2011 macbook pro video card replacement program

Just listen to Marco Arment, John Siracusa and Casey Liss from the latest ATP Podcast.

Now 'innovation' for Apple just means just making hardware thinner (and impossible to fix) and software devoid of features it used to have, in the name of supposed 'simplicity'. They used to pride themselves in software that was incredibly powerful, yet still intuative to use. There was a time for Apple when 'elegant design' meant making computers that were maybe a bit bigger, but still beautiful. Well it's Apple's fault for making a 'pro machine' that was infinitely more upgradable and at the same time cools it's GPU's 1000x better into a damn trash can that's slowly cooking the dGPU's just like iMacs and MBP's!Agreed. One customer claimed Apple agreed to replace his Mac Pro's graphics card after he contacted the company's support team about the issue.Īpple also launched a repair program for 2011-2013 MacBook Pros with video issues in February 2015. Unlike Apple's voluntary recall of some international AC wall adapters last week, Apple is unlikely to publicly announce this repair program on its support website, but it may contact some customers directly.Ī lengthy Apple Support Communities topic was posted about Mac Pro video issues in February 2015, and it has since amassed nearly 3,500 views and 50 replies from affected users. AMD's FirePro D300 GPU on the base Mac Pro is not listed.Ĭustomers can book an appointment with the Genius Bar at an Apple Store or visit an Apple Authorized Service Provider to determine if their Mac Pro is eligible for coverage. AMD's FirePro D500 (high-end model) and D700 (built-to-order) GPUs are affected. Apple lists a turnaround time of about 3-5 days.Īpple says both graphics cards must be replaced on Mac Pros exhibiting any of the problems listed above. Apple today launched a new Repair Extension Program that addresses video issues on some late 2013 Mac Pro models, according to an internal notice obtained by MacRumors.Īpple has determined that graphics cards in some late 2013 Mac Pros, manufactured between Februand April 11, 2015, may cause distorted video, no video, system instability, freezing, restarts, shut downs, or may prevent system start up.Īpple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider will repair eligible Mac Pro models affected by the video issues free of charge until May 30, 2018.

2011 macbook pro video card replacement program