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Apple Announces August 28th Availability of Snow Leopard
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mobilehavoc
macrumors 6502
not going throgh all 21 pages, but I'd love to see those who threw a fit over the new box art saying "its fake"
now look...
now look...
elmancho
macrumors 6502
macintoshtoffy
macrumors 6502a
Apple released Leopard 10.5 whose last build was never made to the general developer community so there is nothing unusual if Apple did keep building and tidying things up - yet not issue builds outside a group of key partners.
Aren't US prices plus taxes though, where they apply?
Granted it's just a bit, but it edges closer to the £29/$41 mark. Then you could in theory start arguing about the different cost of living etc, and different incomes, so things do quite simply cost different amounts.
Apple are one of the better companies for UK pricing I find. The worst is when you get games consoles that cost $299 and then £299 etc 😛
Lesser Evets
macrumors 68040
I can understand Tiger, if you have a much older machine. The bells and whistles vs. size and drag of Leo make it impractical for older machine.
The moment SL comes through the door, it's on my machine. Anything progressive to speed up the OS and programs on my computer are appreciated. People scared of early versions of OSX must be either paranoid, or doing advanced functions.
As for trolls--if the negativity comes without some qualifying description, it's just more spam to cruise by. I just found it funny that it was so broad and obvious so soon in the thread.
elmancho
macrumors 6502
Hairball
macrumors regular
I'm glad you added the disclaimer at the bottom, otherwise it would have been a petty & ridiculous post.
corinhorn
macrumors 6502a
There will always be glitches.
As the title states there will always be issues. Really there is no way around that, the unknown is whether or not the issues impact you and your software.
Generally you want to avoid updates when you are pressed for time. One alternative though is to install to a separate HD if your platform supports it. Of course on the iMac this would be a joke.
You also have to balance the distruptions this will cause you with any performance gains you might realize. This is hard to quantify when it is just an OS install but SL has been shown to significantly improve some features.
THE IMPORTANT THING PLAY IT SAFE! Have a fall back plan if nothing else.
Dave
That depends upon the glitches found. This is not a question that anybody can answer with certainy.
As the title states there will always be issues. Really there is no way around that, the unknown is whether or not the issues impact you and your software.
Generally you want to avoid updates when you are pressed for time. One alternative though is to install to a separate HD if your platform supports it. Of course on the iMac this would be a joke.
You also have to balance the distruptions this will cause you with any performance gains you might realize. This is hard to quantify when it is just an OS install but SL has been shown to significantly improve some features.
THE IMPORTANT THING PLAY IT SAFE! Have a fall back plan if nothing else.
Dave
elmancho
macrumors 6502
They said that about a aug 28 release, plus, the I life '10 coming in 64bit native seems preety obvious 🙂
nvbrit
macrumors 6502
EagerDragon
macrumors 68020
Just canceled my Amazon order, and pre-ordered from Apple.
Says will be delivered by Aug 28.
Lets see if the shippers can deliver on time.
Says will be delivered by Aug 28.
Lets see if the shippers can deliver on time.
Why is everyone so excited?
Do you think Snow Leopard is going to make that much difference day to day?
Do you think Snow Leopard is going to make that much difference day to day?
Sweet. I'll likely pick it up mid-August just to make sure there aren't any installation issues.
I also need to find a guide on what's best, as i don't really have a big enough hard drive to do a complete backup, So I'm guessing just an "Upgrade" instead of a "Archive and Install" will be fine.
If I erase my HDD can I restore it from Time Machine within Snow Leopard and it'll suck all my apps, files, etc, back in?
What's the best way to handle this?
(To clear out the spiderwebs in the process)
I also need to find a guide on what's best, as i don't really have a big enough hard drive to do a complete backup, So I'm guessing just an "Upgrade" instead of a "Archive and Install" will be fine.
If I erase my HDD can I restore it from Time Machine within Snow Leopard and it'll suck all my apps, files, etc, back in?
What's the best way to handle this?
(To clear out the spiderwebs in the process)
iphones4evry1
macrumors 65816
😱
now I have to decide whether to get this or the new version of windows vista. decisions decisions. haha.
now I have to decide whether to get this or the new version of windows vista. decisions decisions. haha.
farmboy
macrumors 65816
You call this outrageous? Is dad late with your allowance or something? As others have posted, the simple exchange rate ain't all there is to importing and selling.😉
elmancho
macrumors 6502
corinhorn
macrumors 6502a
The difference being that there were many rumors about the 28th release. There are little to no rumors about the next iLife version.
rwilliams
macrumors 68040
I don't know if I'll have a problem or not. But there's no harm in waiting until others discover the bugs or problems and the first update for SL is released. I don't get any special prize or recognition for installing Snow Leopard on release day.
