Q: Went to the Apple Store and they said the program ended in July 2012.
Went to the Apple Store and they said the program ended in July 2012.
Does anyone have any suggestions for resolving this issue or where I can go to get this fixed?
They quoted me $380 for the repair depot to swap out the GPU board. The cost of a new GPU is virtually the same amount the machine is worth on eBay. Please advise.
I was hoping this machine would tide me over while I save up for a new Retina MBP but at this rate and with Apple's declining quality of customer support and their widespread handling of the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT issue I am hesitent to endorse this brand any longer to friends and family. tis
Very disatisfied at the moment.
MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz)
Posted on Aug 20, 2012 12:29 PM
Try one of the Authorized Service Providers.
I had the exact same issue (about two years ago). Apple store genius did not accept it and offered repair for ~$1100.
I went to one of the Apple Authorized Service Providers. They kept the machine overnight, ran the standard test for this issue and did a free of charge mainboard replacement.
However, if the extended warranty period has ended last month, then they are not obliged to fix it for free.
Posted on Aug 20, 2012 12:57 PM