Occasional freezing

Hi!
I've had the new 13" MBP for about a week now. First it was all nice. I mean, the thing really is fast, but after the dreaded EFI update strange things have started to happen. For one I could mention the low result in Xbenc HDD benchmark, but that is not an issue for me. I am, however, extremely annoyed by this strange behaviour: it doesn't matter whether I am using Safari, Adium or watching a movie in QuickTime, the computer stops responding (text input becomes impossible), shows the spinning beach ball But the cursor is still movable. This freeze lasts for approximately 10-15 seconds but is, sadly, tedious. Has anyone had such a problem or maybe someone could advise me with a possible fix. Thank you in advance!
Kristjan

ccalektro wrote:
Hi!
I've had the new 13" MBP for about a week now. First it was all nice. I mean, the thing really is fast, but after the dreaded EFI update strange things have started to happen.
You'll be wanting to head over to this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2054387&start=1005&tstart=0
Sadly, an Apple Store is where you need to go to get your firmware downgraded. I didn't see one when I was in Tallinn last week. However, if enough people tell AppleCare about this, you can be sure something will be done about it. So call AppleCare, tell them your situation and point them to the thread.

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