theinquirer.net - 12/10/2008
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WHEN THE NEW Macbooks came out a few weeks ago, Nvidia stated that the chips they provided to Apple did not contain the proverbial 'bad bumps'. Unfortunately for them, an investigation led by The Inquirer proves that not to be the case. Background If you recall, Nvidia has been in the spotlight ...
theinquirer.net - 12/9/2008
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theinquirer.net —
I bet this is related to this HP
notebook problem http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c01087277&dlc=en&lc=en&cc=us The biggest problem was with NVIDIA
northbridge chips in HP's AMD notebooks but Intel notebooks had problems too. ...
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Nvidia "opens can of whoop-ass" on itself
tgdaily.com - 12/8/2008
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tgdaily.com —
Chicago (IL) Steve Jobs told us during
the unibody Macbook keynote that Apple will integrate DisplayPort
in all Mac hardware down the road, but he forgot to mention out that HDCP is part of the deal. Developed by Intel, HDCP stands for ...
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DisplayPort and HDCP in your Mac: What you need to know
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Newest MacBook Pro NVIDIA Chips Potentially Faulty?
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors —
... . The issue was thought to have been resolved. In a seemingly thorough analysis , however, The Inquirer claims that NVIDIA 9600 graphics chips found in an off-the-shelf 15" MacBook Pro also contains similar defects. So, what does this all mean? It suggests that there are 15-inch Macbook Pros being sold with 'bad bumps', the same materials that brought down so many HP, Dell and Apple parts, both laptop and desktop. For some odd reason, Nvidia really does not want you to know this. NVIDIA's Mike Hara, however, denied the association and had the following comment: The GeForce ...
NVIDIA Faulty Graphics Chips in Your MacBook Pro?
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
[image] The Inquirer was kind enough to present to the world, evidence that the current 15" MacBook Pro may still be plagued with faulty graphics chips. ...
Do the New MacBook Pros Have Faulty Nvidia Graphics Cards? [Nvidia]
Gizmodo —
We already know the new MacBook Pros have video problems, so when the Inquirer says their Nvidia GeForce 9600 GTs use the same faulty material that killed earlier graphics cards, it doesn't look good. So a quick recap on the original issue and the back and forth between Nvidia and the Inquirer: Nvidia admitted back in July "significant quantities" of notebooks are defective, built and packaged with "weak" materials that are leading to them to overheat and fail at a "higher-than-normal" rate, but declined to state which cards specifically. ...
Are the New 17-Inch MacBook Pros Plagued by Faulty Graphics Cards? [MacBook Pro]
Gizmodo —
... , though no definitive blame was ever placed on faulty cards. (Although the Inquirer will readily tell you the cards are in fact, defective.) ...
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