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Ask HN: Anyone here with a faulty 2011 macbook pro GPU?

5 points by _vn5r ↗ HN
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4766577?start=1200&tstart=0

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.

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miriadis
Yes, I have got one of them. Its a good idea to start a thread on HN.
davecardwell
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.

rfnslyr
No but my new MBPr's caps lock key and USB ports magically decided to take a vacation.
whichdan
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.
_vn5r
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.
whichdan
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..