Had to replace my logic board in October or so. It's not related to heavy load. I don't play games, at all, don't watch full screen youtube videos, use much flash, etc. From what most users in the Apple support forum can guess it's bad solder, some have had moderate success rebelling. I lucked out (used loosely) and Apple offered a flat $300 depot repair.
Based on the forum posts, it's not just early 2011, but most of 2011. Basically any machine with that GPU model.
If my machine was 4 years old I might be less irritated, but it was just over 2 when the board died, and from reading the forum, the rate of failure is increasing lately. If it was just me, sure things happen, but clearly there's something larger at play, and i really do hope apple addresses it.
Based on the forum posts, it's not just early 2011, but most of 2011. Basically any machine with that GPU model.
If my machine was 4 years old I might be less irritated, but it was just over 2 when the board died, and from reading the forum, the rate of failure is increasing lately. If it was just me, sure things happen, but clearly there's something larger at play, and i really do hope apple addresses it.