Video Card trouble with MacBook Pro

dundadun · 02-06-2012, 06:43 PM

Any idea what I should expect to spend to get this repaired or replaced?

Falcon16 · 02-06-2012, 11:25 PM

well it depends on if it's on an MXM or if it's soldered on to the board. if it's an MXM I'd expect to spend $200 or so depending on what card it is. If it's soldered to the board you're looking whole motherboard replacement which could be very costly.

dundadun · 02-07-2012, 12:55 AM

Thanks, so it's either I can afford it or can't. Awesome.

So one more question, the one in question is way past any warranty. Still worth it to go genius bar? Or just go to a local pc/Mac/game console repair place?

CJOttawa · 02-07-2012, 07:26 AM

Always bring your Apple gear in to the Apple store, if you have one locally. In my experience, they will usually try to find a way to help you.

philosophia · 02-07-2012, 07:58 AM

If your laptop has an Nvidia card you might want to read this.

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dundadun Boom. Yummy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SoCal	Thanks, so it's either I can afford it or can't. Awesome. So one more question, the one in question is way past any warranty. Still worth it to go genius bar? Or just go to a local pc/Mac/game console repair place? __________________ __________________ Pirate Intimidator and the Most Comfortable Gun Ever Dukie Lever Gun and now Smiley-ized Feedback random bits for sale as well as items I want to buy! "I'm just a little bitty feller, I need a big gun."-Josh Randall "They don't let me out very often." -CCMachinist

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02-07-2012, 07:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
CJOttawa Immune to sales tactics. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Canada's National Capital	Always bring your Apple gear in to the Apple store, if you have one locally. In my experience, they will usually try to find a way to help you.