“Apple today launched a new Repair Extension Program that addresses video issues on some late 2013 Mac Pro models,” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors.
“Apple has determined that graphics cards in some late 2013 Mac Pros, manufactured between February 8, 2015 and April 11, 2015, may cause distorted video, no video, system instability, freezing, restarts, shut downs, or may prevent system start up,” Rossignol reports. “Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider will repair eligible Mac Pro models affected by the video issues free of charge.”
Rossignol reports, “Customers can book an appointment with the Genius Bar at an Apple Store or visit an Apple Authorized Service Provider to determine if their Mac Pro is eligible for coverage. ”
More info in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Is your Mac Pro affected by these video issues? Have you already paid for repairs?
How do Mac Pros supposedly manufactured in 2015 end up with chips made in 2013 as “Late 2013 Mac Pros” ?
Please edit.
You’re an idiot, and clearly new here or a troll.
This has been a thing for a long time. Just because you buy it a year later has nothing to do with the design model year. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Macintosh_models
No, that was a legitimate question. I was wondering the same thing myself.
CogDi: The model series is ‘MacBook Pro, Retina, x-inch, Late 2013‘. There was a minor revision of this model series in ‘mid-2014’ but it remained the ‘Late 2013’ model series. The next model series was ‘Mid-2015’, which translates into May, 2015. As you can see, May 2015 comes immediately after April 11, 2015, when the problem group of Mid-2013 model series ended production.
∑ = The article uses accurate dates and terminology.
Sorry I misread the referred Mac. DUH. (0_o)
Damn those AMD/ATI GPUs.
Maybe. But the Late 2013 series ALL used Intel Iris Pro 5200 (2.2 GHz) or NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M and Intel Iris Pro 5200 (2.5 and 2.8 GHz) [to quote Ian Page from his excellent MacTracker app.] The switch to AMD/ATI wasn’t until May, 2015 when the ‘Mid-2015’ series began to be released.
But every single cylindrical Mac Pro has AMD/ATI graphics.
Thank you. I haven’t had experience with it so will bow to your’s.
Derek Currie has misread the original item. It concerns the Mac Pro, not the MacBook Pro.
Damned idiot here. <- Apologies.
Why would you pay for repairs if its under warranty?
Dodged that one.
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