It "only displays a blank screen when powered on?"

What does it do when it's turned off then?

It happened to my LED backlit MBP a few months ago. Since it was just less than a year old, they replaced the motherboard under warrantee.

When that happened, I was still able to access the MBP via screen sharing so I was able to back it up and deauthorize iTunes in preparation for the motherboard replacement.

It happened to my LED backlit MBP a few months ago. Since it was just less than a year old, they replaced the motherboard under warrantee.

When that happened, I was still able to access the MBP via screen sharing so I was able to back it up and deauthorize iTunes in preparation for the motherboard replacement.

Not surprised, this issue with 8600M/8700Ms is causing allot of problems for Dell too. I work for a contractor for warranty Dell hardware repairs and vast majority of the machines with diagnosis's like "Corrupted video" (such as it being fuzzy, having lines), freezing issues and BSOD issues, and especially no post issues are the boards with 8600Ms. Dell even released a BIOS update that makes the fan rev up more to try to "bandage" the issue abit.

I was just wondering when it was going to hit Apple eventually with the MBP. Looks like Apple is going to have to make a similar workaround like Dell did and I am sure their repair centers are going to be uber busy with these MBP issues.

In a strange way, I am slightly glad I don't have a MBP in this instance. I have a standard MacBook, reason was the only advantage to me was the GPU, and I have a desktop PC with a 8800GT (OCed) and three game consoles so I didn't really need my laptop to do games ^^;. Plus, $700 more was beyond what I could do at the time ^^;.

This happens to apple quite often, its just that due to their gigantic over hyped fanboy base, they just get away with it... double standard much?

I had the one of the iBooks, and sent it in for a logic board replacement 5 times.. until it finally went out of warranty and they didn't do anything about it... it broke down again so i just let it die since it wasn't worth fixing it for $300 that apple charged... A friend also bought one of the aluminum imacs ($2000 mind you)... that just froze apparently for no reason... they returned it and bought a dell (for $1000) which works fine...

I just think... you know paying $3000 for a computer would mean you got some quality product, and at least good support... not just have a 'genius' tell you to reinstall the OS when the problem still persists.. seems like that's the answer to everything in the universe... reinstall

Apple, for the most part, does have excellent product quality--what so-called standard are these ppl holding them to that they are not holding Sony, Dell, HP to as well?

Here's another thing; the MBP is their premier flagship notebook, and I have yet to hear of any "widespread" issue w/ the Nvidia chipset, esp. in comparison to Dell.

Lastly, I don't understand how anyone would pay $2000 for a notebook and NOT BUY THE EXT. WARRANTY??? That just kills me... they'll drop 2-3k on a computer, and then wine/b****/moan if it goes out 2yrs down the line. I always buy an ext. warranty and I'm always throwing money away b/c my computers seem to outlast the 3yr warranty period. However, when the latch on my 12" PB decided to fall out after 2.5yrs of use, the Applecare paid for everything....it was the very first time i ever used AppleCare despite having bought it on all my Macs.. Go figure.

For what its worth I'm doing a quick and dirty survey of MBP owners who I know. Over 50 MBPs are accounted for in it so far. Not one of them has had any problem with its graphics card.

The same supposedly "doomed" card is also fitted in many Thinkpads, Sony Varios, Acers, Asus, Toshiba, etc etc computers. Strangely, though, the "hype" all seems to be directed at Apple.

Some of those reporting problems in the Apple forums are no doubt genuine, but it is also rather strange that there has been a sudden flood of "first time" posters there, all of whom seem to have "suffered" the problem within a couple of days of the original Inquirer story appearing. Oddly, the "long time users there don't seem to have the experience.

The Inquirer article that started it all was written by a man whose dislike of NVidia is legendary in the computer blogsphere.

Some people, as always, will, of course suffer genuine graphics card failures in MBPs (as they do with all cards in all computers). The evidence of any real broad issue here at present though, other than with Dells and HPs (and maybe ASUS) which run the chips at higher temps than Macs, is very scanty indeed.

For what its worth I'm doing a quick and dirty survey of MBP owners who I know. Over 50 MBPs are accounted for in it so far. Not one of them has had any problem with its graphics card.

The same supposedly "doomed" card is also fitted in many Thinkpads, Sony Varios, Acers, Asus, Toshiba, etc etc computers. Strangely, though, the "hype" all seems to be directed at Apple.

Some of those reporting problems in the Apple forums are no doubt genuine, but it is also rather strange that there has been a sudden flood of "first time" posters there, all of whom seem to have "suffered" the problem within a couple of days of the original Inquirer story appearing. Oddly, the "long time users there don't seem to have the same experience.

The Inquirer article that started it all was written by a man whose dislike of NVidia is legendary in the computer blogsphere.

Some people, as always, will, of course suffer genuine graphics card failures in MBPs (as they do with all cards in all computers). The evidence of any real broad issue here at present though, other than with Dells and HPs (and maybe ASUS) which run the chips at higher temps than Macs, is very scanty indeed.

For what its worth I'm doing a quick and dirty survey of MBP owners who I know. Over 50 MBPs are accounted for in it so far. Not one of them has had any problem with its graphics card.

The same supposedly "doomed" card is also fitted in many Thinkpads, Sony Varios, Acers, Asus, Toshiba, etc etc computers. Strangely, though, the "hype" all seems to be directed at Apple.

Some of those reporting problems in the Apple forums are no doubt genuine, but it is also rather strange that there has been a sudden flood of "first time" posters there, all of whom seem to have "suffered" the problem within a couple of days of the original Inquirer story appearing. Oddly, the "long time" users there don't seem to have the same experience.

The Inquirer article that started it all was written by a man whose dislike of NVidia is legendary in the computer blogsphere.

Some people, as always, will, of course suffer genuine graphics card failures in MBPs (as they do with all cards in all computers). The evidence of any real broad issue here at present though, other than with Dells and HPs (and maybe ASUS) which run the chips at higher temps than Macs, is very scanty indeed.

I've seen issues with three different Macs I purchased and returned this year.

Quality is gone. I think I'll be suffering along with a lot of others...

I have experienced a lot of overheat from my first MB Pro 15" edition. It took two trips before the Apple Store acknowledged that there was a problem. So when the screen was damaged which resulted from Apple Repairs Depot Level and when I escalated the problem because I was well beyond two weeks, AppleCare took care of the problem by replacing my MB Pro 15 with a brand new one overnight. No question asked!

I have random video issues with my Macbook Pro and I guess this would explain it.....the only question I have is what is Apple going to do about it? My guess is nothing.....

...pay these "fanboys"? they certainly must be paid quite well. no one could be so supportive of a soulless corporate giant... for no reason... right?

maybe you don't see many "fanboys" in this thread because the so-called fanobys actually realize that apple does sometimes have issues with their products. and when they experience these problems, they are open about them. apple is run by human beings, like every other entity in the world. when you see most of the fanboy behavior is in response to heavy trolling. imagine that!

although rare, i'm quick to point out any issues or concerns i have with an apple, or a dell or . i guess i've been lucky overall, but i've had very few failures with any hardware by any manufacturer in over 15 years of heavy professional usage across most platforms/makers. software is a whole 'nother issue.

damn, i just bought a mbp a few days ago, any1 think i should bring it back and get the older model with the ati gpu?

I purchased a 2.33Ghz 17" MBP over a year ago. That was actually an "open box" unit that i got from the Apple Store at Roosevelt Field. Within a couple of weeks, the unit failed. The Genius at the store was nice and allowed me to upgrade to the then-brand-new 2.4 model. (I paid the difference in cost) I have since had THREE new logic boards, and have been unable to do any substantial work on it.
(With this track record, you better believe that I purchased Applecare.)
Finally, in the last go around, I went to the store at Walt Whitman Mall. After holding the machine for over a week, they finally said they'd just give me a new one. (2.6 model) So far this unit has been trouble-free.
Am I happy? Well it's kind of cool to have a new MBP. But I upgrade anyway every couple of years, and I'd have been happier if I had a year of trouble-free use.
I do have to add that Apple's staff was uniformly polite and helpful, which was nice to see.

Danny