Macbook Pro Dead.

[hundert]

Ok so my thoughts are that this has gone on too long. It seems that APPLE are now trying to get out of paying for all of these faulty machines.

Firstly on another topic - One month ago my wife's MacBook Pro had the battery explode on her lap causing serious pain and injury. All APPLE did was ask me to take photo's of her injuries and send them in and they replaced the battery for free. No care about my wife. Just a free battery.

Secondly, last week I had my 2008 MBP 17" black out. As per EVERYONE elses problem it worked perfectly except the monitor and also the DVI output didn't show anything on my other monitors.

To qualify, I run many Apples as I run a film studio. I've spent over $100k on Apple in the past few years to get the biggest and best for my studio. So anyway, rang apple and they said it sounded like the Nvidia problem (which I had to tell them about) and i sent it down to MAC1 in Melbourne. Today I get a call from the tech to say that they can't run the diagnostic program because it won't boot up. Hmmmm I said to myself!!!!!

I then immediately rang them and they said that it was going to cost me $2300 to replace the Logic Board. I said absolutely not!!! I then rang APPLE back and told them my story and they said "Sorry sir but you are not covered under warranty and that the Nvidia problem has nothing to do with the Logic board problem". I told them that the tech guy reckons he can't boot it up but I have had no problem booting up (to the stage where I even receive emails).

She (at APPLE) immediately said that my warranty had run out a year ago!! I said "Too bad get me your supervisor". She wouldn't let me speak to a supervisor but instead said she'd ring up MAC1 in Melbourne to see if they can do the diagnostic test that he'd already said he couldn't do.

I am now waiting by the phone after speaking with several APPLE people and a techy to see if they are ready to lie to me about the system not booting.

I have my company lawyer on standby and am going to take APPLE to court over this issue as it's not good enough that they know about this problem but do everything in their power to slow the complaints and the FREE repairs down.

I will update this board as soon as I hear back and promise to make a splash so that this issue can be fixed WORLDWIDE.

Stay tuned!!!!!!!

jesus!

By the way, I can tell you how you can repair your laptop yourself for free without Apple, if it is 8600GT problem.

 

[kdum8]

dont kid yourself bud....the new boards are not improved....i install them all the time....they fail just the same.

Yes I have heard that this is true. I had my 8600 GT chip replaced along with the logicboard and it stated that is was a "Rev 2" version but I am very skeptical that there is any difference at all. There was some talk that Nvidia had changed to eutectic soldering on the Rev 2 8600 GT chips which had solved the problem but I don't know whether or not to believe them.

Are you installing them in macs or PCs by the way?

Ok so my thoughts are that this has gone on too long. It seems that APPLE are now trying to get out of paying for all of these faulty machines.

Firstly on another topic - One month ago my wife's MacBook Pro had the battery explode on her lap causing serious pain and injury. All APPLE did was ask me to take photo's of her injuries and send them in and they replaced the battery for free. No care about my wife. Just a free battery.

Secondly, last week I had my 2008 MBP 17" black out. As per EVERYONE elses problem it worked perfectly except the monitor and also the DVI output didn't show anything on my other monitors.

To qualify, I run many Apples as I run a film studio. I've spent over $100k on Apple in the past few years to get the biggest and best for my studio. So anyway, rang apple and they said it sounded like the Nvidia problem (which I had to tell them about) and i sent it down to MAC1 in Melbourne. Today I get a call from the tech to say that they can't run the diagnostic program because it won't boot up. Hmmmm I said to myself!!!!!

I then immediately rang them and they said that it was going to cost me $2300 to replace the Logic Board. I said absolutely not!!! I then rang APPLE back and told them my story and they said "Sorry sir but you are not covered under warranty and that the Nvidia problem has nothing to do with the Logic board problem". I told them that the tech guy reckons he can't boot it up but I have had no problem booting up (to the stage where I even receive emails).

She (at APPLE) immediately said that my warranty had run out a year ago!! I said "Too bad get me your supervisor". She wouldn't let me speak to a supervisor but instead said she'd ring up MAC1 in Melbourne to see if they can do the diagnostic test that he'd already said he couldn't do.

I am now waiting by the phone after speaking with several APPLE people and a techy to see if they are ready to lie to me about the system not booting.

I have my company lawyer on standby and am going to take APPLE to court over this issue as it's not good enough that they know about this problem but do everything in their power to slow the complaints and the FREE repairs down.

I will update this board as soon as I hear back and promise to make a splash so that this issue can be fixed WORLDWIDE.

Stay tuned!!!!!!!

It sounds as if you were given the run around and treated pretty badly. It is even more strange given how much you spend with them and that the 8600M GT problem is an acknowledged and known one and Apple do replacements for free. For what it is worth I was treated very well by the Applestore here in Osaka when my GPU went.

jesus!

By the way, I can tell you how you can repair your laptop yourself for free without Apple, if it is 8600GT problem.

Yes please do tell us. I am curious to know how to do it if this happens after the 3 year free replacement period is up.

 

[joesi]

jesus!

By the way, I can tell you how you can repair your laptop yourself for free without Apple, if it is 8600GT problem.

So how do we do that?

 

[iPodClassic]

www.iresq.com

Can repair or macbook pro for cheaper than buying a brand new one.