>I find your incongrous assumption that hard drives never fail, nor >can they become corrupted due to other components or natural age, >fascinating. I'm glad you've had such good luck with your data so >far, but let me put it this way ... DriveSavers (a company that >charges THOUSANDS of dollars to recover one's hard drive) is still in >business after more than 15 years and is still going strong. Largely >thanks to people with your attitude.
Um, please quote where I said that a hard drive failing wouldn't risk damaging the data on the drive?!? What I said, and was very clear with, was PRAM battery failing wouldn't damage the data on the drive. You made either a very big leap, or you failed to actually read (or comprehend) what I wrote. >Do they also lack the mental wherewithall to locate an Apple >Specialist (or just some geek, really) who will do it for them for a >nominal fee? They might be able to locate such a person. But they also might not. In fact, you even quoted further along where I said a basic service shop is likely to charge $75 or more to do the task. People don't open computer service shops to do free work, and most of the time, they don't really care how simple a job may be. If it takes time, and takes bench space (both of which changing a battery will do), then it gets charged for. Even if charged at a straight hourly rate for just the time spent, they could still be looking at $25-$30 to change the battery (going on $60/hr, 15 minutes to do the task means $15 on labor, plus $10 on the battery is $25). If this is an older less used computer, maybe they didn't want to spend $25 on it. Or maybe, they have a very tight income and simply can't afford $25 for something they don't see as being broken (and something that even, it appears, according to Apple, isn't a big deal). >Saying that a dead PRAM battery "isn't really a problem" is exactly >akin to saying that frequent lightning storms in your area "aren't >really a problem" because nothing bad has happened to your computer/ >electrical appliances so far -- certainly not worth buying a UPS or >doing anything out of the ordinary when a lightning storm is around ... The leap of logic here is amazing. PRAM battery failure has no evidence of causing harm to computers, lighting strikes do. Look it up, you will find lots of evidence for the dangers of lighting, but none for the dangers of PRAM battery failure. I actually did look it up before, I dug thru Apple's tech notes, looking for just ONE that even hinted that something bad could happen if the PRAM battery goes dead. The worst I could find is macs failing to boot. >> If they don't use the clock on the VCR or the timer on the VCR, >> then why >> bother setting it? > >You ARE a 12:00 Flasher! :) > >More accurately, I think the proper phrase for you (at least in the >part of the US where I live) is "a real piece of work." Best wishes >for your luck to hold. Putting aside the fact that I'm actually freakishly anal about keeping my assorted clocks set to the same time.... you fail to point out here why if someone doesn't use a VCR clock, or use anything that relies on the VCR clock, exactly why should they bother to set it?!? To match your view of the world? That's a pretty poor reason. As for being "a real piece of work", um... well... thank you! :-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
