NVIDIA…Saga: Part 4 – Got My Mac Back
I got my MacBook Pro back via FedEx this morning while I was away getting my car repaired. (kinda funny)
To recap, my NVIDIA graphics processor/logic board died and the reason was due to a defective shipment of processors sent by NVIDIA between the period of Fall 2007 to mid-2008. I purchased my Mac within that time and showed symptoms that matched the problems outlined in the article on apple.com. So I called Apple phone support to confirm, they agreed, mailed a box to me, and I shipped it off approximately two weeks ago.
Now that I have it back it came with a “AppleCare Service Product Repair Summary” that lists a whole bunch of good news I didn’t request.
Apple covered your repair as described on the left…There is no charge for the service that we performed.
We replaced these parts:
- Optical SuperDrive – optical drive read/write data error
- Keyboard – inoperative key(s) [I didn't even know this!]
- Left In/Out Board – audio alarm/prefailure notice [I also didn't know this. lol]
- Top Case – trackpad button issues
- Logic Board – No video [This is the only reason I contacted Apple for repair.]
I am ever so grateful to Apple for doing more than I asked for, and for free no less! Folks, the cost of this repair is, in the very least, equivalent to a brand new 15-inch MacBook Pro! Furthermore, my Mac’s warranty expired months ago and I have no AppleCare service plan–which I need to get on top of by the way. So, thank you, thank you, thank you Apple, Inc!
-MacDavid
