Q: GPU Panic on Macbook Pro 2010
My Macbook Pro crashes several times a day. It's a documented fault, though I can't recall seeing anything about it or being told about it when the machine was in its early years. It's a GPU panic - something to do with dynamic switching between the two graphics cards in the machine.
Since I went to El Capitan, I've gone from no crashes at all to many a day. It completely undermines confidence in the computer for presentations and the like.
I know this machine is 6 years old but its overall performance is still good and I would expect to get a few more years of reliable use out of it. It was my first experience of using Apple and frankly, I am now very disappointed. I have gone from being an ardent Apple evangelist to sceptic, and that's a pity.
Why should El Capitan expose a hardware issue? And what can I do since my Macbook Pro is not capable of upgrading to the new version of OS X due soon?
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), 2010
Posted on Sep 20, 2016 12:33 AM