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NVidia Offers 200 USD per Defective GPU

By linathael. Original by Lionel - 09/09/2008 15:54:05 CEST - Category: Video
According to information available on the web, NVidia is offering 200 USD per defective notebook GPU to computer companies. It should cover cost linked to shipping GPU-defective notebook back to repair center, replacement of the motherboard, then potentially repairing the latest.
Based on the 200 millions USD budget allocated by NVidia for covering the costs associated to this issue, it means that the company expect that 1 million GPU will turn dead within the warranty period, while hundreds of millions of potentially defective GPU have been shipped...
Unfortunately, end users who will directly be affected by having their notebook turning dead from one day to the other will of course not receive financial compensation for the lost or time or productivity... It remains unclear how such defective GPUs will be covered when the warranty period will be over (one to 3 years in general). However, in most EU countries, computer companies should not forget that hidden defect are associated with unlimited warranty, meaning that Apple and others will have to cover motherboard replacement on any affected notebooks, so they should ring at NVidia's door to mention those points as it will not only cost money for one or 3 years, but maybe 5 to 10...

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