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in Apple's Schiller 'unfollows' Tony Fadell and Nest after Google acquisition Comment by schemula January 2014
2008 MBP had the 8600GT defect, now this with the 2011. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...

in Owners of 2011 MacBook Pros report critical GPU failures, system crashes Comment by schemula January 2014
My 2008 15" Macbook Pro had the fatal 8600GT video card issue. Now my 2011 17" MacBook Pro will probably have the fatal 6750M video card issue? Awesome.

in Owners of 2011 MacBook Pros report critical GPU failures, system crashes Comment by schemula January 2014
Retina display 15" would look nice, but is essentially, still a 1440x900 workspace. I really need (or want, whatever) the 1920x1200 workspace for Photoshop, Cinema 4d, After Effects, Premiere Pro, etc. Yes, I already have a 27" Cinema …

in Benchmarks hint at next-gen Ivy Bridge MacBook Pro, iMac Comment by schemula May 2012
The 2008 models had a known defective nVidia video card. It was a material defect. A lot of them fail. Almost a when, not if situation. The video card is soldered to the logic board. When the video card goes, it is the same as a dead logic b…

in 2008 MacBook Pro - Dead? Comment by schemula May 2012
Here's hoping for a 17 inch. C'mon Apple. Don't do me like this!

in Benchmarks hint at next-gen Ivy Bridge MacBook Pro, iMac Comment by schemula May 2012