Yeah you choose what card you want in the Energy Saver preferences. You have to log out to make it work though. Kinda goofy if you ask me.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - What, Where, When, Why & How much
- Thread starter t0mat0
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
You select either "Better battery life" (integrated GPU) or "Higher Performance" (discrete GPU)
Then you have to log out and in for the change to take effect so the discrete GPU can be turned on or off:
http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3435&p=3
I think that is an error - it says Ships: delivers on 28th Aug. I think it should be saying Ships 28th Aug like the other sites. There's no way they can guarantee a delivery date to everyone in this way
my bad you are correct
just looked at my confirmation email and it says
How long will my order take?
We estimate your order to be shipped by By August 28th.
We expect your order will arrive by post to your shipping address on or before .
quick q while i'm here, if i do a full time machine backup before i do a clean insstall will i just be able to put photoshop back in from time machine or will i need to reinstall ps from the install disc?
I also think this is a misunderstanding. the on or before doesn't refer to the 28th August. I reckon it should say something like 'we expect our order will arrive by post to your shipping address on 2nd September or before'
He means using the integrated and discrete on the go instead of logging out everytime which gets very annoying
Register's First Look article
PC World's 10 Reasons Snow Leopard Is Ready For Business - but is it More Snore than Snarl or is it Set To Pounce? Come Friday, the Battle Begins
7 Best features Update routes ComputerWorld Zdnet -
Did Thurrott ever do more than Part 1 of Windows 7 vs 10.6?
- undoubtedly faster
- more responsive than its predecessor
- excellent compatibility
PC World's 10 Reasons Snow Leopard Is Ready For Business - but is it More Snore than Snarl or is it Set To Pounce? Come Friday, the Battle Begins
7 Best features Update routes ComputerWorld Zdnet -
Did Thurrott ever do more than Part 1 of Windows 7 vs 10.6?
Ordered SL yesterday but I am now having second thoughts...
There isnt much of a change but the added speed of shut down and start up on my macbook is going to be well received. But, my point is: Is the price right for what we are getting? And, couldnt this be completed in an update via a Software Update...
There isnt much of a change but the added speed of shut down and start up on my macbook is going to be well received. But, my point is: Is the price right for what we are getting? And, couldnt this be completed in an update via a Software Update...
A new kernel (32 and 64-bit)
OpenCL and Grand Central frameworks
Quicktime X
Exchange support and optimizations everywhere aren't something you push over an update.
I don't know how someone has second thoughts over a $29 upgrade that brings so much. Hell my dinner alone last night cost me $21.
I agree. When I pre-ordered my iPhone 3GS, it said "Ships: Delivered by June 19." That's the day I received it from Fed-Ex. I don't see why it won't be the same with SL on Aug 28.
Hello
I have a Macbook C2D 2,2GHZ (santa rosa, late 2007) with 4GB Ram.
Does anybody knows (has tested it with a pre release or something) if there will be a big difference in speed if I upgrade mac from Leopard to Snow Leopard on a machine like mine?
This doubt is the only thing that keeps me from buying the upgrade for now. I guess If first would like to wait and see what people with a comparative system are experiencing and then see if the upgrade is worth it (even if it's only 29).
I have a Macbook C2D 2,2GHZ (santa rosa, late 2007) with 4GB Ram.
Does anybody knows (has tested it with a pre release or something) if there will be a big difference in speed if I upgrade mac from Leopard to Snow Leopard on a machine like mine?
This doubt is the only thing that keeps me from buying the upgrade for now. I guess If first would like to wait and see what people with a comparative system are experiencing and then see if the upgrade is worth it (even if it's only 29).
Snow Leopard & antimalware?
http://gizmodo.com/5345382/snow-leopard-has-hidden-antivirus-talents
OS checking pkg and dmg files?
Front page MR
Details from Apple on Snow Leopard
Guess we'll be seeing some video from Apple in 3 days time.
Regarding GPU-accelerated video playback, does QuickTime X use more than just the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU?
