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Faulty 8600m GT nvidia?
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I got my mbp 2.4ghz santa rose 256mb 8600 replaced by a 2.66ghz unibody 256mb 9600gt 
but it wasnt because of the nvidia card, it was coz of the logic board failure. but again the nvidea card is soldered on the logic board! so cant say for sure. my screen did die off on me 1ce and the apple tech guy did say that its a graphic failure!
but it wasnt because of the nvidia card, it was coz of the logic board failure. but again the nvidea card is soldered on the logic board! so cant say for sure. my screen did die off on me 1ce and the apple tech guy did say that its a graphic failure!
actually my 2.2Ghz MBP decided to poop out on me this week with a blank screen, but still booted up, etc. ..... luckily there is an apple store 45 mins from me, so my baby is in the shop getting fit with a new logic board
currently waiting for the call back....
currently waiting for the call back....
Yes. I just got back from the Apple Store and they are replacing my "main logic board" for free. That's a huge relief. I've never been so happy to fail a test. I was sure they were going to tell me it was something else and charge me $1000 or something since my MBP isn't under warranty or Applecare.
Maybe I'll use the money I "saved" to buy one of the giant new iMacs (which look quite awesome in person).
I got my mbp 2.4ghz santa rose 256mb 8600 replaced by a 2.66ghz unibody 256mb 9600gt
You're so lucky. I kind of wish they would replace mine with a unibody since I'm planning to use my computer for a very looong time, but I don't want graphics card to die on me. The unibodies just feel more reliable overall. However, the classic Macbook Pro looks always win me over.