Macbook Pro...Upgrade or not?

[JasonR]

I would go tell Apple it is flickering. This will force them to swap the logic board with a new one. That will solve the problem and fix your MBP for the long run. I think that is a really nice machine, but if you are looking for an excuse to upgrade to unibody just do it. Nobody here needs to give you approval. Do what you want, it's your money. If it were me, I would have Apple fix the logic board which fixes the 8600 GT card.

Good luck.

The problem is it doesn't flicker all of the time. Just randomly. I bet Apple will say that they can't duplicate the error.

Everything electronic I won is breaking. My Onkyo surround receiver, my Linksys WRT54GL router (replaced with Airport Extreme today), my MBP (kind of), my Cable modem...etc. etc!

 

[Scottsdale]

The problem is it doesn't flicker all of the time. Just randomly. I bet Apple will say that they can't duplicate the error.

Everything electronic I won is breaking. My Onkyo surround receiver, my Linksys WRT54GL router (replaced with Airport Extreme today), my MBP (kind of), my Cable modem...etc. etc!

You don't have to make it replicate it there in the store. Just tell them it does it often and they will replace it. Had mine replaced that way, and it wouldn't do anything in store. Wasn't even the same crappy graphics. With that one being known, they definitely will replace.

 

[darngooddesign]

It seems that many new Apple PCs, including the Unibody MBPs and iMacs are having issues. I need something reliable, and I really don't want to go back to a Windows machine!

Really? Mine's been great.