Snow Leopard app compatability
Check out http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/ - there are also 2 decent threads - one showing compatability, one incompatability in the forum. (Awaiting confirmation about a Snow Leopard specific Tricks, Hints etc thread).
OpenCL tutorial http://www.macresearch.org/opencl_episode1 - 228MB (not a fan of QT on a webpage, easier to download in background imo) Dr Gohara from Washinton University School of Medicine, Center for Computational Biology (iGotchi on twitter) a "tutorial series [that] will hopefully help getting many of you acquainted with the technology and what it can do. Instead of doing text tutorials, I've decided to present these as video tutorials.
Real world example around 34 min - WWDC talk demo, real world code - APBS - evaluating electrostatic properties of biological molecules (ratinonal drug design, protein protein interactions etc).
Using 1 core of a Mac Pro - 57 sec
Using 16 threads with a Mac Pro - 4 sec
Using GPU GTX 285 - 0.18 sec (getting the exact same results)
Edit: 57 seconds to 180 milliseconds. For some things, OpenCL is a big thing. The example is a 20x improvement or more.
So GM is Build 10A432? Front page
http://gizmodo.com/5345382/snow-leopard-has-hidden-antivirus-talents
OS checking pkg and dmg files?
Front page MR
Details from Apple on Snow Leopard
Guess we'll be seeing some video from Apple in 3 days time.
Regarding GPU-accelerated video playback, does QuickTime X use more than just the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M GPU?
Snow Leopard app compatability
Check out http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/ - there are also 2 decent threads - one showing compatability, one incompatability in the forum. (Awaiting confirmation about a Snow Leopard specific Tricks, Hints etc thread).
OpenCL tutorial http://www.macresearch.org/opencl_episode1 - 228MB (not a fan of QT on a webpage, easier to download in background imo) Dr Gohara from Washinton University School of Medicine, Center for Computational Biology (iGotchi on twitter) a "tutorial series [that] will hopefully help getting many of you acquainted with the technology and what it can do. Instead of doing text tutorials, I've decided to present these as video tutorials.
Real world example around 34 min - WWDC talk demo, real world code - APBS - evaluating electrostatic properties of biological molecules (ratinonal drug design, protein protein interactions etc).
Using 1 core of a Mac Pro - 57 sec
Using 16 threads with a Mac Pro - 4 sec
Using GPU GTX 285 - 0.18 sec (getting the exact same results)
Edit: 57 seconds to 180 milliseconds. For some things, OpenCL is a big thing. The example is a 20x improvement or more.
So GM is Build 10A432? Front page
yes i saw that but iono what to click or process to take in order for my price for SL be 9.95
Just to update - John Siracusa got back to a question - His Snow Leopard review will be out on Monday afahk (it's already done and submitted).
xUKHCx has started a new Hints & Tips thread specifically for Snow Leopard here. Still waiting for an email about Up to Date from Apple :| (Shipping on 28th via Royal Mail over a courier most likely). Anyone know if UK stores will have SL in for the open in the morning, or have to wait till 6pm/next day?
xUKHCx has started a new Hints & Tips thread specifically for Snow Leopard here. Still waiting for an email about Up to Date from Apple :| (Shipping on 28th via Royal Mail over a courier most likely). Anyone know if UK stores will have SL in for the open in the morning, or have to wait till 6pm/next day?
Stores will have it at 9AM. UTD is not available at stores though. My order for the retail version went to prepared for shipment last night, hopefully Royal Mail don't strike in the next couple of days!
Not all UK stores open at 9:00am, so do you mean it's on sale at the normal opening times or are all the stores opening at 9:00 especially for Snow Leopard?
Not to be an arse, but 0.18s is 180 milliseconds. Still very impressive numbers, its a shame that none of my Macs have the required GFX card for OpenCL.
Fixed. The need for an interface for desktops and laptops fast enough and with enough bandwidth. The tutorial touches on what the bandwidth issue causes for the GPU. You get something fast enough, and you could outsource the OpenCL to a box/device outside of the computer.