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    Dig out those GPU-failed MBPs!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by S.SubZero, Feb 21, 2015.

  1. S.SubZero

    S.SubZero Notebook Deity

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    http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro-videoissues/

    Apple is finally doing out-of-warranty free fixes for certain models. At my office we're a Mac shop, and we have drawers full of dead MBPs due to GPU/logic boards. It's gonna be fun next week getting them all verified for repair. 8)
     
    S.SubZero, Feb 21, 2015
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  2. mmoy1

    mmoy1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wish I could get them to fix the screen on my 2008 MBP - it's still a great system (use it for my media library). It has the infamous spotlights problem - it's still usable but not optimal. I would even pay Apple for the repair but I don't think that they repair old systems.
     
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  3. Yotsuba

    Yotsuba Notebook Evangelist

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    I've been pretty lucky with my early 2011 17" MacBook Pro so far. I got the computer in November 2011 as an early Christmas present from my mother and the computer still looks almost exactly as it did the day I got it. The computer has a few battle scars now, but it is over three years old and certainly doesn't look as bad as some other computers. As for performance, it still performs just as well as it did on day 1.
     
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Nice to see Apple finally step up and resolve this. My 2011 MBP is yet to be affected. For the last few months, I've had mine connected to an external monitor and running in clamshell mode, which has the dGPU running at all times. If it hasn't failed at this point, I highly doubt it's going to now.
     
    saturnotaku, Mar 2, 2015
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  5. Raidriar

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    Stupid. I had my LCD glass repaired at a 3rd party shop because apple wanted 540$ to replace it. Bastards said "we can't replace your board because we didn't fix your LCD glass. If you want us to repair the board, we need to replace your LCD first"
    mind you the glass was perfectly fine.
    I proceeded to throw it on the ground and left the store. The shock value of what I did was worth more to me than trying to resell this condemned computer. The looks of the people in the store was absolutely priceless.
     
    Raidriar, Mar 5, 2015
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