Look, I get what you're trying to say, but if you were there for warranty service on the computer for the 8600M failure, they're going to have said 'nVidia' at some point. It's in the name of program under which the service was done!
If you had "three fixes" for this purpose, you would have been informed at the first one (all of them) that this was the reason the service is being done.
each time they did their diagnostics and some times they sent them away for work and sometimes they found nothing upon evaluating and sent me home.
Then how do you even know the GPU was the problem?
I am in the same boat. I purchase my MacBook Pro into thousand seven. I have had no major issues until the video became distorted recently first I took it to the apple store then to one click. Both said the same thing they are no longer supported I feel the same way you do Apple should support the product I am still researching finding a replacement video card for the computer or some other fix upgrade or whatever if possible so far I've found nothing not even including a video card that would be a sufficient replacement I think I am done with Apple products in light of the fact that other products are much cheaper I am going to go back to PC however if I can find a reasonably priced video card replacement for my MacBook Pro 17 inch I would consider purchasing it and replacing it
Apple should support the product I am still researching finding a replacement video card for the computer or some other fix upgrade or whatever if possible so far I've found nothing not even including a video card that would be a sufficient replacement I think I am done with Apple products
The graphics chips are soldered to the motherboard. You have to get another motherboard but they don't manufacture them any more, which is why they have to stop supporting them. The machine you have is worth about $300-500 just now. If you really want to stick with the model you have, you can pick up an older model from eBay:
All that Apple could really do is offer a trade-in value for your machine towards the purchase of another one but there's no way they could go as high as $500, it would be more like $200 and they aren't obligated to do this just like every other other company.
As far as going the PC route, they were affected too and no PC manufacturer would support you after 6 years either:
Oh, this is terrible. After 6 solid years of service, my laptop starting wigging out and, sure enough, MacDoctor in my area says it's the graphics card and it would be about $550 to get it shipped out, rebuilt, and shipped back by a third party.
I am a neophyte to computer tech. I understand that Apple has finally stopped accepting these models, but is there anything I could feasibly do to salvage this? I hate the idea of all of my laptop being trashed or shipped and torn apart for a few metals when so much of it still works.
Links for how-tos and condolences are both legitimate responses.
Oh, this is terrible. After 6 solid years of service, my laptop starting wigging out and, sure enough, MacDoctor in my area says it's the graphics card and it would be about $550 to get it shipped out, rebuilt, and shipped back by a third party.
I am a neophyte to computer tech. I understand that Apple has finally stopped accepting these models, but is there anything I could feasibly do to salvage this? I hate the idea of all of my laptop being trashed or shipped and torn apart for a few metals when so much of it still works.
Links for how-tos and condolences are both legitimate responses.
There's no point in getting it repaired but you can sell it for parts on eBay. How much you get will depend on the model you have. You might get $200-300 for it as people can use the parts for repairs or they can repair it themselves and sell it on. Just take out your hard drive so you can get all your data back off it if you don't already have an external backup:
The Air is faster than your MBP but if you had a 15" MBP, 13" might be too small. I don't know if you can hold off for 8 weeks as they'll probably update the laptop line later in the year and the refurb prices should drop further.
What IS YOUR PROBLEM????? Really, you do have one. These computers have a KNOWN DEFECT and when you shell out over $2500 for a laptop, you do not expect that Apple will not honor repairing a KNOWN DEFECT. PERIOD. So quit it with the snark. You may be surprised to know that not EVERYONE can afford to shell out big bucks every 4 years for a computer.
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Look, I get what you're trying to say, but if you were there for warranty service on the computer for the 8600M failure, they're going to have said 'nVidia' at some point. It's in the name of program under which the service was done!
If you had "three fixes" for this purpose, you would have been informed at the first one (all of them) that this was the reason the service is being done.
Then how do you even know the GPU was the problem?
video card oin my macbook is not working good..
my friend suggested me to buy a new one.. can anyone please help if this deal is good enough to buy
http://www.transintl.com/pny-nvidia-quadro-k5000-graphics-card-for-mac.html
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The graphics chips are soldered to the motherboard. You have to get another motherboard but they don't manufacture them any more, which is why they have to stop supporting them. The machine you have is worth about $300-500 just now. If you really want to stick with the model you have, you can pick up an older model from eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-MacBook-Pro-17-Laptop-MA897LL-A-June-2007-/221348730956
They'd probably accept a lower offer than $450. It will fail eventually too though.
There are also repair services:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MACBOOK-PRO-17-820-2262-A-LOGIC-BOARD-MOTHERBOARD-NO-VIDEO-REPAIR-WARRANTY-/170894626232
All that Apple could really do is offer a trade-in value for your machine towards the purchase of another one but there's no way they could go as high as $500, it would be more like $200 and they aren't obligated to do this just like every other other company.
As far as going the PC route, they were affected too and no PC manufacturer would support you after 6 years either:
http://www.nvidiadefect.com/dell-xps-m1530-8600m-gt-failure-t2713.html
While you might get 6 years use out of a much cheaper PC, you'd have 6 years of having to deal with Windows. It's not worth it.
The cheapest Apple replacement with a warranty would be one of these refurbs:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FD103LL/A/refurbished-macbook-pro-23ghz-quad-core-intel-i7
That one's not as high resolution as the 17" or Retina models but is a good computer for $1450.
Oh, this is terrible. After 6 solid years of service, my laptop starting wigging out and, sure enough, MacDoctor in my area says it's the graphics card and it would be about $550 to get it shipped out, rebuilt, and shipped back by a third party.
I am a neophyte to computer tech. I understand that Apple has finally stopped accepting these models, but is there anything I could feasibly do to salvage this? I hate the idea of all of my laptop being trashed or shipped and torn apart for a few metals when so much of it still works.
Links for how-tos and condolences are both legitimate responses.
There's no point in getting it repaired but you can sell it for parts on eBay. How much you get will depend on the model you have. You might get $200-300 for it as people can use the parts for repairs or they can repair it themselves and sell it on. Just take out your hard drive so you can get all your data back off it if you don't already have an external backup:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Core+2+Duo+Model+A1211+Hard+Drive+Replacement/459
As for options, you can get a 2013 13" Air for $979:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FD761LL/A/refurbished-133-inch-macbook-air-13ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5
or a 15" Retina MBP for $1659:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FE664LL/A/refurbished-154-inch-macBook-Pro-24ghz-Quad-core-Intel-i7-with-retina-Display
The Air is faster than your MBP but if you had a 15" MBP, 13" might be too small. I don't know if you can hold off for 8 weeks as they'll probably update the laptop line later in the year and the refurb prices should drop further.
What IS YOUR PROBLEM????? Really, you do have one. These computers have a KNOWN DEFECT and when you shell out over $2500 for a laptop, you do not expect that Apple will not honor repairing a KNOWN DEFECT. PERIOD. So quit it with the snark. You may be surprised to know that not EVERYONE can afford to shell out big bucks every 4 years for a computer.