Sandy Bridge Flaw

[DCIFRTHS]

From what I have read, Apple changed the design of the motherboard in the new MBP to accommodate the SATA ports that will eventually go bad in the Sandy Bridge chipset.

1) Is anyone concerned about a last minute change to the motherboard in the MPB?

2) At what point in time do you think the non-flawed Sandy Bridge chipsets will make their way into the MBP?

3) When the non-flawed chipset makes its way in to the MBP, do you think we will also see a new motherboard revision?

Looking forward to people's thoughts on this subject!

 

[AFPoster]

Intel has apparently already thrown over $1bil into making the corrections of the chip and sending off the new ones back in late Feb (to late to replace the new MBP's that launched in March. My guess would be the Summer line will have the updated chip.

 

[psxguru]

They are already using the revised B3 stepping chipset, Apple were allegedly the first to get it.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4205/the-macbook-pro-review-13-and-15-inch-2011-brings-sandy-bridge/5

 

[DCIFRTHS]

Intel has apparently already thrown over $1bil into making the corrections of the chip and sending off the new ones back in late Feb (to late to replace the new MBP's that launched in March. My guess would be the Summer line will have the updated chip.

That was my thought too. Then I read the post directly after yours...

 

[DCIFRTHS]

They are already using the revised B3 stepping chipset, Apple were allegedly the first to get it.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4205/the-macbook-pro-review-13-and-15-inch-2011-brings-sandy-bridge/5

Interesting. The logistics don't seem to match up though. Intel would have had to have shipped the corrected chipset much earlier than they reported for Aplle to have them in the new MPBs.

Notebooks that used more than just two ports or used at least one of the 3Gbps ports would be affected and would have to be remanufactured with a fixed version of the 6-series chipset. Intel promised to begin shipping fixed (B3 stepping) 6-series chipsets by the end of February.

Apple announced and started selling the 2011 MacBook Pro lineup on February 24, four days before the end of the month. Surely that would be too soon for Apple's manufacturing partners to have received B3 stepping chipsets, built boards around them, integrated them into MacBook Pro designs and shipped them half way across the world to Apple stores all around the US.

My next question is whether Anand received an evaluation unit, or he purchased it off the shelf...???

EDIT: Message sent to Anand. Hopefully, I will hear back soon. I'll report when I do.

 

[Manacit]

All of the new MBPs are using the fixed SB system, Intel shipped them to Apple much earlier then they shipped them to anyone else, probably because Intel and Apple are partners and Intel wanted to keep Apple as a customer.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

I received a response from Anand. He said they purchased four laptops at retail, and all of them appeared to have the B3 stepping of the chip - so that's good news.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

All of the new MBPs are using the fixed SB system, Intel shipped them to Apple much earlier then they shipped them to anyone else, probably because Intel and Apple are partners and Intel wanted to keep Apple as a customer.

With all due respect, what is the source of your information?

 

[Hansr]

With all due respect, what is the source of your information?

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4205/the-macbook-pro-review-13-and-15-inch-2011-brings-sandy-bridge/5

 

[/user/me]

With all due respect, what is the source of your information?

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4205/the-macbook-pro-review-13-and-15-inch-2011-brings-sandy-bridge/5

Boom! Ace!

 

[DCIFRTHS]

All of the new MBPs are using the fixed SB system, Intel shipped them to Apple much earlier then they shipped them to anyone else, probably because Intel and Apple are partners and Intel wanted to keep Apple as a customer.

With all due respect, what is the source of your information?

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4205/the-macbook-pro-review-13-and-15-inch-2011-brings-sandy-bridge/5

Hansr. Did Manacit ask you to reply for him? I ask because the article states that it appears as though Apple has received special treatment from Intel, and received the chipset before other manufacturers. The samples that Anand purchased certainly reflect that, but in realty, it is not accurate to make such a broad statement, and call it fact.

Boom! Ace!

Why would you attempt to put me down, for asking a question in a polite manner?

 

[/user/me]

Hansr. Did Manacit ask you to reply for him? I ask because the article states that it appears as though Apple has received special treatment from Intel, and received the chipset before other manufacturers. The samples that Anand purchased certainly reflect that, but in realty, it is not accurate to make such a broad statement, and call it fact.



Why would you attempt to put me down, for asking a question in a polite manner?

I think this got misconstrued a bit... I wasn't trying to put you down at all, I was just celebrating the fact that you got the info you were looking for.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

I think this got misconstrued a bit... I wasn't trying to put you down at all, I was just celebrating the fact that you got the info you were looking for.

Oh. Okay. I apologize. Thank you for clarifying.

It is good news for all that the B3 is likely all that has shipped in the new MBP's

 

[Hansr]

Hansr. Did Manacit ask you to reply for him? I ask because the article states that it appears as though Apple has received special treatment from Intel, and received the chipset before other manufacturers. The samples that Anand purchased certainly reflect that, but in realty, it is not accurate to make such a broad statement, and call it fact.

Nope he did not. I simple posted the link to help. Although they say "seem", the fact that you can look up the controller ID and it's 05 then according to Intel you will have the new one. I've verified one 2.0 and one 2.2 in the same manner and both IDs end in 05.

Here is a second source:
http://www.macworld.com/article/158134/2011/02/mbp_update.html

Earlier this year, Intel discovered problems in the chipset of Sandy Bridge processors that were shipping, but Apple vice president of worldwide Mac hardware marketing David Moody told Macworld that the company was using the latest updated versions, which corrected the flaw.

I'm sure mister Moody wouldn't risk a class action lawsuit by lying.