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Hi guys, I bought a MacBook Pro 15" three days after they were released.. everything was going just fine until yesterday, when I was playing Call Of Duty 4, and suddenly my screen went black. I closed/opened the lid and still it was black, everything else was running just fine cause I could ...
Apple Notebooks Take Huge Performance Hit without Battery
Apple Notebooks Take Huge Performance Hit without Battery
gearlog.com — Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro systems saw up to a 37-percent performance drop without the battery installed.... (more) Apple Notebooks Take Huge Performance Hit without Battery
MacBook and MacBook Pro: Mac reduces processor speed when battery is removed while operating ...
support.apple.com — Last Modified: August 01, 2008 Article: HT2332 Old Article: 305336 Summary MacBook and MacBook Pro: Mac reduces... processor speed when battery is removed while operating from an A/C adaptor Products Affected MacBook Pro, MacBook If the battery is ... (more) MacBook and MacBook Pro: Mac reduces processor speed ...
Support - Discussions - Scrolling Distortion in web browsers ...
discussions.apple.com — Just grabbed a new MBP yesterday and so far everything is great. The only strange thing that... I have noticed is that when I am scrolling thru web pages there is some distortion or tearing on the screen in the browser window. It is not always in the ... (more) Support - Discussions - Scrolling Distortion in web ...
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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 ...

Apple investiga problemas com placas gráficas nos novos MacBooks (+Pro)
MacMagazine — A Apple está investigando problemas gráficos diferentes relacionados aos novos MacBooks — revelam dois tópicos dos fóruns de suporte da própria empresa. E a vida se complica, de novo, para a NVIDIA… O primeiro atinge apenas os MacBooks Pro unibody e envolve travamentos em games, em que a tela fica preta (Black Screen of Death?), o áudio entra em loop infinito e perde-se o controle do cursor de mouse. O problema atinge jogos de ambos Mac OS X e Windows e não tem relação com um título específico, já que usuários reportaram casos diferentes com Call of Duty 4, World of Warcraft, ...

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 ...

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Support - Discussions - Loose Connection Headphone Jack MacBook ...
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