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Has ANYBODY gotten a MBP back FIXED?
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I'd be happy about the switched out inverter because the screen buzz (surprised yo haven't noticed) is far worse than the whining.
Unlikely that your replacement will not have the whine. Sorry.
Unlikely that your replacement will not have the whine. Sorry.
Firmware update reduces the process whine noise but does not eliminate it.
The only way to get a whineless MBP is to get one with a new version of the logic board as the whine is a hardware problem. Not sure if a new version is out yet.
The only way to get a whineless MBP is to get one with a new version of the logic board as the whine is a hardware problem. Not sure if a new version is out yet.
something that made me really mad...
What pisses me off the most is when I called Apple yesterday...
I asked someone if I bought a refurbished MacBook Pro, and it had the same problems the other MacBook Pros have been having, then could I still send it back and get it fixed or replaced...
The guy on the phone said: "problems?"
I said: "yes, the flickering screen at low brightness levels, the wireless problems, and annoying the buzzing sound"
The guy on the phone said "hmm.. i haven't heard of *any* of those problems."
Repeat after me... b*lls**t! why would they lie to me like that? i mean, these issues/complaints are not limited to just the macrumors forums, i have heard about these problems everywhere. there is no way that they haven't been told of these problems at apple, or that they haven't heard complaints on the phone about this before now.
What pisses me off the most is when I called Apple yesterday...
I asked someone if I bought a refurbished MacBook Pro, and it had the same problems the other MacBook Pros have been having, then could I still send it back and get it fixed or replaced...
The guy on the phone said: "problems?"
I said: "yes, the flickering screen at low brightness levels, the wireless problems, and annoying the buzzing sound"
The guy on the phone said "hmm.. i haven't heard of *any* of those problems."
Repeat after me... b*lls**t! why would they lie to me like that? i mean, these issues/complaints are not limited to just the macrumors forums, i have heard about these problems everywhere. there is no way that they haven't been told of these problems at apple, or that they haven't heard complaints on the phone about this before now.
aristobrat said:
I wonder whether the logicboard is the problem, given that Windows XP apparently works without the whine on the MBP, while having lower power consumption. This somebody said in some other thread.