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Newer MBPs may contain faulty NVIDIA chips
tuaw.com - 10/10/2008
Newer MBPs may contain faulty NVIDIA chips
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Not a surprise for those who have suffered from the issue, but a welcome admission nonetheless: Apple has now acknowledged that some recent MacBook Pro models contain faulty GeForce 8600M GT chips that cause video display problems. Dell and HP have already told customers similar stories. In a ...
support.apple.com - 10/10/2008
MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues
— support.apple.com — Symptoms In July 2008, NVIDIA publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of their... graphics processors due to a packaging defect. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not ... (more) MacBook Pro: Distorted video or no video issues

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daringfireball.net - 10/14/2008
★ Contains Spoilers
— daringfireball.net — What to expect from today's MacBook event. (more) ★ Contains Spoilers

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Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal
appleinsider.com - 10/9/2008
Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal
— appleinsider.com — A photo of a mysterious notebook leaked on the Internet Wednesday is indeed one taken of Apple's... next-generation MacBook Pro casing, AppleInsider can confirm. Meanwhile, some additional photos of a similar, but still unauthenticated 13-inch notebook ... (more) Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal

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jkOnTheRun:  NVidia chips faulty- affect Macs too

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NVidia chips faulty- affect Macs too
jkOnTheRun — ... Apple will also refund any previous service costs that owners have incurred over video problems on affected units.  The following devices are subject to the NVidia problem: MacBook Pro (17-Inch, 2.4GHz) MacBook Pro (15-Inch, 2.4/2.2GHz) MacBook Pro (Early 2008) If you're having video problems on one of these models take it to Apple for resolution.  Makes me glad that my MacBook Pro is older and has the ATI chips. (via TUAW) ...

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