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    The NVIDIA GPU Litigation

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by firen, Oct 8, 2010.

  1. firen

    firen Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just found this one out while surfing,

    The NVIDIA GPU Litigation - Home Page

    "If you bought a Dell, HP laptop or Apple MacBook Pro between 2007-2008 with an Nvidia GPU, you are eligible for free repairs as part of a settlement agreement between Nvidia and U.S. District Court in California".

    The reason i am posting in this section is because, a lot of people owning the Area 51 m15x IMO also should come under this particular free repairs compensation. Since almost all of us who owned the 8800m GTX/9800m GT had our card die on us within few months of use because of the defective nature of that particular cards.

    What are your opinion on this.

    Peace~
     
    firen, Oct 8, 2010
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  2. usmc1488

    usmc1488 Notebook Evangelist

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    HELL YES!!! we should be on this, the fact that so many 8800/9800s fried is not AWs fault. Ive been lucky but would like to know if mine go away that Id be cover.
     
    usmc1488, Oct 8, 2010
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    kobe Notebook Virtuoso

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    I agree too, but seeing the AW is no longer a separate company it might be touch. Our m15x's were bought under AW corp's name.
     
    kobe, Oct 8, 2010
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    madrabbit711 Notebook Consultant

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    madrabbit711, Oct 12, 2010
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    dugt Notebook Consultant

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    There are no Alienware computers affected by the litigation.
     
    dugt, Oct 16, 2010
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    bhattsan Notebook Deity

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    If the xps m1730 was covered (used the same video card), you can probably make a case for it in a phone call with dell to ask for a replacement.
     
    bhattsan, Oct 17, 2010
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    usmc1488 Notebook Evangelist

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    The XPS m1730 is on the list, mkaing the phone call now.
     
    usmc1488, Oct 18, 2010
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