Mid 2010 Macbook Pro (15") - GPUPanic after updating to Mavericks

Question

I started getting this GPUPanic error ever since I updated Mac OS to Mavericks from Snow Leopard and now it keeps crashing very often.
After researching online I found that this macbook did have a manufacturing defect with its logic board
(reffereing to http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088)
and took to the genius bar at apple store. They ran few test and told me that it's indeed a logic board which failed. Now they suggesting to replace it with a new logic board which costs $310 + tax
as it's out of warranty period and I agrued that that if it was a manufacturing defect(reffering to ablove link) apple should fix it for free of cost even though its not covered under manufacturing warranty period(3 years) while they do repair some older macbook under https://www.apple.com/support/exchange_repair/ programme.
Meanwhile does anyone know any workaround this issue while I take on apple support?

Answer 1

tejasmarvel,
Apple’s manufacturer’s warranty lasts for one year, not for three years. Their gratis servicing period for this defect was a one-time exception, lasting for three years. What Apple should do or shouldn’t do is beyond the scope of this forum, although we can certainly hold strong opinions on that topic.
You could run gfxCardStatus to avoid switching to the discrete NVIDIA GPU, which is what triggers the defect.