Agreed. My G4 Powerbook had a problem reading one of my RAM bays and my Apple Care had been expired for 6 months and Apple offered to fix it for free and paid all shipping costs. I have found if you are nice to them they are nice back and will take care of you.
Have you tried doing a hard reset - holding the home and power button at the same time until the unit restarts? If not try that and see what happens. Otherwise I would probably restore it to factory settings and try installing the update again. If you have your apple receipt it should let you...
I'm a huge fan of Cambridge, I have owned the 640c v1 and v2 and have been very pleased. They pack a lot of quality and features into their gear for a reasonable price. I have not see any reviews yet either but I'd imagine they are coming soon.
THey have plenty of speed on defense. Their D-Line will give GT fits. Iowa's defense is not complicated...just play assignment football, which is how you stop the triple option.
AK member Catrafter. Doesn't live in MLPS/ST Paul but he will do the job RIGHT and your gear will look fantastic. You may save on shipping with someone local, but I guarantee they won't do as good of job as Catrafter.
I would suggest a Cambridge Audio 640c. Great mid-level player and bang for your buck. You can get them pretty cheap as they have been discontinued. They have a dual Wolfson DAC and if you want you have ability to upgrade in the future with an external DAC. Do a search, you should come up with...