Macbook Pro Screen Flicker (unibody)

This is the screen flicker that plagues my Macbook Pro at random times. From what I see in the Apple forums I'm not alone.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Macbook
• Pro
• Screen
• flicker

[MissYouMtl]

ok nevermind, I gave it 5 days.... i just saw the first flicker.

[donnyb]

Its a motherboard issue.

[donnyb]

This is the post I did in apples support forum. "I got my MBP 2.8Ghz back today. Fast service! The Main Logic Board was replace. I'll post an update if the problem returns. If you don't hear from me then the problem is gone. " I posted this on 2-12-09 and have yet seen the problem return.

[bryanwalsh1868]

i find it rediculous that so many people have this problem and NOBODY from Apple responds with any acknowledgement of the problem.

[rellama1]

@bryanwalsh1868 its all cheaply produced in China, My first two macs also had big problems, (the white ones)

they re too busy talking about their rising revenues,

[adharlee]

the Mom & Dad scenario was a dry joke (sarcasm) apple removing ports or functionality and re introducing em! the logic board and super drives replacements on my unit is no joke i have 3 receipts here for 2 logic boards and 3 superdrive replacements!

and the price it costs apple!! i now have bought a unibody mac and it still kicks CD's out and i have over 2'500 CD's!!! ORIGINALS!!!

the drive after 4 month does not burn DVDS! the only type it could play was original DVD'S now they no longer play!

[Reverendjim1]

@frijec Your wrong, I am sure of that...

[Reverendjim1]

@adharlee Can hardly understand what you wrote??

[rxstr8]

same thing is happening to mine.. it just started today. it flashes randomly

[basilmiro]

I've found a partil FIX. Install gfxCardStatus and have your card switch modes while in use. The issue will go down to manageable levels.

[adharlee]

Mom And Dad Macbook Pro Have 2 Little Macbook/Air Children Both Rejects One Cries Why Am I No Use Well You Never Inherited The Firewire Port From Your Father' But Why? Well She Replied It Often Skips A Generation.......Your Brother Well... He's Inherited Faulty Genes Too A Poor Logicboard And A Faulty Screen He's Also Very Thin And Weak Both Hinges Snapped......He Also Has No Superdrive Like You... As They Don't Work Anyway' You Had An Injection/Update From Apple At Birth And It Killed Yours....

[adharlee]

APPLES NEW COMMERCIAL....Tag Line.. "New Macbook Family Now No Inbreeds"

buy a new macbook pro and get 1% of a new one when this one fucks up in 3 to 6 month.....the new macbook family can now WORK yes it just "WORKS" scratched screen from new? faulty logic boards? fear not fan boys.....did the dust annoy you behind the display? flickering display? new manufacturing that resolves this YES NEW TECHNOLOGY!! we can update your previous rev to fix screens and boards but were not buy a new one!!! ;-)

[adharlee]

one time we were "just unlucky" getting a one off bad machine now we are "lucky" to get a good one times i have took machines/products back because of issues just to get another as bad or worse than the first' i except technology moves at a rapid pace but apple are no different to microsoft so called "improvements" faster CPU'S etc are different than selling machines/products faulty logic boards bad screens cracking cases (iphone, macbooks) just so they can sell an "improved" model...quality NOT

[adharlee]

have you noticed that with every new product update that being ipod iphone macbook or pro they make out the gen we bought originaly only 3 - 6 month ago were crap and full of problems leaving us feeling we paid top wack for a machine/product thats now obsolete... and they are always faster better oh and have no issues like the first rev ha ha thanks for taking our money for test machines they want to release firmware fixes updates instead of increment stupid software and app store rubbish....