Apple notebooks with NVIDIA graphics may be defective
October 13, 2008, 12:10 pm
Own investigation, conducted by Apple, showed that some MacBook Pro laptops may be defective graphics processing production NVIDIA, despite earlier statements by the latter, assured in the opposite . Apple promised a free repair laptops with such a defect within two years from the date of sale. Appearance problems may seem like a distortion or no image on the screen of the device. At risk is composed of 15 and 17 MacBook Pro graphics processor with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, issued from May 2007 to September 2008 This summer, NVIDIA has recognized that a defect in the chip package can cause problems in some laptops, including products Dell and Hewlett-Packard. The amount of funds needed to remedy the effects of marriage identified, was estimated at 150-200 million U. S. argued, however, that mobile Mac systems are not affected by this problem.
