Regarding the recent Apple Repair Extension Program out for the GPUs of (the main logic boards) for the following machines:
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
-MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
...I have a couple of questions (for anyone that might know more about this and/or have some insight):
1. I notice that the "MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)" is absent from the list of affected machines. Why is that? Doesn't it otherwise share the same discrete GPU as the Mid 2012 and Early 2013 15" Retinas? Is it likely that those issues will crop up for those machines down the road? (Beyond curiosity, I do have a vested interest given that I own said machine).
2. I assume the failures between the 2011 MacBook Pros and those of the aforementioned retina machines are, in essence, totally different given that it's two different makes and brands of GPUs going in two differently designed sets of notebook computers. Is it pure coincidence or is my understanding wrong and this is some sort of linked issue between the two sets of machines?
3. I'm fully aware of the issues that would happen on the aforementioned Early and Late 2011 MacBook Pros, but what was the sort of issues that would happen on the Mid 2012 and Early 2013 15" Retinas? Was it common? I don't remember hearing anything about those machines prior to the announcement of the repair extension program, hence my curiosity.
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
-MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
...I have a couple of questions (for anyone that might know more about this and/or have some insight):
1. I notice that the "MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)" is absent from the list of affected machines. Why is that? Doesn't it otherwise share the same discrete GPU as the Mid 2012 and Early 2013 15" Retinas? Is it likely that those issues will crop up for those machines down the road? (Beyond curiosity, I do have a vested interest given that I own said machine).
2. I assume the failures between the 2011 MacBook Pros and those of the aforementioned retina machines are, in essence, totally different given that it's two different makes and brands of GPUs going in two differently designed sets of notebook computers. Is it pure coincidence or is my understanding wrong and this is some sort of linked issue between the two sets of machines?
3. I'm fully aware of the issues that would happen on the aforementioned Early and Late 2011 MacBook Pros, but what was the sort of issues that would happen on the Mid 2012 and Early 2013 15" Retinas? Was it common? I don't remember hearing anything about those machines prior to the announcement of the repair extension program, hence my curiosity.