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1358167 2013-10-29 00:14:00 Hi All
My MBP died and I'm looking to get it fixed so my son can use it for a while. Most likely GPU as it still is starting up 25% of the way.
Is there anyone here who does or knows of any affordable repairs around top of the South or Wellington?
Thanks :-)
notechyet (4479)
1358168 2013-10-29 00:58:00 If its a design fault, you may have to replace the whole mobo. If it's got an 8600M GT GPU in it this may have applied before (support.apple.com)

More info about the faulty 8600M GT GPU'S here (arstechnica.com)
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1358169 2013-10-29 01:41:00 Speedy, thanks. I have seen those pages when I did go through the web to do a symptoms based search. Found one shop on TM which is wanting 1150+gst to replace the LB. I think that is a bit much. notechyet (4479)
1358170 2013-10-29 01:48:00 Try somewhere like Ebay. If you know what the exact part number is for the mobo, it maybe cheaper than trying to buy it off TM / in NZ.

It's where I decided to go, (ebay.com.au) when I replaced the keyboard on the netbook here (the home keys were dead). It was a lot cheaper than the place that sells HP parts here
Speedy Gonzales (78)
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