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Re:After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fir... by stalfosknight on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:44PM (#38198300)
That nVidia GPU issue was a design flaw on nVidia's part that nVidia refused to take responsibility for.

The problem is that normal use and wear and tear over time would lead to the GPU physically failing, leading to a non-bootable system and necessitating a whole new logic board.

Apple had a long standing special service program of covering (very expensive) logic board replacements for all of those MacBook Pros that were usually well out of of warranty¹ because Apple gave a damn about making it right whereas nVidia refused to even acknowledge the issue.

Source: I was a Mac Genius at an Apple Store from 2008 to 2013.

1) https://www.macrumors.com/2017/05/20/apple-ends-2011-macbook...

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Re:After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fir... by graphe on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @06:33PM (#38198802)
Apple was supposed to vet them. I expect that answer from razer.

Only took a few years for them to admit it failed under normal use, by that time it was long outdated. I don't pretend waiting at the apple store is a luxury anymore. The brand is tainted to me.

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Re:After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fir... by mastercheif on Saturday November 11, 2023 @09:24AM (#38230521)
Dell, HP, and Compaq were also affected by the issue. The issue was with the die packaging, nearly impossible to catch post-production.

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/10/nvidia-settle...

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