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So are all MBP owners with the 8600m GT cards screwed?

MacsOnAnabolics said:
Darn you guys really need to invest in applecare. Wouldn't that help?
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No way would I authorize $1,187.50 ;)

Thank goodness I do have AppleCare... within the past three years, I've had over $1K in covered repairs and service. Not the most reliable Mac, sadly.

The Genius Bar always seems to print out a receipt afterwards with quote(s) included.
 
diehldun said:
I sent my '07 MBP into the Apple Store for repair last week after the Genius performed the "NVIDIA Test" (orange box) and confirmed that mine failed.

It took about 4 days... $1,187.50!
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Wait, the "genius" confirmed you did have the known defect and then you were charged $1187.50?
 
chrfr said:
Wait, the "genius" confirmed you did have the known defect and then you were charged $1187.50?
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I would have been charged $1,187.50 (as quoted on the receipt afterwards) but it was covered by Apple regardless of my AppleCare status.
 
Three weeks since last logic/GPU-fix. When I have a lot of apps, tabs etc. up and running, and open a new tab, the fresh space shows crazy grey pixels for about a second. It's like looking closely at a chip or something. I wonder if it's the 8600 ...
 
Ludaru said:
Three weeks since last logic/GPU-fix. When I have a lot of apps, tabs etc. up and running, and open a new tab, the fresh space shows crazy grey pixels for about a second. It's like looking closely at a chip or something. I wonder if it's the 8600 ...
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I doubt it is the card screwing up. It may very well be, but I'm more inclined to believe that's just a slight drawing issue with the way Quartz/CoreGraphics renders things.
 
Ludaru said:
Three weeks since last logic/GPU-fix. When I have a lot of apps, tabs etc. up and running, and open a new tab, the fresh space shows crazy grey pixels for about a second. It's like looking closely at a chip or something. I wonder if it's the 8600 ...
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curious how much RAM u have in ya MBP ?
im still running on 2gig which dosent help at all
 
Ludaru said:
Three weeks since last logic/GPU-fix. When I have a lot of apps, tabs etc. up and running, and open a new tab, the fresh space shows crazy grey pixels for about a second. It's like looking closely at a chip or something. I wonder if it's the 8600 ...
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The only way to know is when you can't wake the laptop screen. It took a week for my GPU to fail after i started seeing artifacts.
 
macbook pro here, got it oct 2008 and it was made in may of that year, 8600 nvidia card, used a lot, especially for games, not a single problem, lately i have been playing so much hoping to mess it up so i have an excuse to convince my wife to let me buy a new one but this thing is unkillable
o well....
 
MBP bought June 2007... Just screwed up yesterday morning while I was playing Farmville (haha, not quite that intense eh?). My video is kinda distorted, and I can't boot up my computer either... I'm kinda hoping it's the graphics card so they'll fix it for free... I'll find out saturday...
 
Zianac said:
MBP bought June 2007... Just screwed up yesterday morning while I was playing Farmville (haha, not quite that intense eh?). My video is kinda distorted, and I can't boot up my computer either... I'm kinda hoping it's the graphics card so they'll fix it for free... I'll find out saturday...
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Mine didn't do that. Bought mine in 2007, and its been on its original logic board since. I tried to bring it out of sleep, but the display would not power on. Even after a hard restart (holding down the power button), the display would not power on. This for me, vindicates that all these 8600m GT's will fail, based on temperature extremes, and such. I have an appointment that the genius bar tomorrow. Lucky this didn't fail a week or two later........
 
I bought my 15" MBP in late June of 2007. Recently I've noticed that the computer has been running extremely hot, even when just playing a simple youtube video or anything else flash related.

The other day I was playing the Sims 2 in Windows through Bootcamp and the graphics became distorted and garbled. I had to hold down the power button until the computer shut off because it was impossible to see or do anything. This has happened a few other times while paying the game.

I have had some waking issues where the screen will not come back on after the mac has been asleep. The only way to fix this is to hold down the power button and wait for it to fully turn off, then reboot.

My MBP is at the Apple Store now getting a new lcd screen (dust behind the glass) so I'm unable to check and see what graphics card my notebook has, but do these issues seem on par with a GPU failing?

Should I call Apple and ask for a repair once I get my MBP back? Or should I push for a replacement of the entire machine?

