10.2 costs

[CharlesOwens6]

Hey does anyone know how much Apple will charge for 10.2 upgrade?
$20 again?



iMac 800mhz SuperDrive
5 gig ipod
Sound Sticks iSub

[AlphaTech]

Without knowing how large the installer image will be, or if it will be available for downloading. I would imagine that anyone that purchased 10.1, or a system since that was released, will be able to get a cd with 10.2 on it for the $20. That is what Apple has done in the past with OS updates. I would hope that they put it online, so that those of us with fast internet connections (1Mb+) will be able to download it and burn a cd. We could then install the full update and wait for the cd to arrive. I probably won't go to a store to get it this time, since I purchased 10.1 (full retail version). I also picked up my new TiBook last Friday, and am keeping the coupons for the software update.

[CharlesOwens6]

thanks alphatech!

[Ensign Paris]

It would make sense for them to charge the $20 CD fee, I just don't think Apples servers (even if they are OSX.2 Server) being able to take hundreds of thousands of people downloading the same file, all at the same time :)

Ensign

[Beej]

Originally posted by Ensign Paris
It would make sense for them to charge the $20 CD fee, I just don't think Apples servers (even if they are OSX.2 Server) being able to take hundreds of thousands of people downloading the same file, all at the same time :)

Ensign ...unless the new MacRacks are 2 GHz G5s... :D

[Ensign Paris]

yeah, I wish.

Anyone want to lend me to cash to get one?

Ensign

[jelloshotsrule]

i don't think downloading it is realistic in general... it's probably going to be pretty big, so it will be a long download. of course, these days more and more people have fast internet, so that's not that bad. but, i really don't think most people would know how to burn themselves a bootable cd of the installer. now of course, those people have the option to get the cd from apple stores or online or hopefully even local apple resellers, but i just don't know that there's enough people who WOULD know how... i mean, i'm a mac head of sorts (not a tech or anything) but i would have a hard time burning a bootable os x.2 cd. i'd have to come here just to find out how. haha :p

[iJon]

it will probably be a 20 dollar buy from the online apple store for shipping and handling or a free upgrade if you go to the apple store or an authorized dealer and get it. I work at an authorized apple dealer and they shipped the 10.1 cds to us early saturday morning, the day it came out. i bet thats what they will do this time. it wont be a download. to big.

iJon

[AlphaTech]

jelloshotsrule, all you would need is Toast... Download the image, mount it, and select if from Toast and make sure you have the bootable option checked. It takes less then a minute from the time you mount the image file to when you will be starting the burn. Burn time depends on what you have for a burner. It should range from 3 minutes all the way up to 30 (for the slow pokes who still use burners slower then 8x).

[aafuss1]

I think it will be one that you'll pay for:

General guide:

Pay for updates:
If the new version number has increased by .1 (or .2,.3 and so on) or goes up a version, generally you pay for the upgrade . A exception to this is iPhoto-the upgrade is free.
Examples:

Mac OS X 10.0-10.1
iPhoto 1.0-1.1
Macromedia Freehand 9-10

If the new version number goes up by .001, the update is free:
Examples:
Babya System 10-10.0.1 (or .01 is more familar for pc users)
Netscape 4.5-4.51
Adobe Pagemaker- 7.0-7.01

[Hemingray]

I refused to pay for the 10.1 upgrade (since we all know that should have been 10.0 ;) ) but 10.2 actually looks worth it. The file permissions in the Get Info box is enough to be excited about... throw in spring-loaded finder windows, a new address book, accelerated quartz, (excuse me, "Quartz Extreme"), and things be lookin' mighty good!