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MacBook Pro Display Component Shortages Strangling Supply?

I just hate typing on by backlite LED Macbook Pro.

How stupid I was to buy one two weeks ago, and I even had to wait 7 days for delivery.

Are you kidding? These screens are the best that have been put in a Mac laptop. They are cutting edge, and brighter than anything we ahve ever seen as portable Mac users. I love mine so much that I almost cry with joy whenever I open it.

Of course, if there were an ultra portable Mac on the market I'd be happier.
 
Just bought one

I just walked in an Apple Store this morning and bought a 2.4GHz MacBook Pro. They had all models in stock.
 
ajhill said:
I was at an Apple store yesterday and they were selling MacBook Pros like they were going out of style. They sold five while I was there. Shortages? Not at that store. Just happy, and lucky? MacBook Pro owners.
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Depends. In the UK, 17 inch is available immediately, 15 inch is 1-2 weeks. Maybe you saw lots of lucky owners of 17inch MacBook Pros?
 
johnee said:
WHAT? apple is TOTALLY dependent on intel now and they HAVE NO ALTERNATIVES!

What logic are you using?
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Apple is of course _not_ dependent on Intel. There is this other company, I believe they are called AMD or something like that, just in case that Intel messes up.

Except that (1) Intel doesn't mess up, Intel delivers; (2) Apple is at the top of the list at Intel when it comes to deliveries and all kinds of favours; and (3) should Intel mess up, then all the PC manufacturers are in the same boat.
 
I believe this is true, because I only managed to purchase mine after calling my store several times a day this whole week. Even when I called a store that's about 80 miles away, still no luck. However, as I mentioned, my store finally had them in stock yesterday at about noon.
 
Quicksilver867 said:
...I only managed to purchase [my Macbook Pro] after calling my store several times a day this whole week.
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So you're a macrumors forum newbie and your model-based username is already out of date! :D That's what you call a good problem to have!
 
motulist said:
So you're a macrumors forum newbie and your model-based username is already out of date! :D That's what you call a good problem to have!
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Still, it's better than a name like "IIvx32" or "Centris650ist" (both made-up) or naming yourself after a french manufacturer of brake fluid and engine lubricants.
 
This is too bad. I was really looking forward to a 17" with the new panels. My 17" MBP is just bright enough at the highest setting in certain bright lighting.
 
Surprisingly easy to get one - and worth it

I bought a 2.2 MBP from a 3rd party reseller (John Lewis) in the UK. They had 3 in stock, all 2.2 and matte screen, which was lucky as that's what I wanted.

It's the best screen I've ever seen on a Mac laptop. It's not just the brightness, it's the edge to edge consistency which I've never seen in Powerbooks or iBooks. Knocks the spots off my previous MBP Core (1) Duo. And the battery lasts around 1.5 hours longer.

And the bad news? I can't fry an egg on the bottom, which I could on the old one.
 
Stu-Duncan said:
. And the battery lasts around 1.5 hours longer.
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How much time do you get on your old one versus new one? Ive been getting around 3-3.5 hours. Depending on what I am doing. iStat Pro shows my temps being between 50 - 60 C on average.
 
Here's to my now about a month old 15" mbp 2.4ghz SR still operating "perfectly." No issues to report here... kind of wish I could see a sample of a "defective" one in person.

Oh well... I'm loving my new Apple.
 
mathwhiz90601 said:
I think I'm fairly safe to say that this would indicate a sharply increased likeliness that the new revision iMacs will NOT have LED technology in their screens.
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Hmm, well, I might take that back. iMacs may still see them soon; LED technology has too many advantages:

1) No mercury
2) Less power usage
3) Less heat generation
4) Better color gamut (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamut and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TFT_LCD)

Maybe Apple's constraining its own supply with demand for its unreleased iMacs and ACDs.
 
Battery life

I was getting just under 3 hours on the battery in my old Core Duo (1) 15" MBP. I reckon I'm getting at least 4.5 hours on the LED MBP CD2. Maybe even more.

The reduction in heat is the other great factor. It's cooler than either my old MBP or my old 12" G4 PB 1Mhz.

I am really chuffed with it.
 
Actually the real reason fro the delay times is because of hardware bug in the nvidia graphics card and the way it interacts with the MacBook motherboard. every single 2.2ghz & 2.4ghz santa rosa MacBook Pro has a serious hardware issue that causes all displays requiring dual-link DVI to show "twinkling stars, small flashing green pixels, and flashing lines".

The problem only starts after the machine is connected to this type of display for at least 20 minutes, and continues to become gradually worse. Un-plugging the DVI cable for a few minutes can cause the MacBook Pro graphic card to reset and lessing the problem.

This was the reason for the reason EFI 1.3 Update. Apple is trying to mask the hardware problem but so far the EFI update only succeeds in slightly lessing the problem.

Be aware that if you are buying a new MacBook Pro today you will be buying a machine with a HARDWARE defect. Apple is going to great lengths to cover the issue up. There is a huge thread on there site (16,000+) about it, and 3 others that have now been deleted.

