Finally I found a good usecase to test the Sudden Motion Sensor of my macbook pro. I was curious to know whether there is an impact of cooling pad’s fan.
Failed to get brightness for displayID
If you are experiencing frequent disk I/O and your console is full of
25/08/12 4:30:19.506 PM ALSPlugin 235.55[62]: Failed to get brightness for displayID 0x042731c0
RIP - My Macbook Pro (13" Mid 2010)
TL;DR If you have a Apple Portable within the 1yr manf. warranty, stop reading and go and buy Apple care if you haven’t already.