Apple updates GPU warranty on MBPs w/Flawed Nvidia 8600M to 3 years

[Harbourmaster]

"If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within three years of the original date of purchase, a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty."



Specific products affected:
MacBook Pro 15-inch and 17-inch models with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors
MacBook Pro (17-Inch, 2.4GHz)
MacBook Pro (15-Inch, 2.4/2.2GHz)
MacBook Pro (Early 2008)
These computers were manufactured between approximately May 2007 and September 2008



http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377?viewlocale=en_US

[Stephanie]

Oh I guess mine would qualify for that - just curious...what percentage are failing?

Edited because I found the other info.

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Just recently bought my daughter's Penryn. Works OK so far.

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My daughter's new Unibody has lcd flicker problems. She hasn't found anything but other owners complaining. She just called from NZ.

[sekker]

Mine's been good so far - but it's definitely been tricky for Apple to get right, with 2 software updates that made video worse and required new updates to correct.