We have a MBP with the NVIDIA known issue--purchased in August 2007. Is there any course of action for us?

These are user forums. You are not speaking to Apple here. We are in no position to tell you what Apple will or will not do regarding an in or out of warranty repair. This is something you will have to ask the people who are servicing your computer.

Ultimately, you can talk to

Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.

To contact product and tech support visit online support site.

Take the computer to Apple, or an Authorized Service Provider. After evaluation, they'd be the ones to determine replacement or repair and what's covered.

All such situations are different. No matter what anyone here tells you, only what your Apple vendor or service person can or will do matters.

You are looking for a specific answer. You would likely ignore opposite answers. If you get an answer you like but it turns out that doesn't apply to your situation, then you will be upset. Most likely with Apple thinking you somehow got a raw deal.

If you get answers you don't like, but it turns out your situation is covered then you will think we are all a bunch of idiots for not getting the deal you got.

Because these are user forums you only get a user's opinion which may be wrong.

Like I said. Obviously, I didn't give you the answer you wanted. Now you're "shocked" at me for being "vehement." You've already demonstrated my point.

My 15" 2007 has the same issue, and what's especially alarming is I brought the machine to the Apple Store to test for this issue before the 4 year deadline was over and they said my machine wasn't part of the same batch.

However, I'm experiencing the same video distortion issues as described by others who have it. Definitely narrowed it down to the video chip, even a electronic specialist friend of mine says it's the video.

It's a shame because everything else, except the weak keyboards Apple seems to enjoy creating, works perfectly on it. I could replace the keyboard and sell the machine for $650, but now I'll have to scrap it out for parts.

Another thing, is the grill exiting the machine where the fans are blocks dust on the inside!, which is totally stupid, dust should be blocked from entering the machine on the outside, where one can wipe it off and improve air flow.

Removing the fans to clean the grills violates one's AppleCare/warranty.

Don't get me started about them denying security updates for 10.5 uses since July 2011.

Intel 10.5 got a mid May update, only because there is a 600,000 strong Mac botnet that they acted.

Apple is good at getting customers, not good at keeping them. 😢

dmd --

I'm sorry you're upset, and I can see how you could have assumed an attitude in Kappy's first reply . . . But he was just trying to save you time. Then you got upset, he got upset, and it ended up to be a negative experience.

So, please know that Kappy is a tremendous resource here. Other helpers here may have a friendlier approach . . . but it's just not his style. He is brief, and to the point, always. But never wrong, IMHO.

If you call the numbers he linked for you, I hope you will find the support you need. I see you're in another very old thread where someone just explained in detail how they just successfully resolved this issue.That should help you quite a bit. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2675881?start=285&tstart=0

Hang around, and get to know this place a little better. It's full of help and support, from a tremendously diverse bunch of Mac users. All the best to you!

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That was fun. 😉