I keep looking at the 21.5" iMac. Making my decision easier Cotty. Dave
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Cotty <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Macbook Pro I got just over three years ago (one month out of > the extended 3 yr Applecare warranty I bought with it) and it suddenly > died on me Thursday. Wouldn't boot. Managed to rescue the few things I > hadn't back up in a couple of days (by Target Disc mode onto my G4 > desktop). Started troubleshooting but despite single user mode fsck, > hardware test CD, swapping RAM about (with crossed fingers, I couldn't > get past a kernel panic screen. Bit of web reading and it looks like the > nvidia graphics card could be the cause in what appears to be a known > issue on my model. Went to Apple Store Bath (no, not an Apple Store in a > bathtub, it's a place called Bath!) and a genius ran the GPU tester - > yup "FAIL".... > > The he brightened my day by telling me the logic board (with all bits > attached inc graphics card) would be replaced free of charge, ready to > collect Monday. > > Say what you like about Apple but there's a reason some of us are fanboys! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
