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- Peter0
My old mbp (MacBook Pro Core i7 2.2 GHz 15", 3rd party ram upgrade, SSD + HDD caddy replacing optical)
had graphical glitches. Scrambled video.Turns out the problem is widespread:
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/m…Apple came out with a recall program:
https://www.apple.com/support/ma…The mbp showed those exact scrambled symptoms, documented those and turned mine in for the program.
Apple runs an AST Test, which it passed.
So: "it's not broken"
Same glitches keep happening, unwanted restarts, but no repairs despite the program. Take it in again.
Apple offers to repair it for 1000$+ despite the 0$ program specifically for this fault.1000$+.
That's stupid.Calls 3rd party repair shop, send them over the papers I got from Apple. They won't take it, no spare parts available for this.
What choice do I have but to buy new.
The machine's inoperable.Orders a new one, maxed out, 3000$+, while simultaneously sent in my mbp through Apples reuse/poweron program to get 350$ credit.
Apple/Poweron runs AST test.
Which fails, coincidentally....So trade-in went from 350$ down to 40$ for the mbp.
Oh Apple you rascal.
- That's remarkably shitty.noneck
- I would have kept pushing for a free repair and not accept that $1,000 B.S.monospaced
- How they grind you down right there. It reads like a scene from Falling Down.fruitsalad
- fruit salad is right ... if this happened to any other PC, they would fix it free, no matter how old, and would offer a trade-in value at LEAST 5X higher for itmonospaced
- fruit salad is right, "Oh Apple you rascal" is exactly how Douglas character phrased things in Falling Down.Peter
- I have he same setup as you, only 17in, never had a problem until last year, the issue you describe here, took it to apple and they fixed it for free...sofakingback
- Even gave me a new SSD. I do remember reading that the program was going to end soon... I woulda kept pushing for it. My computer runs awesome.sofakingback