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User profile for user: Olek NZ
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Nvidia loss of graphics on MacBook Pro Purchased more than 4 years ago.

I have just run into this issue described above. My MacBook pro was purchased more than 4 years ago. So am I one of those out of luck?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 6, 2012 3:53 PM

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User profile for user: bandit
bandit
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Jul 6, 2012 3:58 PM in response to Olek NZ

welcome to the OUT OF LUCK CLUB!


Seriously, there are a lot of us in the same boat as you. Time to get the credit card out and buy a new laptop.


I am sorry for your loss. I would think computers should last longer, however that year/model had a problem. Apple decided to honor fixing that problem, but only for a limited time. Those of us who fall out of that time frame are out of luck.

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User profile for user: Olek NZ
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Jul 6, 2012 4:19 PM in response to bandit

I am buying a new computer because I need a faster one, but that doesn't mean that I am going to give up on my old one. It was a top of the line MacBook Pro 5 years ago and it is still a very useful machine. I can't say enough good things about it having served me in my professional digital illustration work for such a long time. I believe in longevity and I am a big opponent of planned obsolescence. This computer was a testament to the former until recently when I had to replace the hard drive and now this GPU problem. I am willing to spend money on a repair to make it run along my new one that I hope will work for a long time as well. Although I wish I didn't have to drop that extra few hundred bucks to keep it running

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User profile for user: anatrkulja
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Jul 9, 2012 9:13 AM in response to Olek NZ

I also have the same problem, coz. the macbook is working, but the display is black,
and I got at the end of 2007. It would be fair of Apple to make it possible for all people
who got the computer between May 2007 and September 2008 to get covered costs
for Geforce card. I mean, the computer was super expensive and now, in Germany,
they ask me to pay 740 Euros at Apple Service Center (Gravis).
600 Euros for the card and 140 Euros for opening the laptop etc.
I found this to be way too expensive - I mean, think about it:
you pay a lot of money for something which should be a first class product,
then you realize that the graphic card was "doomed" from the beginning and
then you have to pay again 1/3 of the original price, which was not o.k. on
the first place, coz. the computer had bad parts!
Meanwhile, Apple earns Zillions and tells you, well bad luck...
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User profile for user: aussiejools
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Jul 23, 2012 6:38 PM in response to Olek NZ

I have just joined the out of luck club too. Given how expensive this laptop was originally I expected it to last longer than 4 years 3 months! Also given that Apple knew of this problem with the graphics processor why are we penalised because ours took just a bit too long to fail? I expect apple to replace all of these defective graphics processors for free. This customer service is not good enough apple!

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Nvidia loss of graphics on MacBook Pro Purchased more than 4 years ago.

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