Q: 2011 MacBook Pro and Discrete Graphics Card
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May 28, 2014 5:49 AMby clintonfrombirmingham,D3us,
This seems to be something that you and ps3specialist should solve between yourselves - or just let it go. ps3pecialist, when he advertsied on eBay, got excellent customer reviews so he must be doing something right. When my logic board goes down again (and I'm living on borrowed time, now) I'm going to take advantage of his expertise and positive customer reviews to have him reball my GPU based, if on nothing else, the excellent customer reviews that he recieved on eBay.
Just let it go...
Clinton
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May 28, 2014 6:35 AMby D3us,I only reacted on him saying that video is totally wrong.
While it perfectly shows what reballing is, how its' done or can be done using those tools.
Might be interesting for people curious for the process.
Only asked what's wrong with that vid.
As longs as no one tells me what is, I stick with it beeing very informative giving correct info about the process.
But as I said, other person, other machine, other technique, other workflow, same result.
I have nothing to solve.
I am not talking about or doubting his work.
Don't know him personnally, haven't seen work from him.
So I can't tell abou that so who am I to doubt him?
I even believe he does a good job on it.
While ps3specialist seems to perfectly know me:
"you know nothing and your experience is zero or below"
Sure I don't know anything about it.
But a fact is, I worked in that industry.
Anyway you're right, better let it go now.
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May 28, 2014 7:09 AMby clintonfrombirmingham,D3us,
Maybe there are different ways of doing reballing since you worked in the industry? All I know is that ps3specialist got 100% positive ratings from eBay customers, which tells me that his method, however different they may be, work for people who've used his services and I've exchanged a few emails with him and he certainly seems to know what he's doing - he had a bucketload of outstanding reviews, so he must be doing something right.
But this arguing back and forth doesn't make anyone look good and is counter-productive to letting people know how to solve their problems. And he's the only reballer that I've found that offers a one-year warranty. All of which speak well of his method, however they may differ from yours.
If you feel the need to discuss the issue with him, his email address is on his website. But, please, don't bring your differences here.
Clinton
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May 28, 2014 7:30 AMby D3us,clintonfrombirmingham, sorry to respond again, but you are reacting for the wrong reason.
(Also consider that I am not native English speaking, words and feelings might come over differently)
Read my post again please.
It is not about his service/knowledge/whatever, I didn't/don't even doubt that.
In fact, I do believe he does a very good job on that.
I am not disputing that.
I was only reacting about his comments to that vid.
The technical, not personal side of it.
Wanted people allready doubting due those comments to know it describes the process perfectly.
Again, if someone explains to me what is wrong with it, I might consider changing my view on it.
Or comment why it's not wrong...
But as no one has yet....
No hard feelings to anyone.
Case closed for me.
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May 28, 2014 7:53 AMby paigoomein,I found the paperwork for the repair I had reluctantly done back in April. There was a separate sheet that I received when they returned the laptop to me at the store. I'd be curious to see if anyone else has that paperwork which indicates that they reballed instead of replaced.
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May 28, 2014 8:32 AMby j0gi,Just a small update here. After some weeks with only using the interated card, my macbook pro just freezed completely. No chance to start it anymore. I went to certified apple dealer and he changed the logic board. i called apple again, but same answer: "you macbook is pretty old. over 600 days. out of warranty. there is no problem with the series of early 2011 macbooks" so I paid 700 euro to be able to work again. thank you apple!
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May 28, 2014 8:59 AMby l_e_c,j0gi wrote:
"you macbook is pretty old. over 600 days. out of warranty. there is no problem with the series of early 2011 macbooks"
That's what really makes me angry. They're trying to convince people that a computer now only has to last 2 years. It absolutely crazy! How can you accept that for a high-end laptop? If this is their new standard, expensive short-lived computers, I'm out.
