Ask HN: Anyone here with a faulty 2011 macbook pro GPU?
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My 2011 MacBook Pro broke in September of this year. I took it to the Apple store and they replaced the logic board (this would have cost ~$600 but I have AppleCare).
Last week the issue arose again, so back to the Apple store. They replaced the logic board again, and chalked it up to bad luck when I enquired why this would have happened again so soon.
They wouldn’t acknowledge it as a known issue.
Last week the issue arose again, so back to the Apple store. They replaced the logic board again, and chalked it up to bad luck when I enquired why this would have happened again so soon.
They wouldn’t acknowledge it as a known issue.
I had issues with my 2010's GPU -- a random kernel panic once a week. Apple's diagnostic tool determined that the GPU was failing, and they replaced it under AppleCare with no problem. Bummer that its happening in more than one model.
Worst thing is that it's happening after the 1 year warranty. The people who did get AppleCare has had their logic boards replaced many times, some have reported being on their 4th logic board in just a few months.
Yeah, mine started showing up at the 2-2.5 year mark. Not sure how often Apple charges for these replacements, but GPUs shouldn't be failing after just a year or two..
Yes, I have got one of them. Its a good idea to start a thread on HN.
No but my new MBPr's caps lock key and USB ports magically decided to take a vacation.
I'm one of the people in the 80 pages who have now a dead 2011 macbook pro. So far apple has stated that those are individual cases of GPU failure.
I'm just trying to reach as much people as possible.