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05-16-2010, 03:12 PM
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#1 | | (╯°□°）╯聽不到 ╮(°□°╮)
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| Why Apple is awesome
graphics card failed..I have a 4yr old mac..
took it in expected to be raped up the ass for repairs...
magically!!!! 
I WIN!
free logicboard replacement..thats how awesome they are
no warranty..no apple care..FIXED
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05-16-2010, 03:16 PM
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#2 | | I'll be good I promise.
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Riveting tale, Chap.
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05-16-2010, 03:24 PM
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#3 | | Certified Troll: Access Removed
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How did you get that? Apple wouldn't even tell me any information when I called them until I told them the serial number or w/e to make sure it was still under warranty.
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05-16-2010, 03:25 PM
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just took it in and had them tell me what is wrong, and then this is what came back..the screen works again, and its a new logic board...so its almost like i have a "new" mac
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05-16-2010, 09:41 PM
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#5 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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In other words, it's an unpublicized recall.
Just doing a quick Google search for "Apple Recall," it finds recalls on batteries, graphics cards, and logic boards on the first page including a recall on logic boards for Macbook Pros produced in the first quarter of 2006 (which I'm guessing is what yours is).
In other words, Apple sold you a defective product, failed to contact you about it, and because they replaced an acknowledged faulty part, they're "awesome" ... ?
No, if they were truly awesome, they would have told you about this about 3.5 years ago when they found out. Instead, they didn't contact you at all in hopes that, once your logic board died, you'd buy a new Mac and give them more money.
Apple wouldn't even replace my battery under warranty that died after 15 cycles (recharges) and flagged the serial number on my laptop, so when I sent it in through work, it got denied again. I had to wait until it was into Staples' extended warranty before I could get it replaced.
Apple has also heavily screwed me and my GF over on her iMac (in for warranty repairs 6 times in 2 years, still refuses to replace it) and her iPod Touch (stopped working after 3 months, wouldn't turn on, refused to fix or replace it. I was able to get it replaced at work, fortunately.)
Apple can eat my ass.
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05-16-2010, 10:15 PM
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#6 | | Banned (ABWS)
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LOL APPLE FAIL!
If they announced a recall on their macbooks that would hurt their sales like CRAZY
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05-17-2010, 08:25 AM
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#7 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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LOL thread fail
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05-17-2010, 09:14 AM
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#8 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Let me guess, nVidia GeForce 8xxx series video card right?
If so, it's a recall which almost every laptop manufacturer actually recalled. I know for a fact that HP and Dell recalled laptops that had that video card. Guess Apple chose to bury it under the rug.
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05-17-2010, 05:18 PM
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#9 | | Bieksa eats bears for breakfast...
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And how is any other company different. I had the same thing that happened to you with an HP and a Compaq laptop, a Sony mp3 player and a logitech gaming mouse - Apple isn't the only one doing this. And if it is the nvidia graphics card, which I'm sure it is, Dell's entire D620-D640 line of business laptops was affected. My work laptop had to be replaced twice for that video card fiasco. Quote:
Originally Posted by Jmac  In other words, it's an unpublicized recall.
Just doing a quick Google search for "Apple Recall," it finds recalls on batteries, graphics cards, and logic boards on the first page including a recall on logic boards for Macbook Pros produced in the first quarter of 2006 (which I'm guessing is what yours is).
In other words, Apple sold you a defective product, failed to contact you about it, and because they replaced an acknowledged faulty part, they're "awesome" ... ?
No, if they were truly awesome, they would have told you about this about 3.5 years ago when they found out. Instead, they didn't contact you at all in hopes that, once your logic board died, you'd buy a new Mac and give them more money.
Apple wouldn't even replace my battery under warranty that died after 15 cycles (recharges) and flagged the serial number on my laptop, so when I sent it in through work, it got denied again. I had to wait until it was into Staples' extended warranty before I could get it replaced.
Apple has also heavily screwed me and my GF over on her iMac (in for warranty repairs 6 times in 2 years, still refuses to replace it) and her iPod Touch (stopped working after 3 months, wouldn't turn on, refused to fix or replace it. I was able to get it replaced at work, fortunately.)
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05-17-2010, 05:33 PM
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#10 | | RS controls my life!
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apple sux end of story
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05-17-2010, 08:40 PM
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#11 | | Bieksa eats bears for breakfast...
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while we're at it: MS sux, Dell sux, HP sux, Sony sux, Acer sux, Asus sux, MSI sux, and HTC sux too. Oh, and Samsung too.
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Trinity: "DUDE WTF ARE YOU DOING?! ARE YOU INSANE?!?!?!?
Your balls are sensitive things!! They shouldn't be played around with, at least not like that, and you should NOT BE DIPPING THEM IN AFTERSHAVE! Oh my god, I feel sorry for your balls!"
ODC: "Wrong, a roots type blower will produce max boost from 0rpm to redline."
Iceman_19: "A roots makes zero boost at zero rpm, lol"
Ulic Qel-Droma: "haha go google image big black dick. or black cock. i forgot which term i used. it's one of the many." | |
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05-17-2010, 08:52 PM
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05-17-2010, 09:20 PM
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#13 | | The "You'd Know" Moderator
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You know Apple is awesome when they have Foxconn do their dirty work for them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn
and google Foxconn suicide
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05-18-2010, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Iceman_2K And how is any other company different. I had the same thing that happened to you with an HP and a Compaq laptop, a Sony mp3 player and a logitech gaming mouse - Apple isn't the only one doing this. And if it is the nvidia graphics card, which I'm sure it is, Dell's entire D620-D640 line of business laptops was affected. My work laptop had to be replaced twice for that video card fiasco. | There's no such thing as a D640.  I thought quadro's weren't affected.
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05-18-2010, 07:48 PM
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#15 | | Bieksa eats bears for breakfast...
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Quadro's were. We had like 6 go back. Not to mention batteries (we're talking the spares that sat in the cdr/dvdr drive bay) that died in a matter of just months with normal use. And you're right, there is no D640, my bad.
The E series that we're using now seem to be a bit better, but i'm not holding my breath.
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Trinity: "DUDE WTF ARE YOU DOING?! ARE YOU INSANE?!?!?!?
Your balls are sensitive things!! They shouldn't be played around with, at least not like that, and you should NOT BE DIPPING THEM IN AFTERSHAVE! Oh my god, I feel sorry for your balls!"
ODC: "Wrong, a roots type blower will produce max boost from 0rpm to redline."
Iceman_19: "A roots makes zero boost at zero rpm, lol"
Ulic Qel-Droma: "haha go google image big black dick. or black cock. i forgot which term i used. it's one of the many." | |
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