[jogloran]

I have an early 2011 and have had this problem twice. The latest time I was working in SF and didn't think they would replace the logic board again for free, it being three years out of warranty. They did, which suggests to me that internally Apple has been aware of this problem for quite some time. This program gives me relief because I can see the problem happening again.

If I remember correctly the store said it was due to loose connections between the logic board and the discrete graphics. It originally manifested as lockups as soon as the discrete GPU kicked in. For anyone else seeing this problem, I was able to manage that using a tool called gfxCardStatus which disables the discrete GPU.

I'm pleased that Apple is doing the right thing by their customers and offering to reimburse historical repairs.

[X-Istence]

I had a 2007 MacBook Pro, it had the original round of Nvidia issues. I got one from a friend in 2013. Originally I was going to use it as a parts machine because I wanted the CD drive, but instead I realised it may have the Nvidia issues. I brought it into Apple and it popped for the issue, so they sent it off, I got it back and it was fully functional again. No charge.

To this day it still works without issues :-)