The work has already been done, so that point is moot. If neighbors can't get along with neighbors, what's the world coming to? I wouldn't have tried it if I thought the job was above my head.
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Yes, and the fact that there's nothing stopping him (the neighbor) from taking it to Apple or another repair place. Most Apples aren't that difficult to work on as long as someone is careful and doesn't start trying to yank cables off the logic board.
Getting along with a neighbor is a bit different from accidentally breaking their iMac. Think about that when your neighbor pulls you into small claims court.
What kind of neighbors do you have? I can't imagine one of my neighbors doing that to me or anyone else that's trying to help them out, even if they do mess up.
That said, most of the people that post on this site seem to be a little bit more tech savvy than the normal user.
Yeah, this isn't the "Apple Support Communities" with questions like "How do I turn my computer on."
Yeah, this isn't the "Apple Support Communities" with questions like "How do I turn my computer on."
You can't criticize Apple on the Apple Support Communities, at least not blatantly. The post will just be deleted.
Could you imagine the "Yosemite looks terrible" thread, with it's 300,000+ viewers being posted on Apple Support Communities?
Didn't think so.
Apple will delete any post on their site for any stupid reason. I went on there once while I was running a beta version of Yosemite and even though all I did was mention that I had a beta on my system they sent me an e-mail back telling me the post was deleted. The post had nothing to do with Yosemite.
No, but I could imagine them allowing the "Yosemite looks wonderful" or whatever is was called being allowed.
But of course! Everything's always rosy.No, but I could imagine them allowing the "Yosemite looks wonderful" or whatever is was called being allowed.
Yeah, if you want to learn about the antics going on over at Apple Support Communities.And yet it's still informative!
I just recently looked into that drive out of curiosity and it appears that WD has abandoned that idea. I couldn't find dual drives on their site anywhere. You can still find them and their specs online or maybe even stores, but I couldn't find it on their site. Maybe I was looking in the wrong areas, but I don't think so.
The hackintosh market is a fringe niche group that will never be large. Don't get me wrong, I built a hackintosh before, but apple is about appealing to the masses, and the consumers have flocked to the Macs. I see no reason why a given consumer would want to go out and figure out what motherboard to buy, what case, and GPU, then figure out what installer is needed along with a handful of custom kexts. They'd much rather go into an apple store point to an iMac (or MBP) and walk out with a fast wonderfully designed computer that has a warranty.
Considering that the 2011 Mac Mini can out perform the 2014 Mac Mini with the lowest end processor and an unconfigurable 4GB of RAM, I'd say that anyone trying to run El Capitan on the "newer" system will be sorely disappointed.
What Apple is doing with unconfigurable systems is completely lacking common sense. All another vendor needs to do is create units that are miraculously compatible with OS X, which shouldn't really be that hard considering that nowadays they're just glorified PCs, and the Hackintosh community will quickly pick up on it.
What Apple is doing with unconfigurable systems is completely lacking common sense. All another vendor needs to do is create units that are miraculously compatible with OS X, which shouldn't really be that hard considering that nowadays they're just glorified PCs, and the Hackintosh community will quickly pick up on it.
People should file a complaint with Apple about systems that can't be configured. The general link for feedback is:
https://www.apple.com/feedback/
Whether anyone there is listening or not though, I really don't know.
https://www.apple.com/feedback/
Whether anyone there is listening or not though, I really don't know.
Samsung, Sandisk, Intel seem to be respected brands. People have had problems with OCZ and Corsair, although that was years ago. I know Apple is using at least Samsung and Sandisk in some of their models.