Q: 2011 MacBook Pro and Discrete Graphics Card

Yes even though they openly advertise them thusly .....

[W]e design everything from our largest displays to our smallest cables to be durable and long lasting. And to make sure they
are, we test them in our Reliability Testing Lab at our headquarters in Cupertino.

.....

Our built in notebook batteries last up to five years. Which saves on buying new batteries, produces less waste, and increases the lifespan of your notebook.

And when Apple product owners pass along their devices to friends or family, they’re conserving resources, too.   Sometimes the mark of a great product isn’t how many you sell, but how much it’s used.

NOT A SINGLE CENT / PENNY / EURO TO APPLE ANYMORE !!!!

According to Portuguese consumer law's every replaced item of my computer (logic board and hard disk) has an additional renewed warranty of 2 years.

Because my MacBook components have been failing before the 2year warranty expires I am getting renewed logic boards (3 so far, waiting for the 4th) for free.

Still, Apple cannot perpetuate the default, they should provide a definite solution, a fix or they enter in default.

When someone buys an item it should work as stated/ publicized by the vendor, if the item is faulty the vendor has 3 options (after the client complains, before the warranty voids): 1)  fix it for FREE or 2) return the money to the client or 3) give a new fully-working item. Usually companies fix the item, as it is the cheapest mandatory option. It is important that the client proves (or an expert technician proves) that the item was faulty, not due to normal wear and tear reasons or the client's misuse, but due to bad, faulty vendor's production/design...

Please: read your own country's consumer law's so you can protest.
Yesterday I sent an email to Tim Cook (Apple CEO) & to my surprise I got a reply asking for my contact details so they can check my case!

Best wishes for everyone

thanks for the laugh, Philux!

your post will probably get removed got removed but for that kind of post, I'm glad to get notification on my *cough* iPhone.

Lol had to be said!

Hopefully everyone can read it in their email, including CSound1.

Sadly no, I have rules set to delete all non relevant notifications at the server. I never see them unless I set out to. Which I rarely do.

But I can see the amusement value, carry on.

How much commission do you get aka?

$452,766.86

Per post.

labcc wrote:

 

How much commission do you get aka?

excuse me?

Why would I replace a $1500 laptop I purchased less than 2 years ago?

I need apple to fix their issues to offering me coupon what's up with that?

labcc wrote:

 

Why would I replace a $1500 laptop I purchased less than 2 years ago?

I need apple to fix their issues to offering me coupon what's up with that?

oh ok, I should have used an emoticon or something, cause I was being cynical, obviously you thought I was serious.

I just relayed what I and others been officially told by Apple.

I really don't want to change my computer for these ssd + ram soldered specs they sell now, don't care much having a retina screen to carry everywhere I go either.

sadly you won't get much from Apple but you need to get a case number so you're problem is registered so talk to them about your issue.

but think about having it reballed by a specialist if you really need it to be working asap while not spending too much money, time or energy.

good luck

Thx Aka, I appreciate it.

Do you know any company that does re-balling?

your welcome.

there are a few people following this thread that can help you finding a certified one, what country are you in?

Please, just stop feeding the troll.

Problem is back. It was hiding after upgrade to 10.9.5

Which version of OSX was on the machine prior to upgrading to Mavericks.