Any good reason to apply firmware update 1.2?

Just for those of you with a 2.17 Ghz iMac Intel Core2Duo (purchased December 2006) 20" model, is there a good reason to apply firmware update 1.2? I.e. does it improve compatibility with any other updates? I currently have Boot ROM version IM51.0090.B03. I didn't want to apply it unless absolutely necessary, or if it improves anything. I prefer to say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

a brody...I did apply 1.2 the same day as it came out....wasn't having a problem before and did not have a problem after...saw no change....ain't broke ,don't fix it....for you 2 Al...
but you are both behind
dave

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As the title says, is there any way I can request a firmware update for my BTHomehub2 as I like to keep things updated to the latest version.
Thanks in advanced, ken.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Read here http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12365/~/how-do-i-update-the-firmware-on-my-home-hub-2...
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ALrWA8KTOw

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i researched and read up and tried everything including imacs, g5's, laptops, desktops and every flavour of windows and linux i could find to get it to be recognized
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As simple as it seems, the price of most consumer goods drop the longer its been on the market, especially electronics and MP3 players. The demand is so large Apple can sell shuffles for 150 when they come out. 18 months after its release a shuffle is now its $99!
So even if you are complaining that you have no fix for your shuffle and it its now unusable there is nothing you could do now. Yet you had a whole year to replace yours at no cost. I did it with mine. Walked in into the apple store. Talked with an employee, setup an appointment at the Genius Bar. Came back in an hour for the appointment, and handed over my broken shuffle, he tested it, and handed me a refurbished one and some paperwork. Done.
Now I know your views on the shufle have turned sour but I find it hard to believe there are more cons than pros for this product. Keep in mind this is made for a single user, therfore only one computer is necessary- If Apple allowed it on more computers like the other iPods, they would have to raise the price of the shuflfe to take into account the cost of sharing protected files across computers. If you say it can only be loaded with iTunes, well thats not bad at all. What other software would you use?
A few notable cons that you may not find useful now that yours is broken but would hopefully shed some light on why people actually buy this product:
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Hi, well I´been searching and reading this forum for quite some time and I haven´t found answers to this questions and I though that maybe someone did, so here it is:
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Could this be the cure?

I found out about the update from the MacUser RSS feed. In fact, I was the anonymous user the author referred to in his piece:
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+Wonderful. Now how about them putting some of their resources towards coming up with an improved iMac video driver to stop all of the **** freezing/blue screen/black screen issues we're having?+
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Coolrulez wrote:
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