how much does it cost to replace (by apple), the graphics card on a 15 inch, early 2011 mbp?
Mine is starting to fail. Has anyone experienced this issue?
I think there was some kind of recall, but the extended warranty expired Dec 31, 2016.
Thanks
MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.3), 15 inch, early 2011
Yup. I had mine replaced through the replacement program. Also in the nick of time. And it ended up failing *again* about a year later. Really disappointing. It looks like the minimum cost of a new Mac laptop is like $1000. Sigh.
Thanks very much,
I took your advice and bought a new MBP 13 inch today. I bought the smaller one to save a few dollars, and still spent $2993.00; however, at the apple store they told me that because it was older than 5 years, they could not touch it.
They told me to take it to a third party, and estimated the cost around $700.
As you said, it would not prevent it from recurring, and it would have probably been wasted money.
Thanks for your reply and advice.
The cost of replacing the GPU is really the cost of replacing the CPU.
https://www.powerbookmedic.com/identify-mac-serial.php is a good place for parts.
In or out of warranty you can get a free over the counter 'Apple Service Diagnostics' test—make an informed decision after you get a quote from them.
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
on-line https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
Nowadays, the cost is that of a more recent unit, new or refurbished.
As you correctly state, the recall expired with last year, but giving Apple a call might get you a surprise, just don't keep your hopes up.
Maybe places like IFixIt.com have logic boards to sell, but in the end they all have the same issue and will eventually fail again. I had my Late 2011 MBP fixed just in time, but know it will not last forever. So it is best to start investing in more recent hardware.
Thanks for your advice, I ended up buying a new one today, rather than spending about $700 on the old one.
Cost of replacing graphics card on mbp
