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screen flicker resolved?

Anyone get a definitive yet on the MBP screen flicker issue?
Travel back to the Apple store or wait for update?
Got a new 2.8Ghz and when it wakes up from sleep the their is a slight flicker you notice especially on a more solid desktop image.

After several minutes it seems to reduce but is still noticeable enough to be annoying.

Mac Book Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Jan 4, 2009 10:29 PM

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User profile for user: chocfruit
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Jan 23, 2009 10:42 AM in response to Aunty June

If yours is a reproducible-at-will issue, take it in. Apple need to know how many laptops are affected, and taking your laptop in for fixing is the best way of letting them know how widespread the issue is.

(Even if it isn't reproducible-at-will and is just random, I'd still take it in, for the same reasons.)
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Jan 27, 2009 9:05 AM in response to Aunty June

No, mine "blinks" instead. (The screen flashes black for a fraction of a second; can be the whole screen, or just part of it. It always starts at the top of the screen, but sometimes it doesn't work all the way down the the bottom.) It's totally random -- does it on battery and mains power, when fully charged or charging, can do it within the first 5 minutes of being switched on (from off) during the day or it can do it after several hours, and as I haven't put my MBP under a high load I don't think it's related to how heavily I'm using it. Sometimes it'll only blink once over 7 or 8 hours, other times it'll be several times an hour. I've had the LCD panel replaced (didn't fix it)... next stop will be to replace the logic board if the technician can see it happening for himself.
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User profile for user: FlatlanderIA
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Feb 9, 2009 12:00 PM in response to chandral1m

Same problem here. Random screen flicker/flashing that happens every so often (like every 5-10 min). Dissapointing upgrade from the last MBP I had since that machine was flawless! Also my battery life is noticablly shorter with this new model, doing the same work and with the graphics card turned for better battery life. Bummer Apple!
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