, make one of the best 7200RPM HDs on the market.</p><p></p><p>In saying that, HDs fail, and it's not a case of if, but when. Some are faulty to start with, and some keep on going for many years.</p><p>The key is to have at least one reliable backup HD, if not 2 or 3.</p><p>If have never had a HD fail, regardless of the brand, and some have numerous failures frequently. Most the leading HD's now come with a 3-5yr manufacturer's warranty, but this still doesn't negate the need for a reliable backup strategy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6string, post: 1085537, member: 120039"] I don't know what you mean by taking it to an "Apple Office".... I think whoever you spoke to didn't quite give you the full story. Either way, you have had an unlucky run with Hitachi. My last Hitachi HD (almost 3yrs old) and my current one are both fine. Hitachi many years back were known to be hit and miss, however, now days this is not the case. They are of high quality, up there with any of the leading brands, and in fact, make one of the best 7200RPM HDs on the market. In saying that, HDs fail, and it's not a case of if, but when. Some are faulty to start with, and some keep on going for many years. The key is to have at least one reliable backup HD, if not 2 or 3. If have never had a HD fail, regardless of the brand, and some have numerous failures frequently. Most the leading HD's now come with a 3-5yr manufacturer's warranty, but this still doesn't negate the need for a reliable backup strategy. [/QUOTE]
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