Yup, the $169 version includes iLife 09 and iWork 09 which Tiger users are currently unable to install, hence they are offered the all in one pack instead of buying everything separate for more $$. That is the reason for the two prices, not the actual OS discs. The Snow Leopard install media is the same in both and does allow full installs.
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Yup, the $169 version includes iLife 09 and iWork 09 which Tiger users are currently unable to install, hence they are offered the all in one pack instead of buying everything separate for more $$. That is the reason for the two prices, not the actual OS discs. The Snow Leopard install media is the same in both and does allow full installs.
I'll be upgrading from Tiger. So the consensus seems to be that I could use the $29 install disc to hop straight to Snow Leopard. But the downside to that is that I wouldn't have iLife '09.
But then I could buy iLife '09 for $53 on Amazon.
That's $82 for everything the Box Set provides. Right? I feel like I'm missing something here.
But then I could buy iLife '09 for $53 on Amazon.
That's $82 for everything the Box Set provides. Right? I feel like I'm missing something here.
well..we did pay huge premiums on hardware to own a mac that went straight to apple's pockets, so it's a bit different. Rather, they should want us all to have Snow Leopard so that they don't have to support Tiger/Leopard anymore and to simplify development.
By the way... most people consider a clean install the same thing as format and install.
I've read that Snow Leopard actually does an Archive-and-Install automatically... it's the only option you have (other than erase with disk utility, then installing).
Ah-ha! I figured out what I was missing: iWork '09. That about evens things out.
i saw that, but it didn't make much sense to me.
do i run the disk utility within leopard (i just switched to osx from windows) or is there a different way to initiate it?
Pop in the DVD, restart the computer. It'll boot to install menu, select your language. You'll be at the installer and you'll see the menu bar on the top. Hit utilities -> disk utility -> Select the drive on the left side -> hit the erase tab -> select erase -> confirm erase -> erase. If you hit the security options you can zero out the drive first and then it'll format.
Once that's done close Disk Utility then run installer.
iLife 08 questions
I am on Tiger and want to upgrade to SL. I don't need to upgrade to iLife 09 or iWork 09.
I want to do a clean install, my question is regarding iLife 08.
If I use the $29 upgrade disc, and do the clean install how do I get iLife 08 back?
I assume I was given a disc with iLife 08 when I bought my iMac a few years ago?
I am on Tiger and want to upgrade to SL. I don't need to upgrade to iLife 09 or iWork 09.
I want to do a clean install, my question is regarding iLife 08.
If I use the $29 upgrade disc, and do the clean install how do I get iLife 08 back?
I assume I was given a disc with iLife 08 when I bought my iMac a few years ago?
Instead of doing that, can you just pop in the SL disc then restart the computer and hold "c" then follow the steps?
edit: What is the point of running disc utility before continuing with the Installer? Doesn't it automatically format and install SL?
No prob
Yes.
The steps I listed are for a CLEAN install. What the SL installer does by default is archive and install which saves your settings and files.
Gotcha. Thanks.
And do you happen to know how to save the network settings without using a Time Machine? Manually perhaps?
Welcome.
I don't know how to do it via TM. Manually, I'm not really sure. I think it would involve the keychain and perhaps a plst file.
one more question - will the utility menu load when i boot up with the dvd in, or will i have to hold a key?
10.4 Tiger users have to do for 10.6?
I am hoping as soon as someone gets the 30 dollar upgrade disc finds out if it's got the whole OS on it; and can tell me if it needs to verify previous 10.5 to work. A lot of people are saying the upgrade disc and the one in the boxset are identical, I would sure love to save some money if that is true.
I know get the boxset is what some of you are going to say, well I'm struggling college student and shelling out 169 right now ain't going to happen. I may have to just torrent 10.5 and then buy the 30 dollar upgrade.
I am hoping as soon as someone gets the 30 dollar upgrade disc finds out if it's got the whole OS on it; and can tell me if it needs to verify previous 10.5 to work. A lot of people are saying the upgrade disc and the one in the boxset are identical, I would sure love to save some money if that is true.
I know get the boxset is what some of you are going to say, well I'm struggling college student and shelling out 169 right now ain't going to happen. I may have to just torrent 10.5 and then buy the 30 dollar upgrade.