Q: Strange vertical stripes

me too...got my new MBP 15", this issue popped up within 4 days. Initially would go away with a screen close, but then persisted. Took it to the apple store (by then it had gone away), described the issue, and got a replacement MBP. about 3 months later, the issue has popped up again on my replacement, but this time its very infrequent.

I had enough of it and e-mailed macrumors with the link to this discussion and why i think they should talk about it a couple of days ago, I'm glad they took it on board and hope for Apple to respond to the growing number of users who have had this issue!

Come on Apple this is has been around for a while now, we want answers!

I have been having the same thing happen to my 2.4G 15" - started around 3 months after purchase. It goes away with a restart. The only thing that I can add is that is seems to happen more with certain types of desktop pattern running - something with a more solid colour. Thanks for raising this guys. Lets hope we get some action on it.

I have this problem too! I just got used to it frankly, it started soon after I bought the laptop about 4 months ago and I found closing the lid, going to sleep and waking the machine up again sometimes fixed it. The ctrl-shift-eject key combination will be a life-saver!

this happened to my MBP after more than 12 hour usage.
cooled down my MBP for awhile and turned it on and- boom! it was gone.
experienced awhile ago for few times.

sad collection:

http://sites.google.com/site/verticalstripesissue/

maybe it helps a little to spread this gallery...

Has anyone experienced the "stripes" while running Mac OS X (10.4.11)? Please answer.

Hi,

I am experiencing the same issue:

osx 10.5.3, displayID = 9c80.

brm

"Me too".

1. How often does it occur? Does it occur reliably?
So far, it only occured 3 times.

2. Does it resolve if you perform a specific action? What is this action?
*Ctrl-Shift-Eject to "sleep" the display, then touching the trackpad to acticate the display.
*Put the computer to sleep, then wake it up again.
*Reboot.

3. Does it always resolve by performing this action?
So far, yes.

4. Is the machine plugged into AC when the problem occurs?
No, it occured when I unplugged the AC adaptor (but not all times).

5. Can you cause the problem to occur by performing an action?
Not sure (see nr. 4).

6. Is your display glossy or matte?
Matte.

7. What type of video graphics hardware does your machine have? How much VRAM?
*Chipset Model: GeForce 8600M GT.
*VRAM: 512 MB.

8. When did you purchase your computer?
March 14, 2008.

9. Do you have a photograph of the defect? If so, please post a link.
Unfortunately, no.

Regards,
Jasper.

Add me to the list. I have noticed that with mine it usually happens when the OS boots on battery power. Can't replicate. I am going to the Apple store in the next couple hours to ask about this...We'll See!!!!

Arrrgh! I just recently bought my long-awaited and saved for MacBook Pro, only to discover these ugly stripes that I sometimes can't get rid of, even following all the above advice.

I can't believe that Apple and its resellers are still selling these things hand over fist when they know there's a design fault.

But then, I and thousands of others would not be buying them if they fessed up to the problem. Nice ethics, Apple.

Guys at the Apple store just shrugged when I mentioned it. Hopeless.

Went to the Apple Store with a 12:30 appt and was there 15 min early. At 12:45 I was still 4th on the list. I told the hostess that I couldn't wait any longer and she asked if she could help. I told her about my problem and about this thread. She said that she knew of the problem and I needed to talk to a genius. I left. I guess that the only thing to do is wait? The lines have only happened twice in two months but most of the time I have it plugged in and almost never let it sleep. Overall this is the best notebook or desktop for that matter, that I have ever owned but then again I was an exclusive windows user until a year and a half ago. It could be worse. That's it for now.

GREAT!, I have just receive my new Penryn MBP, and I realize I get the strange vertical strips, right now im at a sumer camp and I cant go to an apple store until september.. what can I do ?.. some times I get the strips some times I dont... great I hate this.. new computer and with problems.

I am having this same issue with my new MultiTouch MacBook Pro 15" 250GB, I got it in the beginning of March and already has a stuck blue pixel and this oddly vertical stripes. It's a shame that I've paid US$ 2700,00 for this computer and having so much trouble with the screen. What does Apple has to saying about that?

I just encountered the same stripe problem for the first time in 3 months of mild brand-new MacPro use. What triggered it was accidentially unplugging the power unit (MagSafe Adapter). Resetting the display (Ctr-Option-Eject) fixed the problem, at least for now.

I have to say that neither Apple's hardware nor their software (OSX 10.5.3., iMovie) impress me any more - any reasonably configured PC will do the same job, most likely faster and more efficiently than even my 8-core/8GB RAM MacPro for less than half the price. I use both platforms daily and heavily for Scientific, Imaging and Office purposes, so I think I can be a pretty fair judge. No iTunes, though. I invested heavily into several Macs recently and am very disappointed by how unprofessional, buggy and inefficient OS X has become - Tiger was sooo much better, and iMovie 2004 as well. The bugs/inefficiencies are too many to describe in detail. What Apple needs to do is decide whether they want to stay in the computer business or not. The progressive deterioration of their products makes me guess they're on their self-chosen way out of this area and, opbviously, into toys (i.e. iPod, iPhone).