[gollum84]

I feel as though my Macbook Pro has a permanent death sentence.

It's Nvidia 8600M GT chip burned out within a year of purchase, but luckily still within warranty. I bought AppleCare to cover it for the next three years just in case it happens again. But the horrible thing is that I know it will happen again, because the Apple repair techs swapped the fried chip for another 8600M GT.

Will Apple ever really fix the problem or are they just hoping for it to go away?

I use the laptop almost everyday, creating motion graphics, occasionally playing WoW and running Seti@home. Each time I turn it on it's like a ticking time bomb. I just know within 6 months the same thing could happen again, 2 weeks out for repair to get another 8600M GT.

Anyone else have a Santa Rosa Macbook Pro and feel the same way?