Macbook pro crashing during dynamic switching. early 2011

Question

Hello.
I also have a Macbook Pro (Early 2011, i7, AMD 6750M) that keeps crashing to various screens (black, grey, sometimes restart) during dynamic switching to the discrete graphics card or while using the discrete graphics card.
I have read about several people in my situatuion and I also know that apple has released a statement regarding this issue with late 2010 models.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088
The thing is that my computer is a early 2011 and seeing as its basically the same issue, i dont know if that also applies to me.
Alot of people blame the fault on the graphics cards depleating because of heat, and to be honest that makes sense to me. Ever since I have had the computer I have been forced to run fans on close to max rpm whenever the discrete card is in use.
A quick fix would be to run on the integraded card alone, but thats quite frankly not an option. I bought a Macbook Pro to edit images/video, Adobe design suite etc and neither of these things work at all as well as they should (or at all) on the integraded card.
I know that the whole logic board might need replacing, and I really dont want to fork over close to 1000 bucks to get it fixed.
Is there any hope?
Thanks

Answer 1

I have been everywhere to try to get this resolved.  I have also been told I have to pay over £400 (GBP) for a logic board replacement that I have read fails within months far more times than I can recall. I emailed Tim Cook and I got a phone call from a very nice apple rep yesterday who's job is to call people like me and you, then try to sound friendly and understanding, but basically confirm there's nothing apple are prepared to do. I have bought more macs than I can remember, I have persuaded many friends and all my family to 'go mac'. Never again!! I couldn't be more disgusted with the brand I once loved with a passion.
The apple rep said this problem is 'just emerging' to apple . . .  everyone who is on this thread should actually get the problem recorded with apple, so they can basically prove to themselves how massively they messed up with the 2011 macbooks, then probably do nothing. If you are reading this then email your repair case number and mac serial number to Tim Cook.  I myself have decided to ensure all my friends in the media get word of this in the hope they can find a story in it.  Its my ambition to get this story covered with the BBC before Christmas. The only way apple are going to consider a replacement program is if they are forced due to very honest publicity. As the size of this thread proves . . they couldn't care less about our very common issue, its time to make it an issue for apple!