THE VIDEO SHELF · laptop gpu repair
Reballing flip chip GPUs is BULLSHIT - the truth about dead laptop GPUs & repairing them.
Louis Rossmann argues that reballing flip-chip GPUs is not a real fix for dead laptop GPUs. He explains why such repairs and oven reflow tricks fail and what is actually happening with failing hardware.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN people cite it to debunk oven-reflow and reballing repair folklore, and as part of Rossmann's critiques of Apple hardware quality.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Louis Rossmann
- Topic
- laptop gpu repair
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2019
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Watch a bunch of Louis Rossman YouTube videos. He knows all about the seedy underbelly of Macbook hardware design mistakes. [VIDEO]
stcredzero on Hacker News · 2018-07
In Apple releases software fix for MacBook Pro slowdownHas anyone watched Louis Rossman's video series on this topic? It's pretty funny. He thinks oven reflows are a bad idea. Reballing flip chip GPUs is BULLSHIT - the truth about dead laptop GPUs & repairing them. - [VIDEO] Luckily, he also shows the proper …
ScottFree on Hacker News · 2019-04
In Baked MacBook Air: A cautionary recipe
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