Macbook Pro NVidia GPU Confirmed Defective by Apple

Back in July I contact both Apple and Nvidia with regards to a faulty GPU article I had read. The article stated that all Nvidia 8600M GPUs were defective as a result of shotty substrates used in the manufacturing process. Both myself and several colleagues have experienced some intermitent issues with our Macbook Pro’s and one of us has actually had 5 Logic Board replacements.

When I spoke to both Apple and Nvidia, they denied any knowledge of a faulty GPU and suggested that the problems being experienced by my colleagues and myself were simply coincidence. Today, October 10th, Apple quietly posted Article: TS2377 which states:

In July 2008, NVIDIA publicly acknowledged a higher than normal failure rate for some of their graphics processors due to a packaging defect. At that same time, NVIDIA assured Apple that Mac computers with these graphics processors were not affected. However, after an Apple-led investigation, Apple has determined that some MacBook Pro computers with the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor may be affected. If the NVIDIA graphics processor in your MacBook Pro has failed, or fails within two years of the original date of purchase, a repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty.

Wow! All of the speculation was bang on!? I better be getting a free upgrade on October 14th.