engadget.com - 3/6/2009
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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
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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 ...
slashgear.com - 3/8/2009
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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 ...
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MacBook Pro screen glitches heat, not NVIDIA issue?
discussions.apple.com - 3/7/2009
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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 MacBook Pro NVIDIA 9600M graphics glitches?
SlashGear —
... unaffected.
It’s been speculated that the problem is heat-related, and some users do confirm that it appears to get worse with prolonged use. Apple are yet to comment on the issue. There’s a 17-inch MacBook Pro scheduled to arrive at SlashGear HQ this morning, and you can bet we’ll be sitting with our eyes an inch or two from the screen to see if the same green and purple banding appears.
[via Engadget] ...
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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