1. What is it with Apple and their updates these last few months? They have in essence a finite numer of configurations out there and they seem to mess stuff up regularly.

Whenever I read about an update, I hold off for a few weeks, read TUAW and Apple Discussions and only if nothing creeps up I might instal the update.

I've held off 10.4.10, that latest QuickTime i[date and iTunes 7 alltogether, after reading user experiences.

Posted at 4:50PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Lars

2. MacBook Pro 15" user right here. Software Update does not offer this update. The link you post (to Apple) states updae version 1.0.

Have Apple removed the update or are TUAW jumping the gun?

Just one bit of advice for the writer of this post. Probably best to point out that 'problems may occur' before you state go grab it.......

Posted at 4:57PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Metaphor

3. We eat jam and ham and spam a lot!

Sorry for those in trouble by the update though :)

Posted at 5:18PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Dextro

4. MBPro user here, 15": contrary to usual, I just downloaded the firmware update, 'cause I was having problems with a 7 days old MBP. Horror!: whole thing came down, could never restart again, no PRAM resetting worked, superdrive kept spinning noisily, could not restart in T mode, nor C mode. Took the thing to Apple retail and they are giving me back a new one: not even the geniuses there could find an answer. Be aware folks: don't install the update!.

Posted at 5:38PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Charlie

5. i did the update on my 2.2mbp and i don't see a difference my screen was good, still good, no problems at all.

Posted at 5:58PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Sander Backus

6. So I'm sitting here at work and I read that sentence "have to push the PRAM a lot", hovered over the link, saw Monty Python and thought for about 5 seconds when they sang the Camelot song, and burst out laughing.

Definitely made my day.

Posted at 6:03PM on Jul 13th 2007 by MxSix

7. ok i did that update yesterday. i had to push the button many times and i was scared (only a few weeks to the wonderful mac world).
The answer i got is, what exactly this update does? i dont have any issues with my screen and i didnt had...
MBP 15 2.2 here btw.

Posted at 6:09PM on Jul 13th 2007 by cheez

8. I have the 2.4 and I just installed the update with no problems. Before my screen was fine, if a little bit off color-wise so i calibrated it. I installed the update, calibration of the original was still not to my liking so I stuck with mine. Over-all nothing happened. The only thing I might say is that the yellow tint at the bottom is gone.

Posted at 6:12PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Josh

9. probably worht mentioning in the post that it's only for the new Santa Rosa MBPs, not all models.

Posted at 6:30PM on Jul 13th 2007 by andrew harrison

10. I applied the update earlier today, everything seems to be fine... no issues to report at all yet.

I only notice the display glitches after the machine has been running for a while, and of course, never when connected to a display. Guess time will tell if it fixes it for good.

Posted at 6:38PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Travis Bell

11. Terrfied of how bad software is out of Apple lately. Safari 2.0, iTunes library failures, and now this...

What happened to "It just works"?

Posted at 6:47PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Josh Farkas of Pixelton

12. *applause for the Monty Python joke*

Posted at 6:47PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Dannel

13. Well, Safari is an alpha or beta or something (basically, it's not an update because it's not a final piece of software - download at your own risk!).

But, on topic a little more, I installed the update on my Santa Rosa MBP aaand... everything seems the same, pretty much. There could be some better color or more even backlighting, but nothing really noticeable. Also, there are reports that this update has improved battery life substantially (like an extra hour), but I don't use my MBP off the cord a lot, so I wouldn't know...

Posted at 8:21PM on Jul 13th 2007 by Zach S

14. The update is only intended for the new MBPs. I was having an issue with expose was stuttering a lot and it seems to have disappeared with this update.

Posted at 9:24PM on Jul 13th 2007 by fuzzylogic

15. Huh? What Firmware Update? It doesn't show up on mine.

And what problem is it supposed to really fix? I have not had any problems with mine.

Posted at 9:26PM on Jul 13th 2007 by K

16. It went well here. I even still have all my 4 Gb of PRAM. Oh well, RAM.

Posted at 10:37PM on Jul 13th 2007 by mare

17. I did the update on my 2.4GHz 15". I didn't have display problems before, although as someone else said I thought the default calibration was disgusting and made my own. When it rebooted I thought I could tell something was vaguely different with the display. Perhaps the color is better, or maybe the backlight brighter or more even. I thought it possible that the screen image "pops" a little more, but it could just be me seeing a difference because I'm looking for one.

I do see that the flickering from having the backlight dimmed has changed. Instead of being distinct horizontal lines, I still see movement, but it's a more subtle movement, like clouds.

I had no problems with the install, and the screen seems the same or better, so it gets the OK in my book so far.

Posted at 12:19AM on Jul 14th 2007 by PSM

18. I had problems installing it, possibly because I did a migration from my old 1G MBP and the old EFI updater was still there. I had to forcibly delete the firmware updater in /Applications/Utilities, then reinstall the standalong package before the power-off sequence finally gave me the progress bar.
It seems to work so far, I'm crossing my fingers.

Posted at 12:40AM on Jul 14th 2007 by Fazal Majid

19. Just installed the update and I'm now having problems with the display. It looks like scrolling bands are moving from the bottom of the screen to the top. This definitely started right after the firmware update.

Posted at 12:54AM on Jul 14th 2007 by Patrick

20. Just did the update on my one week old Macbook pro (2.4ghz santa rosa). Didn't have screen issue before, and no issue post-update either. Screen contrast appear to be slightly higher after update, or could just be my imagination. I am using a custom calibrated color profile also. The original is too washed out and too warm.

Posted at 2:34AM on Jul 14th 2007 by Hao