Still more new people, wow..

Search online for the relevant information. Take action. 5900 plus needed. Also, please take these steps:

1. Call Apple Support or make an appointment with an Apple Genius and have them send a report to the higher level engineering team - This is the best thing you can do for now, we need more reports. Before calling, you need to set up a support ticket at Expresslane.

2. Send in Feedback using the Feedback form, I think Apple is obligated to read the feedback they get.

I can hook you up to someone in Greece repairing macbooks if you want.

I've had the same issue happen with my early Macbook Pro 2011. Just took it in store to have a "Genius" look at it.

The manager denied any issues with the MBP 2011 while a couple Geniuses would both admit it and said they have had multiple MBP 2011's through there for repairs every day for the past few months.

Mine happened a few months ago, I updated to Mavericks (format, clean install) and the battery died instantly during install after only 103 cycles, I did a full cycle every 2 months too. Few days after the update the battery swelled and broke my touchpad.

On top of this, the system is so slow it is unusable, (10min boot, 5 min to open Finder, mouse lags) plus it also has the GPU issue after all this now too...the display corrupts and is unreadable after it gets to a certain temperature.

It ran buttery smooth with Snow Leopard up to Mountain Lion.

From my research, there are 2 underlying problems.

1. The GPU soldering job is sub-par, which causes graphical glitches when the chip becomes unseated.
2. Some MPB 2011's use an older SMC chip which seem to be incompatible with Maverick's aggressive power consumption (it refuses to put RAM into virtual memory and instead uses CPU to compress it, thus needing more power). Other older MPB's also suffer from Maverick's battery death because of their older SMC. Apple has been hiding this by replacing your SMC when you get the battery replaced.

It seems most at some point will experience the first problem with MPB 2011, the unlucky ones (such as myself) with leftover SMCs in our Macbooks also have to bear the brunt of instant battery failures when upgrading past Mountain Lion and our Macbooks are forced to behave as though they had the newer SMC chip inside.

The GPU soldering failure is because Apple decided to not use Mercury to adhere to "environmental standards"...how stupid! The other 99% of the laptop isn't environmentally friendly, so why skimp on the part that requires a toxic ingredient the most?

This is by far the worst technical product I have ever purchased, and am regretting it completely. Work and time lost, plus copping flak from Apple Managers who will never admit to anything that can be found online.

A shame Apple are ignoring this widespread issue as it will most likely affect share prices to support such a large product recall. What about your users, the ones that put you where you are today?

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My MBP (15-inch, early 2011) image start giving problems, initially to restart the mac the problem was solved, but after upgrading to Yosemite screen did not return to work at all, by presenting it in the store I reported the following:

1. The problem is verified.

2. It was determined that AST-MRI reports that the Airport card is absent.

3. We have determined a fault in the Main Logic Board. The problem is the video chip.

To make matters worse after 6 days of standby MacStore tells me that even if the fault is factory can not do anything about it because the core of Mac has not told them to do in these cases, so if I paid $ 1,495.49 would repair the damage and could have my MBP running again to get my information.

To do in this case? The MBP is completely ruined?

Please tell me, I am in Athens.

So I've been trying to book a Genius Bar appointment, to no avail (none available in their London stores) and look what I stumbled across:

(I removed the links to avoid incurring the wrath of the moderators)

How come they acknowledge an issue with the 2010 MPB but keep schtum about the 2011!? And since 2010 is long gone those users a left high and dry like the rest of us!

send me an email.

philux wrote:

 

The GPU soldering failure is because Apple decided to not use Mercury to adhere to "environmental standards"...how stupid! The other 99% of the laptop isn't environmentally friendly, so why skimp on the part that requires a toxic ingredient the most?

 

This is by far the worst technical product I have ever purchased, and am regretting it completely. Work and time lost, plus copping flak from Apple Managers who will never admit to anything that can be found online.

 

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Mercury? for soldering?

You meant lead I suppose?

And yes, Apple profiles itself as green, which it totally is NOT.

If not alone for the "(NONE) repairability" of many new models.

Still can't believe people keep worshipping them....

"Still can't believe people keep worshipping them...."

-Only the because hardware failure/Wall of Silence hasn't affected them - yet.

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Yannis S wrote:

 

Where??...I cannot see your email.

Oops, sorry.

Just keep mouse on my name a few seconds.

A window will pop-up.

philux wrote:

 

The GPU soldering failure is because Apple decided to not use Mercury to adhere to "environmental standards"...how stupid! The other 99% of the laptop isn't environmentally friendly, so why skimp on the part that requires a toxic ingredient the most?

In most of the world (including the EU) the use of solder containing lead is banned. It's poisonous and has killed millions of people.

And you want Apple to start using it, really?

Obwian -- many thanks for the information.

Csound1 wrote:

 

philux wrote:

 

The GPU soldering failure is because Apple decided to not use Mercury to adhere to "environmental standards"...how stupid! The other 99% of the laptop isn't environmentally friendly, so why skimp on the part that requires a toxic ingredient the most?

In most of the world (including the EU) the use of solder containing lead is banned. It's poisonous and has killed millions of people.

 

And you want Apple to start using it, really?

and of course your have plenty of links to back what you're speculating on, "millions of people".

customers/users just expect from a company like Apple to sell expensive "pro" products without flaws. If they stop using lead, they should make sure that whatever they using instead won't jeopardize their product's quality.