Apple Discussions thread highlights potential unibody problems
By Nick Spence 09 March 2009
An extended thread of the Apple Discussions forums suggests that the company's flagship laptop, the newly launched MacBook Pro 17in unibody model, may be suffering from defective Nvidia GeForce 9600 graphics processor chips. Cult of Mac reported of a potential link with similar issues affecting the MacBook Pro 15in using the Nvidia GeForce 9400 graphics processor chip, first highlighted in December. The 17in laptop's potential problems appear to be limited solely to the 9600M GPU, causing lines to appear across the screen. Over the weekend Apple Discussions forum users posted further reports of distorted graphics backed by detailed screen grabs. New MacBook Pro 17in owner, sluct, is typical of many users experiencing problems, especially when running demanding applications that require the 9600M GPU. "When running on the 9600M GPU in higher performance mode, recognizable purple/cyan vertical line artifacts, when CPU heats up about 80° Celsius. Power adapter is plugged in," explains sluct.
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