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i.gizmodo.com - 3/6/2009

Are the New 17-Inch MacBook Pros Plagued by Faulty Graphics Cards? [MacBook Pro]

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This is all too familiar . The Apple support forums are lit up by complaints that the new 17-inch MacBook Pros are plagued by faulty Nvidia GeForce 9600 graphics cards . Complaints run something like this: When the more powerful Geforce 9600M is switched on, the display is ravaged by green ...

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slashgear.com - 3/8/2009

MacBook Pro screen glitches heat, not NVIDIA issue?

— slashgear.com — Reports of 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro visual artifacts and display glitches continue, with the latest suspicion being... that the notebook’s heat management system, not the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GPU, could be at fault. After the cut, NVIDIA’s statement to ... (more) MacBook Pro screen glitches heat, not NVIDIA issue?

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forbes.com - 3/4/2009

Nvidia Big Winner In Mac Makeover

— forbes.com — Don't be fooled. While Apple left the looks of its lineup of desktop computers largely unchanged Tuesday,... the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker completed an important shift as it tweaked the specifications and pricing of its product line. The ... (more) Nvidia Big Winner In Mac Makeover

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cultofmac.com - 3/6/2009

NVIDIA Chip Instability Spreading to 17″ MacBook Pros?

— cultofmac.com — Back in December we wrote about a potential land-mine of problems for owners of new MacBook Pro... 15″ notebooks, related to possibly defective NVIDIA GeForce 9400 graphics processor chips that Apple may have knowingly shipped with some units ... (more) NVIDIA Chip Instability Spreading to 17″ MacBook Pros?

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5Words for March 6th, 2009
Technologizer — ... a huge news day: Snow Leopard: June eighth? Maybe! Buggy Firefox gets fixed fast. Robert Scoble leaves Fast Company. GameStop mocks Amazon resale program. Craigslist sued over prostitution ads. Unauthorized iPhone software stores emerge. Palm investor has high hopes. TV converter box coupons return. Washington types bash BlackBerry Storm. MacBook Pro graphics card woes? Chinese officials are chatting online. 32-gig SD cards ...

MacBook Pro Graphics Issue Could Be Due to Faulty Fan Speed [MacBook Pro]
Gizmodo — ... Let's not storm the Nvidia gates with our torches and pitchforks just yet, folks, because today we learned that the MacBook Pro graphics issue could be due to a cooling issue. ...

MacBook Pro 17-Inch Gets Update for Less Toasty Graphics Cards [Apple]
Gizmodo — Apple just dropped Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 for the 17-inch MacBook Pro, which "addresses the possibility of vertical lines or distorted graphics on the display," likely caused by graphics cards' faulty fans. Download it! [Apple] ...