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 unli
