Comments for: Apple points finger at Nvidia over GPU failures

#1. Posted at 03:51 PM on Oct 10th 2008, Edited at 03:51 PM on Oct 10th 2008

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adisor19

At least Apple is not attempting to bandage the problem with BIOS patches that make the fans go insane all the time. Good to hear that the warranty has been extended for free to all affected MacBook Pros.

Adi

#1, haha, doing nothing about a problem is more respectable than... : eitje (#5) «

#5, Unconditional two-year warranty on the GPU, without chang... : ludi (#7) «

#7, quiet you, stop making sense! : derFunkenstein (#8) «

#7, We do not welcome reason around here! Goodbye!!! : tay (#17) «

#7, yes, updating your warranty support and nothing else i... : eitje (#26) «

#26, soooooo the firmware you posted is also nothing? : derFunkenstein (#33) «

#26, As compared to what alternative that would constitu... : ludi (#43) «

#43, I would argue that the information is not public... : eitje (#44) «

#44, Technically, neither Nvidia nor Apple owes an... : ludi (#49) «

#7, Er, actually, Apple did release a firmware update for ... : Kurlon (#28) «

#28, Umm, no they didn't. Care to provide a link ? Adi : adisor19 (#31) «

#31, Well, I found this: http://www.apple.com/support/... : eitje (#32) «

#32, That fixed issues with BootCamp and that's ab... : adisor19 (#40) «

#40, Care to provide a link ? : eitje (#42) «

#42, http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.a... : adisor19 (#45) «

#5, Ya, it's giving users an extra year of warranty without t... : adisor19 (#11) «

#1, Other OEMs are doing the same: make the fans run hotter, lon... : StashTheVampede (#6) «

#6, Dell adds a year to the existing warranty (unlike hp or a... : thecoldanddarkone (#14) «

#21. Posted at 10:30 PM on Oct 10th 2008

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DrDillyBar

...
Welcome to the world of x86.

#21, Because apple made such great gpus? : TheEmrys (#23) «

#23, The first time in my life I saw 256 colours was on a Mac. : DrDillyBar (#24) «

#24, I was preemptively multitasking in 4096 colors on an A... : WaltC (#35) «

#35, Yes, and that was important enough that Commodore i... : derFunkenstein (#46) «

#46, http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/amiga-hi... : eitje (#47) «

#35, Commodore is an example of marketing and management... : xtalentx (#48) «

#21, There's much more to the world of x86 than nVidia. : srg86 (#37) «

#3. Posted at 04:10 PM on Oct 10th 2008

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StashTheVampede

This just paves the way for AMD based Apple products.

I kid!

#3, Why? If Intel graphics aren't good enough and Nvidia is unre... : Game_boy (#27) «

#27, Apple+OpenCL+ATI = Just what the doctor ordered for GPGPU... : wingless (#29) «

#29, It wouldn't be licensed chipsets for Intel processors ... : StashTheVampede (#30) «

#30, Never happen : PRIME1 (#34) «

#34, I agree with you, but not on technological groun... : WaltC (#36) «

#36, Actually I would say that Intel and NVIDIA bo... : PRIME1 (#38) «

#38, primy.....do you realize how much your com... : robspierre6 (#39) «

#36, You can't tell that.... some future time it m... : pogsnet (#41) «

#19. Posted at 06:50 PM on Oct 10th 2008

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MadManOriginal

You know what's kind of sad about manufacturer warranties...I get a longer warranty buying a retail product than Apple, Dell etc provides and that even goes for some OEM purchases like HDs. That never seemed right to me.

#19, depends what retailer you buy from doesn't it? every store in... : green (#22) «

#22, Retailer vs manufacturer makes not much difference to me ... : MadManOriginal (#25) «

#20. Posted at 08:49 PM on Oct 10th 2008, Edited at 08:49 PM on Oct 10th 2008

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derFunkenstein

This is what Ludi is talking about:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377

Resolution
If your MacBook Pro is exhibiting any of the symptoms listed above, please take it to an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) for evaluation, or call your local Apple Contact Center. Before visiting the Genius Bar at the Apple Retail Store, please make a reservation.

Apple is issuing refunds to customers who may have paid for repairs related to this issue. Please contact Apple for details on the refund process.

Note: If your MacBook Pro is not experiencing any of these symptoms, you do not need to contact Apple.

#4. Posted at 04:26 PM on Oct 10th 2008

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no51

Obligatory "It just works?" statement.

#4, I thought nV's slogan was something about how games are supp... : derFunkenstein (#9) «

#9, It just works the way it's meant to be played. : no51 (#12) «

#12, Nice Combo! : Byte Storm (#15) «

#12, the way it's meant to be played, it just works : DrDillyBar (#16) «

#9, Maybe they mean the way they game the consumer. : MadManOriginal (#18) «

#2. Posted at 03:58 PM on Oct 10th 2008

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WaltC

Hmmmm....this could be Apple's way of debunking the nVidia chipset rumors indirectly, or it could be be Apple's way of assuring its customers that anything nVidia they use will be fixed free of charge if it breaks--thus "preparing" the customer base for onset of nVidia tech inside Apple boxes...;) Personally, I'd go with the former...;)

#2, Yeah the article heading paints a slightly different picture... : ssidbroadcast (#13) «

#10. Posted at 04:48 PM on Oct 10th 2008

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Jive

My MBP falls right into those potentially affected systems. If it does fail i just hope it isn't the day after my free 2nd year warranty is up.