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Macbook Pro: question!

what does the defective GPU mean? does it still operate as good as the others, or is it like refurbished?
 
Mine ran fine for 8 months. Then one day after waking from sleep the hole display became a mess of big colourful squares.
Apple replaced it for me immediately and for free. So its really just an inconvenience. You would potentially be without a laptop for a day or two.
 
Yes, it's a good price and Apple will cover the graphics card for and additional year or two if a problem should arise. It's a known issue and it is covered. I would suggest buying AppleCare within the first year off eBay as insurance against other problems.
 
tcphoto said:
Yes, it's a good price and Apple will cover the graphics card for and additional year or two if a problem should arise. It's a known issue and it is covered. I would suggest buying AppleCare within the first year off eBay as insurance against other problems.
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I'm curious to know how Ebay sellers can offer Applecare at such discounts. Do they buy wholesale? Has anyone bought Applecare through Ebay and can recommend it?
 
Skip it and just get the new aluminum one. Getting that is like getting a 2006 "new" car. No matter how you look at it, it's a 2006.
 
Skip it and just get the new aluminum one. Getting that is like getting a 2006 "new" car. No matter how you look at it, it's a 2006.
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I am dumbfounded by the ignorance of this statement.

To the OP:

There's nothing wrong with buying a last-gen MBP, especially with the pricing on refurbs and leftover new stock. Aside from the new case design and the convenience of easily replacing the internal hard drive, there are no truly significant upgrades in actual hardware. The CPUs and GPUs are marginally faster, that's about it.

As far as the potentially defective G84/86 GPUs go, I experienced a failure first hand. But guess what? That's what a warranty is for. I dropped off my dead MBP at the local Apple-authorized shop and got it back in FOUR DAYS (off subject - but try doing that with a Windows laptop...). My logic board got replaced and I haven't had a problem in 7 months so far. Inconvenience, yes, but at least Apple stands behind their products.
 
AR15MBP said:
I'm curious to know how Ebay sellers can offer Applecare at such discounts. Do they buy wholesale? Has anyone bought Applecare through Ebay and can recommend it?
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I got AppleCare for my MBP from eBay for $160, great bargain!! Just look for the power sellers / those with the feedback of 98.5% up and I guess you should be fine. Most of these sellers will e-mail you the code within one day after the payment.
 
lisa360 said:
I might need a new MAC soon....

Is this a good deal?

http://sfsubookstore.com/catalog/default.php/cPath/1_103735

I am not too familiar with computer technology in terms of what system/size to get and all that stuff.

Are these older versions, is that why they are so cheap?
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although I own the new model MBpro, I say if you can get the older model for cheaper, then you should get it. nothing wrong with the older model macbook pro. It's a great machine.
 
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