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macworld.com - 6/1/2009
Apple, Dell, HP laptop owners sue Nvidia over faulty graphics | Laptop
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by Gregg Keizer , Computerworld Editor's Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld . For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld's Macintosh Knowledge Center . Owners of Apple, Dell and Hewlett-Packard laptops have combined their lawsuits against Nvidia in an attempt to force the graphics ...

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TheAppleBlog:  Apple Extends MacBook Pro NVIDIA GeForce Service Policy to Three Years

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appleinsider.com - 6/1/2009
Apple extends old MacBook Pro graphics warranty to three years
— appleinsider.com — Illustrating the scope of a flaw in older NVIDIA graphics chipsets, Apple has extended its special warranty on the GeForce 8600M GT in certain MacBook Pros from two to three years. (more) Apple extends old MacBook Pro graphics warranty to three ...

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theappleblog.com - 6/1/2009
Apple Extends MacBook Pro NVIDIA GeForce Service Policy to Three Years
— theappleblog.com — Addressing what evidently is a common defect in the NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT graphics processor units used in the May 2007 and Early 2008 revisions of the original MacBook Pro, remediation of which involves replacing the entire logic board, Apple ... (more) Apple Extends MacBook Pro NVIDIA GeForce Service Policy ...

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Apple Extends MacBook Pro NVIDIA GeForce Service Policy to Three Years
TheAppleBlog — ... Last month, Computerworld’s Gregg Keizer reported that owners of Apple, Dell and Hewlett-Packard laptops had pooled lawsuits against NVIDIA in an attempt to force the graphics chip maker to replace the allegedly flawed processors, and if granted class-action status, the case could involve millions of laptop computer owners, possibly influencing Apple’s decision to extend service coverage by 50 percent. ...

Apple Service Extended for NVIDIA Powered MacBook Pros
Mac|Life — ... should take it in to the Apple Store. The specific models that are affected are: MacBook Pro 15-inch and 17-inch models with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors - MacBook Pro (17-Inch, 2.4GHz) - MacBook Pro (15-Inch, 2.4/2.2GHz) - MacBook Pro (Early 2008) This is a major PR blow to Apple, who generally advertise the product line’s immunity to such problems. Lucky for them, the same faulty chips have affected several other computers made by Dell and HP, and the three companies have filed several individual lawsuits to recover some of the money spent on service. Kudos ...

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