Thanks for your help.
 
dietzg said:
I bought my 15" MBP in late June of 2007. Recently I've noticed that the computer has been running extremely hot, even when just playing a simple youtube video or anything else flash related.

The other day I was playing the Sims 2 in Windows through Bootcamp and the graphics became distorted and garbled. I had to hold down the power button until the computer shut off because it was impossible to see or do anything. This has happened a few other times while paying the game.

I have had some waking issues where the screen will not come back on after the mac has been asleep. The only way to fix this is to hold down the power button and wait for it to fully turn off, then reboot.

My MBP is at the Apple Store now getting a new lcd screen (dust behind the glass) so I'm unable to check and see what graphics card my notebook has, but do these issues seem on par with a GPU failing?

Should I call Apple and ask for a repair once I get my MBP back? Or should I push for a replacement of the entire machine?

Thanks for your help.
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The mbps that have the bad cards dont have a piece of glass infront of the screen.
 
my adice to EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ON THIS THREAD:

If you're at 2-3 repairs an have a year or two of warranty left on your machines, then use the computer hard and wait until something breaks. Then ask Apple for a replacement. If you're at 1-2 repairs and only have a year left on your warranty, then sell the computer, upgrade to the new ones. They are really, really nice machines well worth the upgrade cost.
 
dietzg said:
Did they put different cards in computers depending on glossy/matte screens?
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no it is the same card in matte and glossy. no mbp with the 8600 gt has glass infront of the screen. The person i quoted said the computer was in repair for dust under the glass. The issue does sound like a video issue but the dust behind the glass is the wrong computer for this trend.
 
jbrenn said:
no it is the same card in matte and glossy. no mbp with the 8600 gt has glass infront of the screen. The person i quoted said the computer was in repair for dust under the glass. The issue does sound like a video issue but the dust behind the glass is the wrong computer for this trend.
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It's my computer you quoted. Sorry I said glass, I should have said polycarbonate material or something. There was dust behind the 'outer layer' of my display. Sorry for the confusion.
 
DoNoHarm said:
my adice to EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ON THIS THREAD:

If you're at 2-3 repairs an have a year or two of warranty left on your machines, then use the computer hard and wait until something breaks. Then ask Apple for a replacement. If you're at 1-2 repairs and only have a year left on your warranty, then sell the computer, upgrade to the new ones. They are really, really nice machines well worth the upgrade cost.
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The problem is, that's not a sure method. The GPU will die at some random point.
 
macbook pro 2008

I bought my mbp on 20 November 2008, my Logic board died on 16 of December 2009, Apple f**king "genius"change it for free, and it was dead again on next day , they change it again, again and again , now its still in service for re-pare. apple change main board 3 times in 20 days, and they putting same ****** logic board ... can someone tell me what is solution for my problem ?
 
DoNoHarm said:
my adice to EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ON THIS THREAD:

If you're at 2-3 repairs an have a year or two of warranty left on your machines, then use the computer hard and wait until something breaks. Then ask Apple for a replacement. If you're at 1-2 repairs and only have a year left on your warranty, then sell the computer, upgrade to the new ones. They are really, really nice machines well worth the upgrade cost.
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Not everyone has the funds to purchase a new MBP, even with the cost lowered by selling the previous notebook. Many of us paid $2000 and up for our machines and do not want to take the hit now. Knock on wood, but my 2008 2.4 GHz is still running smoothly and I have not had a single problem. If Apple wanted to replace my machine I would not decline, but I'm not going out of my way and losing money right now.
 
arximond said:
I bought my mbp on 20 November 2008, my Logic board died on 16 of December 2009, Apple f**king "genius"change it for free, and it was dead again on next day , they change it again, again and again , now its still in service for re-pare. apple change main board 3 times in 20 days, and they putting same ****** logic board ... can someone tell me what is solution for my problem ?
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Demand a replacement unit
 
arximond said:
I bought my mbp on 20 November 2008, my Logic board died on 16 of December 2009, Apple f**king "genius"change it for free, and it was dead again on next day , they change it again, again and again , now its still in service for re-pare. apple change main board 3 times in 20 days, and they putting same ****** logic board ... can someone tell me what is solution for my problem ?
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Never buy an Apple product again. Or at least avoid Nvidia cards like the plague. Mostly rebrands it seems... I'd call Apple's corporate office and tell them how badly they have screwed up. And how they keep screwing up. Demand a replacement GPU. Not the garbage 8600m GT but something else.
 
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