Just bought new imac, should i update things b4 i install Logic ?

Just bought a new iMac 27'' i7. Ran software update and a bunch of stuff showed up in the list:
Currently i'm on 10.6.2
Software update list shows
10.6.3
Java 10.6 update 1
iTunes
Airport Base Station update
Remote desktop client
iLife Support
Safari
Airport Client
Which of these do i need to update ?
I have not installed Logic or anything else, iMac is brand new and only been running for a few minutes now.
Also, there are updates available especially for the iMac 27'' :
EFI FW Update 1.0
SMC Update 1.0
Plus there are Snow Leopard security updates available too.....
How should i proceed before i install Logic Pro 9 ??
PLease advise.
Thanks
Faisal

Well, I don't intend to be using it "less" strictly in the sense of time spent - I'll probably still keep it in my lap all the time surfing the web in front of the TV... but yeah, no intensive graphics or music use, just web surfing and the occasional spreadsheet or word document. So long as I won't have networking and file sharing issues then it probably doesn't make sense to upgrade.

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