<p>So basically.. It could just not work/stop working? =/</p>
<p>I should of said it has a higher rate of failure. All cards could, but with the 8600 it will be more likely to fail.</p>
<p>Though apple will repair the card for you at no cost.</p>
<p>Apple</a> to repair MacBooks with faulty Nvidia GPUs | Apple - CNET News</p>
<p>I would go with the macbook if you don't need the extra graphics power. The 9400 in the new macbook is a pretty capable graphics card on its own too though.</p>
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<p>if the video card should fail within two years (three with Applecare), Apple will replace the motherboard with a new, revised version of the 8600. and i wouldn't be so bold to call it a "high rate of failure"...</p>
<p>graphics isn't so important for photoshop as much as screen space, like chipmoney said.</p>
<p>The 9400 is only a "pretty capable graphics card" compared to previous onboard integrated graphics systems. Compared to a dedicated graphics accelerator like the 8600 and 9600, it's quite underpowered.</p>
<p>I have an 18-month-old 8600M GT MacBook Pro and have had no trouble with it. It's not like every 8600M suddenly explodes after a year or something.</p>
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Well, yes. Why wouldn't he use Photoshop CS4? If he's going to be buying a computer today for photo editing, to me it doesn't make sense to buy one that is incapable of taking advantage of the latest software. Undoubtedly, future iterations of photo editing software are only going to become more reliant on GPU power.</p>
<p>Also remember that the next generation of Mac OS X - 10.6 Snow Leopard - will feature a new Apple technology called OpenCL, which will allow developers to easily take advantage of graphics processing units for non-video display tasks.</p>
<p>Would Snow Leopard be on the old MacBook pros, if I were to get one?
Btw, I'm not a man. But, I probably will be using CS4. Does anyone know if the price of the new-new MacBook Pros might go down?</p>
<p>I had one MacBook Pro die and Apple replaced the motherboard. Dell has had a huge problems with 8400s. I have two other MacBook Pros and I think that the odds of their video cards failing is pretty good.</p>
<p>Apple recently announced a problem with the 9400s in the new MacBooks. nVidia will release a new stepping of the graphics chip (B3) in January which should fix the problem.</p>
<p>I'd wait until February if possible if you want a new MacBook or MacBook Pro unless the old one with Intel Integrated Graphics is good enough.</p>
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<p>if you were to buy from Apple after Snow Leopard is released, refurbished or clearance Macs should include an upgrade disk, at the very least. i don't have personal experience, though.</p>
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<p>retail price won't. Apple might decide to increase the education discount, or they might not. if you want cheaper, buy online so you don't pay taxes and/or buy refurbished or clearance.</p>