I can reproduce the bug on any dual-link DVI (Dell, Apple 30") with ANY of the new MacBook Pros.

I spoke directly with an Apple engineer and friend of mine, and he said that it's a serious hardware bug, that might not be able to be fixed in the thousands, and thousands of models that have already shipped but they are trying to quietly sell all the ones they have and DO have new ones on the way to manufacturing. I'd really appreciate it if MacRumors would cover this story, as it needs major attention.
 
inkhead said:
Actually the real reason fro the delay times is because of hardware bug in the nvidia graphics card and the way it interacts with the MacBook motherboard. every single 2.2ghz & 2.4ghz santa rosa MacBook Pro has a serious hardware issue that causes all displays requiring dual-link DVI to show "twinkling stars, small flashing green pixels, and flashing lines".
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First time I heard about this, but what do you mean by dual-link DVI ? The MBP only has (1) DVI output.
 
inkhead said:
Actually the real reason fro the delay times is because of hardware bug in the nvidia graphics card and the way it interacts with the MacBook motherboard. every single 2.2ghz & 2.4ghz santa rosa MacBook Pro has a serious hardware issue that causes all displays requiring dual-link DVI to show "twinkling stars, small flashing green pixels, and flashing lines".

The problem only starts after the machine is connected to this type of display for at least 20 minutes, and continues to become gradually worse. Un-plugging the DVI cable for a few minutes can cause the MacBook Pro graphic card to reset and lessing the problem.

This was the reason for the reason EFI 1.3 Update. Apple is trying to mask the hardware problem but so far the EFI update only succeeds in slightly lessing the problem.

Be aware that if you are buying a new MacBook Pro today you will be buying a machine with a HARDWARE defect. Apple is going to great lengths to cover the issue up. There is a huge thread on there site (16,000+) about it, and 3 others that have now been deleted.

I can reproduce the bug on any dual-link DVI (Dell, Apple 30") with ANY of the new MacBook Pros.

I spoke directly with an Apple engineer and friend of mine, and he said that it's a serious hardware bug, that might not be able to be fixed in the thousands, and thousands of models that have already shipped but they are trying to quietly sell all the ones they have and DO have new ones on the way to manufacturing. I'd really appreciate it if MacRumors would cover this story, as it needs major attention.
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Can you corroborate any of this? If it is true, then I'll be marching myself to an Apple store and demanding something better than a firmware update.
 
inkhead said:
Actually the real reason fro the delay times is because of hardware bug in the nvidia graphics card and the way it interacts with the MacBook motherboard. every single 2.2ghz & 2.4ghz santa rosa MacBook Pro has a serious hardware issue that causes all displays requiring dual-link DVI to show "twinkling stars, small flashing green pixels, and flashing lines".

The problem only starts after the machine is connected to this type of display for at least 20 minutes, and continues to become gradually worse. Un-plugging the DVI cable for a few minutes can cause the MacBook Pro graphic card to reset and lessing the problem.

This was the reason for the reason EFI 1.3 Update. Apple is trying to mask the hardware problem but so far the EFI update only succeeds in slightly lessing the problem.

Be aware that if you are buying a new MacBook Pro today you will be buying a machine with a HARDWARE defect. Apple is going to great lengths to cover the issue up. There is a huge thread on there site (16,000+) about it, and 3 others that have now been deleted.

I can reproduce the bug on any dual-link DVI (Dell, Apple 30") with ANY of the new MacBook Pros.

I spoke directly with an Apple engineer and friend of mine, and he said that it's a serious hardware bug, that might not be able to be fixed in the thousands, and thousands of models that have already shipped but they are trying to quietly sell all the ones they have and DO have new ones on the way to manufacturing. I'd really appreciate it if MacRumors would cover this story, as it needs major attention.
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Just to ask, shouldn't this same issue then affect other laptops with the NVida 8600M GT (Asus G1S, Dell Inspiron 1520, etc.)? Or is it just the combination of this card with the MBP's specific motherboard?
 
inkhead said:
Be aware that if you are buying a new MacBook Pro today you will be buying a machine with a HARDWARE defect. Apple is going to great lengths to cover the issue up. There is a huge thread on there site (16,000+) about it, and 3 others that have now been deleted.
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Hmmm... Can you link to any of these threads? I frequent several Mac-related forums including Apple's support discussions and haven't seen even a blip about this problem. I would think if a thread on Apple's site had grown to 16,000+ messages, word would have propagated by now.
 
Beta testers

:eek:
MrSmith said:
Therein lies the problem: Having problems has become acceptable. This kind of situation would not be accepted with any other product, so why computers? Since when is it acceptable for testing to be carried out by consumers?
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Are you sure we're not talking about Microsft here. They seem to set the standard for consumer beta testing. :eek:
 
MacBookPro

Object-X said:
I just walked in an Apple Store this morning and bought a 2.4GHz MacBook Pro. They had all models in stock.
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My question is ? I m sure you like your new box but why buy now ? Why not wait until they work out some problems and buy one with the new operating system in October ???
Just a thought which i may do myself... Give me some feed back.:)
 
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