My 17" MBP was covered under Applecare for this. had it replaced a second time for the same issue last month. No questions, just mentioned distorted video.
i have a MBP 15" 2010 only a few months all...and recently i started getting scrambled screen in certain places in safari...is this the same thing? or is it just safari related? should i call? its only happened a few times, but very annoying
So I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 (not covered under the lawsuit) with an nVidia 8600M GT experiencing the same issues, haven't been able to use it in over a year and a half. Any thoughts on how to go about that one?
If you haven't been able to use it in over a year and a half then why didn't you ring up Dell and use the standard warranty that came with it? seems rather stupid putting it to one side for 1 1/2 years when your standard warranty would have covered a replacement.
I think the big problem is that there are many who have had their laptop mainboard replaced and find that it is still failing - they're replacing mainboards with faulty GPU's with new mainboads with the same faulty GPU's. The law suit should not only be against nVidia but also against Apple for supplying knowingly faulty replacement parts to their customers. Until you attack that you're only attacking half the problem.
It was outside the standard warranty. Warranty was 1 year, was at ~1 year 3 months when the issue occurred.
Been collecting dust ever since, and I have since switched to Apple.
What else were they going to replace them with? Apple' energy efficient thing relied on the architecture of the 8600Ms
Problems that come from NVIDIA like these ones just help in reasoning why Apple is probably going to move all GPU-related sources to ATI. I mean, they've already switched to ATI in iMacs (at least the high-ends), eventually we will see ATI GPU's in MB and MBPs.
I want to see a Radeon 6000x series in next 15'' MBP, along with Quad-core Sandy Bridge i7!! XD
Probably would have been best to follow it up even if it were 3 months outside the warranty especially if it is a defect before it turns into a law suit. Maybe it is the New Zealand side of the operations but I've found them quite receptive if you have issues and need them resolved.
Still, having checked my MBP, it is in the class, and hasn't had any of the issues described, but not knowing how many of the machines are involved, there is no way of knowing what the chances of it happening are. (5%? 10%? 25%?)
How do I go about stressing the MacBook Pro so that I can see if the graphics card is going to die on them due to this problem?
Sometimes you hear stories about logic boards being replaced, but sometimes you hear stories about Apple refusing to fix anything aside from the card even though it's highly likely that the defective card caused problems anyway.
eventually we will see ATI GPU's in MB and MBPs.
The problem with 8600M was a manufacturing defect - all Apple has to do is ask nVidia for 8600M's without the manufacturing defect. The manufacturing defect only occurred in a particular window of manufacturing - meaning that not all people were effected and it wasn't an issue relating to the 8600M architecture/design but the process of manufacturing itself. nVidia is a fabless company so it falls on the shoulders of who ever manufactures the GPU's themselves.
So please MorphingDragon, before opening your mouth get a clue on what the source of the problem is - a cool avatar doesn't some how mitigate a rampant display of ignorance.
My MacBook Pro 17" exhibited that problem but Apple repaired it free of charge even though it was way out of warranty. I'm happy enough with that. Would I like a brand new MacBook Pro? Of course but not at Apple's expense, unless of course they shove it down my throat
So I guess if apple repaired mine for free I'm unaffected? That laptop had so many problems... ugh.
I had this happen 3 times to my old 17". Apple fixed it no questions asked each time, but it was still a hassle.
Are there plans to extend this to Canada?