I just want to tell everyone my experience and update.
Heres the story if you missed my first post:
Purchased mbp in late 2007 with apple care. Logic board replaced in 2009 under apple care (they never mentioned nvidia issue back then to me). Computer is fine until this week, screen freezing and freezing on start up with distorted screen.
I took it to apple store and genius said it would cost $300+ to replace it because it has been over 4 years from original purchase date. I mentioned already having it replaced, no change.
Came home, found this thread.
Heres the new part:
I decided to call apple hq, not 800 #, and asked to speak to someone regarding my genius appointment. When i got on with someone i told them my situation, my dissapointment with a $2000+ product etc. I was put on hold and the service rep came back with an offer, apple would cover cost of part and I cover cost of labor. I asked how much labor would be, put on hold again. He called authorized apple service centers in my area and found $85 to be the lowest price. During my time on hold I began thinking to my self that I shouldnt have to cover ANY costs.
I told the service rep that I think apple should cover costs because this machine should be reliable and not have the same issue twice in under 5 years. He then told me that I have an old computer and the offer mentioned is the best he can do and noted the price of the logic board is usually $1300. I then asked him if he thought a part costing over $1000 should fail twice in just over 4 years? He told me he could put me on with the supervisor.
Long hold.
Supervisor came on and was very nice. Explained my frustration again, he already knew about the case, and he put me on hold once again. Came back with the same offer as the first service rep, explaining that it was beneficial to me that I purchased apple care and already had issues with the logic board, BUT it was too far past the four year nvidia cut off. Before I accepted I asked him one more question which was something like, When my logic board was replaced back in 09, was a board with the same faulty nvidia component used?
This sparked something. He went to check, and sure enough the issue then was nvidia, as was now. Being that my logic board was 'new' back in 09, it would more than likely fail outside of 4 years from my original purchase. Supervisor agreed with me. He said apple would cover all costs.
I am taking my macbook to a service center tomorrow.
So, to those of you who had your logic boards replaced by apple under the 4 year nvidia agreement, I would expect some of them to fail on you again in the future, as mine did.
Good luck to everyone, I hope this can help some of you.