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zorg

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May 3, 2006
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Does anyone know the serial number for each revision, and can you please tell me. Like say:

Revision A- #-#
Revision B- #-#
Revision C- #-#
Revision D- #-#
 

nylon

macrumors 65816
Oct 26, 2004
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There are no official revisions. The Dailytech article that indicated that there were revisions were based on nothing more than rumor & conjecture. Additionally it has been verified that Apple's internal technical database has not indicated that any official revisions have been made.

That said, Apple has attempted to address some the issues being experienced by consumers by making minor adjustments to its build process and the firmware which controls the way in which certain components function.
 

Bunsen Burner

macrumors regular
Feb 10, 2006
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There are no revisions yet! With the latest MBP builds, there are still many complaints of overheating, CPU whining and the rest of the medley of troubles that have been a problem for some since the MBPs stated shipping.

A true mainboard revision requires taping it out, breadboarding, prototyping, etc. You think they do this every other week?!?

Using the same components from another OEM or adjusting assembly line procedures (like thermal paste application) in no way constitutes a revised mainboard!

BB
 

BWhaler

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Jan 8, 2003
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Yeah, there was a lot of confusion because of that article, and it was dead wrong.


Here's how your Apple serial works:

First 2 Digits: Factory it was assembled at
Next 1 Digit: Year
Next 2 Digits: Month manufactured
Remained: Your unique serial.

For example: W8619XJ42U

W8: Shanghai Factory
6: Built 2006
19: Built 19th week
XJ42U: Your Mac's serial number


So, people who thought that W8612... or W8613... meant revisions of different motherboards, but the only difference was one was built the following week.
 

sunrobby

macrumors regular
Apr 17, 2006
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Indonesia
BWhaler said:
Yeah, there was a lot of confusion because of that article, and it was dead wrong.


Here's how your Apple serial works:

First 2 Digits: Factory it was assembled at
Next 1 Digit: Year
Next 2 Digits: Month manufactured
Remained: Your unique serial.

For example: W8619XJ42U

W8: Shanghai Factory
6: Built 2006
19: Built 19th week
XJ42U: Your Mac's serial number


So, people who thought that W8612... or W8613... meant revisions of different motherboards, but the only difference was one was built the following week.

Wow so thats the meaning of the serial number, i only know the week's built before. Thanks :) So if W8 means it's built in China, is there any MBP built not in China?
 

FragTek

macrumors 6502
May 29, 2006
377
1
Fredericksburg, VA
sunrobby said:
Wow so thats the meaning of the serial number, i only know the week's built before. Thanks :) So if W8 means it's built in China, is there any MBP built not in China?
Not that I'm aware of... I just got my shipment notification for my 17" MBP and it's a W862204KTJ1. Hopefully the 22nd week will bring good news :)
 

jsnuff1

macrumors 6502a
Oct 4, 2003
730
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NY
FragTek said:
Not that I'm aware of... I just got my shipment notification for my 17" MBP and it's a W862204KTJ1. Hopefully the 22nd week will bring good news :)

I really hope that you changed a digit or two at the end of that serial number and that is not your true number...people with ill intentions can do a lot with that number.
 

FragTek

macrumors 6502
May 29, 2006
377
1
Fredericksburg, VA
jsnuff1 said:
I really hope that you changed a digit or two at the end of that serial number and that is not your true number...people with ill intentions can do a lot with that number.
Nope that's the real number, and I'm really not that worried about it :p
 
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