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The replacement model failed Rook in 2014 as well, and he received a $1,200 repair estimate from the Apple Store. They exchanged my Early 2011 MBP for a Late 2011 MBP.” After about 3 hours of waiting they came back and told me the logic board had failed. I took it to the Apple Store and they ran some tests on it in the back. “It would sit like that for a few moments and then restart itself, then sit and restart and do it all over again. November 2011 I started my computer and all I got was a blank screen and the fan revved up full-speed,” yet another user who asked to be identified as Adam said, suggesting these issue do not affect just machines that have been used for a few years. “August 2011 I purchased the absolute top-of-the-line (at the time) 17-inch MacBook Pro. Other times when booting up it would come up to the spinning wheel then get stuck on the grey screen and sit there forever - fans kicked up into high gear.” If it booted, it was a matter of time before it froze up and had to be manually shutdown. It went through a few days where it may or may not boot. “Then suddenly had video issues where the screen shifted halfway and wouldn’t do anything. “ began with sleep wake issues – would sleep when should be awake and awake when should be asleep,” another 2011 MacBook Pro user named Holly said about her laptop. The symptoms are the same for many MBP2011 buyers. The new logic board I bought has exactly the same GPU so I expect it to fail too.” “I was forced to shell out $322 for the logic board replacement, despite 2 letters to Apple’s Tim Cook, but none at Cupertino bothered to reply either time. Apple Store Phoenix’s head ‘genius’ feigned ignorance of the faulty GPU issue,” a Mac user who asked to be identified only by his first name, Eugene, said. The GPU burned out with exactly the symptoms (blue screen, graphics artifacts, horizontal lines, overheating, crashes, etc) as described by thousands of other MBP users. He further shared with BGR three other stories detailing unpleasant graphic card-related experiences with MBP2011 units. Looking for a solution online, Pickard found out that many people have encountered similar difficulties. The problem started occurring more and more frequently since then. Within a day, my computer malfunctioned unexpectedly for the first time, presenting as a black screen, cooling fans engaged and the last second of sound continuously looping.”
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During the Spring semester of this year, I first plugged my computer into an external monitor, using my TV as a larger screen.
The computer worked extremely well for three years without a problem.
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“They offered a two-year expanded warranty, extending the warranty to three full years, however, I declined it. I got the works, 17 inch monitor, 500GB hard drive, 4GB of RAM and the Intel Core i5 processor, spending $2,500,” 2011 MacBook Pro user Jerry Pickard told BGR. “I purchased my MacBook in February of 2011, right after finishing my Bachelor’s degree. One of the affected 2011 MacBook Pro owners reached out to BGR to share his story. Not to mention the fact that some of these repairs are very expensive. The company would swap out the logic board for some users, but the problem would reappear, affecting the performance of the Mac. Many buyers purchased these devices specifically to enjoy those powerful, Pro features.īut thousands of MBP2011 users have been systematically experiencing graphic card-related crashes that occurred right after purchase or a few years later (before or after the extended AppleCare expired), and Apple has not been able to fix the problem once and for all.
“The powerful 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models feature quad-core Core i7 processors up to 2.3 GHz and AMD Radeon HD graphics processors with up to 1GB of video memory for high performance gaming, pro video editing and graphics intensive applications,” the company said. In its press release announcing the device back in early 2011, Apple highlighted the graphics card in the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models.
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However, the laptop still costs a lot of money, and many buyers simply can’t afford to upgrade to a new model every year - nor should they have to, considering that Macs generally have a longer lifespan than competing devices.īut that doesn’t appear to be the case for many MBP2011 units. Apple’s MacBook Pro line is one of the company’s flagship products, a computer that became more and more powerful over the years, and more affordable.
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