Christmas is coming two months early this year. Regular price is $129 but amazon has it on sale right now for $109. Just placed my pre-order.
I presume that this will be loaded on any Mac computer sold after 10/26. Is there any cause for concern (e.g., bugs that often come with a new OS) since I hope to buy a MacBook soon after 10/26?
With automated software updates, buying early shouldn't be a concern. MS released Vista in order to try to pull even with Tiger. With Leopard releasing soon, looks like we'll have a few more years of Windows playing catch up all over again. Poor saps. I went ahead and pre-ordered online from Apple since I have family in town that weekend and plan to go to a football game that Saturday. No time to drive to the Apple store.
As much as I'd like to get it I'm not putting it on my PowerBook. I'm getting a new desktop soon, so at least I'll save on the cost of upgrading.
No cause for concern. Apple is very good about jumping on the bug fixes and updates. Just run Software Update every week or so and you'll be good to go. Go for that new MacBook! I have an iMac and love it. Those new aluminum ones are sweeeeeeet.
I'm indifferent to this update ... some of the other OS's have seemed more revolutionary. this one seems evolutionary ... like some update I'd get downloaded. Yes, there are some big changes but they aren't big changes in the parts of the OS I use most. It's like the new iLife -- what they updated I wasn't in the mood to pay for (plus I heard they totally redid iMovie and made it much worse and that's a program I use). I have a friend who's a software reviewer and I might be able to snag a copy from them .... but I don't see myself paying for this one.
how's the keyboard ... i saw them at best buy the other day -- it's more like a laptop's keyboard, isn't it? they do look sweet.
Check out this list of 300+ new features and see if you don't change your mind... http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html I actually don't have one of the new keyboards (yet...) but I tried it out at our Apple store and I love it. It is just like the MacBook keyboard keys with a very thin, low profile - great for avoiding wrist pain.
eh, it didn't change my mind ... I mean, the updates to ical, address book, photo booth, etc ... those things aren't worth $129 to me. I'm assuming the new safari will be a free update. the security and airport features look nice, but I'm comfortable with what I have, too. I stand by my statement that it's just polishing what was already there as opposed to something so radical that I HAVE to have it. I'm not saying I won't upgrade, but I'm just not in a hurry to spend money right away. Maybe after playing with it at an apple store I'll change my mind. But I didn't see anything in there that made me say 'I have to spend money to get THAT!'
I was excited about Leopard too until I spotted this: From this site comes word that a full install of Leopard will require NINE GIG (9 GB) of space! That's far less than MS Vista for comparison but still 9 GB folks! Three times as much as Tiger... Slightly over 1/8 of my drive for an OS! Anyone alarmed? That seems excessive... I may rethink upgrading, at least for a while...
Installed an hour ago. So far, so good. Mail and iCal are new and improved. Time machine is cool. I'll report more as I dive into it.
I've never upgraded an OS before - I never did with my Windows machines before I switched, and I bought my first Mac a year and a half ago with Tiger on it. So I'm a little nervous. Did you do a total wipe and install, or just an upgrade that preserved your add-ons and third party stuff?
Sachsen: On a Mac you can install OS in place which is usual. You will insert new OS (Leopard) and reboot from it and an Install program will take it from there offering several install options. Smart users back up their data just in case. Insofar as your "third-party stuff" there should be no problems but try all as soon as new Operating System is running. One caution I would offer is that if you are upgrading the OS on a laptop be sure it is running on full AC and not batteries... running out of juice halfway through an OS upgrade means your computer is hosed eternally! Other than that you should have no problems... The Apple Discussion Forum is a good resource if you have any difficulty upgrading... you may wish to consult their Leopard Board before hand as already size issues of upgrade seem to be an issue in the community.... Good luck...
As a recent convert to the cult of the Mac, I would have to say that Tiger has been grand. I can’t wait to see what Leopard is all about!
After an evening of Leopard use, one word comes to mind......fast. Tiger was quick for me, but this upgrade is a good bit snapper.
"teh snappy" has been a goal of OS X for a while. I'm a bit surprised though. Tiger and ever faster hardware had the sluggish interface about licked. I heard that Leopard was going to be slower.
Don't forget, you can cut a lot of that out by not installing all the printer drivers and languages. It does get absurd, though.