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Quoting unnamed Apple sources, Daily Tech reports that MacBook Pro—Airport, heat, display—issues are being addressed via motherboard replacement. Revision D product is said to carry serial numbers starting with the prefix W8611.

“I spoke with Apple over the weekend, and to my surprise, some of the issues are well known. Known well enough in fact, that Apple has already started addressing these issues in updated MacBook Pros,” said correspondent Tuan Nguyen. More …

The 10.4.6 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies:

- login and authentication in a variety of network environments
- file access and byte range locking with AFP file sharing
- network access when using proxy server automatic configuration files
- connecting to Cisco VPN servers using IP/Sec
- using Bluetooth wireless devices
- searching iWork ‘06 and Microsoft Office documents with Spotlight
- saving Word documents automatically when using a network home directory
- creating Automator workflows for iPhoto 6
- synchronizing contacts and calendars to .Mac and mobile phones
- mounting and unmounting iDisk volumes
- compatibility with third party applications and devices
- previous standalone security updates

For detailed information on Security Updates, please visit this website.

There are Delta and Combo versions of the 10.4.6 updater, and there is also a Server 10.4.6 updater, with its own warnings: