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NVIDIA's GeForce 9600M causing issues in 17-inch MacBook Pro?
engadget.com - 3/6/2009
NVIDIA's GeForce 9600M causing issues in 17-inch MacBook Pro?
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It's hard to say at this point whether we should point the blame at NVIDIA, Apple or right in between the two corporate campuses, but it seems that an uncomfortable amount of 17-inch MacBook Pro owners are having some serious issues with their GeForce 9600M graphics card. For those unaware, ...
discussions.apple.com - 3/6/2009
Support - Discussions - Unobody 17" Macbook Pro 9600M broken ...
— discussions.apple.com — Possibly but I had FOUR macbook pros of the previous incarnation, and this is why they allowed... me a replacement with the unibody.. now i have more problems that others seem to be having.. I wonder how long it will be before they determine if this is ... (more) Support - Discussions - Unobody 17" Macbook Pro 9600M ...

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17-inch MBP fan / overheating issues causing GeForce 9600M to bug out?
engadget.com - 3/9/2009
17-inch MBP fan / overheating issues causing GeForce 9600M to bug out?
— engadget.com — Oh, brother. We can already tell this one's going to be a fun, enjoyable journey to follow.... Shortly after Apple's 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro began making its way out to early adopters, small legions of owners have reported all sorts of bizarre ... (more) 17-inch MBP fan / overheating issues causing GeForce ...

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MacBook Pro screen glitches heat, not NVIDIA issue?
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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Gizmodo:  Are the New 17-Inch MacBook Pros Plagued by Faulty Graphics Cards? [MacBook Pro]

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Are the New 17-Inch MacBook Pros Plagued by Faulty Graphics Cards? [MacBook Pro]
Gizmodo — ... placed on faulty cards. (Although the Inquirer will readily tell you the cards are in fact, defective.) Are these graphics cards, in fact, bad? It's too soon to tell—and very possible we're just hearing from a tiny, tiny but vocal minority that's been afflicted—especially without definitive word from Apple. I'd say, as I did before, that given the not-so-distant past, it doesn't look very good for Nvidia, whatever the actual case may be. [Apple via Engadget] ...

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