Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re; Trouble with iMac
From: lrzeitlin at aol.com (lrzeitlin at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 15:01:34 -0400
 
Nathan,
        I replaced the HD on a model 8.1 iMac just about the same age as 
yours. I bought mine in 2008 and it functioned flawlessly for 7 years and 
then the drive started giving me trouble. It had nothing to do with El 
Capitan since the machine was running Snow Leopard OS 10.6.8. Replacing the 
factory drive with an aftermarket model solved the problem. The new 2 gb 
drive has four times the capacity of?the old one and works flawlessly. It 
was quite cheap and easy to install. Apple?technicians tell me that a drive 
life of seven years is better than average. Especially for one in?continuous 
use. A SSD is a good idea but I was unable to find one of reasonable cost 
that had the capacity of the older rotating discs. Maybe on a few more years.
        I installed a beta version of El Capitan OS 11.1 on a MacBook Air 
and find it totally different from the operating systems I have become used 
to. It hides too many decisions from me. Photo is far inferior to the older 
iPhoto. It's OK for a portable computer but I like the older stuff better.
Larry Z
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