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Apple investigating graphics issues on new MacBook lines
AppleInsider — ... Published: 03:00 PM EST Apple is investigating two separate graphics issues with its new line of MacBook and MacBook Pros, and is reported to be preparing a software update to remedy at least one of them. The first issue, which some are calling " the black screen of death ," manifests itself on unibody MacBook Pros during game play. Users report that their screens go black after just a few minutes of gaming, while the system locks up and the audio enters into an infinite loop. Once the systems lock up, users say they lose control of their cursor and are left with no other ...

Beta Culture: Apple Acknowledges Video Problems in New MacBooks [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... While the last one is rather exotic and minor, I just can't understand how they let the first one slip. A problem that manifest itself while playing popular games like Call of Duty 4, World of Warcraft, or Ages of Empire III can't go unnoticed. Or can it? [Apple Forums and ...

B(lack)SOD plaguing unibody Macs
Infinite Loop — [image] There's a common bit of hardware purchase advice that you'll often hear from longtime Mac users: if it's first-generation hardware, wait for the second generation. You see, Apple doesn't have the best track record when it comes to releasing problem-free hardware the first go-around. Granted, there are exceptions to this, but the list of troubled first generation hardware is impressive to say the least. The first revision titanium G4 PowerBooks suffered from case issues, the first run of white iBooks had logic board failures, the G4 Pixar-lamp iMacs suffered from neck failures; the list goes on and on. Chances are, if you have been using Mac hardware long enough, ...