Can You Trust an Upgrade?
December 22nd, 2009On Monday afternoon, Apple released a fixer-upper to address screen distortion and flickering problems with some 27-inch iMacs. So far, the response has been mixed. Some who had the problem report that the symptoms are gone, while others still report them. I never had the problem, but ran the update anyway without any adverse impact.
In its release notes, Apple also suggests: “If your screen remains black after applying the updater or if you continue to experience image corruption or display flickering after successfully completing this update, contact AppleCare or an Apple Authorized Service Provider.”
This makes it clear that they don’t expect the firmware update to address all of the problems, but it’ll be up to the repair centers to deal with the rest. It may require replacing your iMac’s flat panel display or the entire computer, and that’s up to your dealer. I suppose if you just bought your iMac, getting another will be easier, particularly if you bought it direct from Apple, but a fix is a fix.
