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Mac OS X Leopard Retail Box Video

It amazes me to see how excited you can get about the packaging. :rolleyes: Just like a child that is more fascinated with the wrapping paper than his actual Christmas present.
Have fun!
 
johnlsully said:
It amazes me to see how excited you can get about the packaging. :rolleyes: Just like a child that is more fascinated with the wrapping paper than his actual Christmas present.
Have fun!
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When I die, I want my coffin to look like the Leopard box.

But then again, once I have Leopard, I'll have Time Machine, and then I won't EVER DIE! :cool:
 
johnlsully said:
It amazes me to see how excited you can get about the packaging. :rolleyes: Just like a child that is more fascinated with the wrapping paper than his actual Christmas present.
Have fun!
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Actually, in my experience, children could care less about the wrapper and cannot wait to get to the toy inside. It is the adult who admires the quality of the wrapper as well as the effort/time/care taken by the giver. A well wrapped present is actually a sign of respect.
 
Given the elaborate huge boxes that I've been used to during the past 20 years or so (especially the monstrosity that is the Vista boxes), this is the most reserved packaging I've seen.

If the Vista packaging is a Zune, Leoaprd's is an iPod Touch. A shrink-wrapped box, the height of two CD boxes. It contains the DVD and an 80 page manual of which 5 are related to the installation of the OS and the rest to introducing Leopard's features. Very nice!
 
gamac said:
Actually, in my experience, children could care less about the wrapper and cannot wait to get to the toy inside. It is the adult who admires the quality of the wrapper as well as the effort/time/care taken by the giver. A well wrapped present is actually a sign of respect.
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well put. it seems to be a stage thing. my kids, when very young, loved to play with paper. now, they just rip em open and let the paper fly. as i age, i do appreciate when someone uses nice paper and takes the time to make the wrapping look nice.

and, not just with apple products, i appreciate when a company puts thought into little things like how their product is boxed and shipped. it's these small details that make buying an apple product an fun experience right down to open up the box.

~kyle
 
F'n HECK! I can't stop touching myself!!! ... pity i am only scratching my feet. But, the pictures are cool. One day to go and it arrives.

SiliconAddict said:
I miss the days of real boxes. Yes the smaller boxes save Apple money. Yes they save Apple shipping costs. Yes they cut down on paper use by using less material. And I understand that there isn't nearly as much "stuff" to put in there anymore. Still. Its an irrational thing. I just wish Apple had shipped a real manual in a DVD case sized box.
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WTH? They always shipped these titanic boxes that made no sense. I would rather have a smaller box because they end up in the trash. This might be the first keeper because it is so trick.

I wish they had a really comprehensive manual as well. Apple assumes you can use their filthy, unhelpful help menus.
 
evilspoons said:
Are you serious? It's a BOX. "Satisfying closure" to me will be all the same people crying about how their Mac spontaneously murders puppies due to some critical error they haven't worked out.

Yes, I have ordered Leopard for my Macbook Pro. Yes, I will install it as soon as I get it and I will enjoy the new features, and it very well might be the best Mac OS yet. But take a step back and think about how retarded some of you look. Jeeze.
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I totally agree. A box excites people. Come on.
 
cell-gfx said:
Given the elaborate huge boxes that I've been used to during the past 20 years or so (especially the monstrosity that is the Vista boxes), this is the most reserved packaging I've seen.

If the Vista packaging is a Zune, Leoaprd's is an iPod Touch. A shrink-wrapped box, the height of two CD boxes. It contains the DVD and an 80 page manual of which 5 are related to the installation of the OS and the rest to introducing Leopard's features. Very nice!
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Contradiction? Vista box =/= huge... It's actually smaller than Leopard's box.
 
Multimedia said:
Please tell your dad that I will personally help him with Leopard's iChat remote control if he needs any help figuring out that Leopard is not radically different than Tiger and the learning curve is only about more features not changes to what he already knows. He's gotta install it NOW.
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How will you be installing Multi? Clean, upgrade, or archive & install?
 
Glenn Wolsey said:
How will you be installing Multi? Clean, upgrade, or archive & install?
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i have always just done an upgrade, save for maybe a couple of times when ive done an archive. havent decided how i'm gonna do leopard.
ive never had a single trouble with an upgrade.

i guess i'll use the extra days of waiting for the up to date disc to arrive to see how others fare with the upgrade install.

~kyle
 
Lesser Evets said:
F'n HECK! I can't stop touching myself!!! ... pity i am only scratching my feet. But, the pictures are cool. One day to go and it arrives.



WTH? They always shipped these titanic boxes that made no sense. I would rather have a smaller box because they end up in the trash. This might be the first keeper because it is so trick.

I wish they had a really comprehensive manual as well. Apple assumes you can use their filthy, unhelpful help menus.
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I still have the 10.2 box even though I never owned a Mac with 10.2. :p

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The Apple store happened to be throwing the display boxes out and I asked if I could have one. :) I liked the bigger boxes because some of them aren't just boxes but artwork. Example. Wing Commander 3.

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Glenn Wolsey said:
How will you be installing Multi? Clean, upgrade, or archive & install?
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Always clean. I don't care how fool proof the A&I is nuke it from orbit, its the only way to be sure. :p

PS- Sorry mods for the reply after the post. Usually I hit the reply button, type everything out, cut, edit my existing post, then paste so I have the quote as well. Sometimes I forget and hit post instead. :-\
 
Clean install still best?

obviously not the handiest way to install an OS update but in the old days a clean install was always recommended. is this still the best way to do it?
with a 750gb boot drive it will not be very easy for me to back it up first but if it makes a big difference i will find a way. will it? does anybody know? tks
 
for people that are saying a box is just a box and dont care about how pretty it looks are wrong, the box is everything if the box is well presented and looks great, people instantly pick up the box without noticing the actual product and feel that the product is worth getting/good quality.

where as if the box is badly designed damaged of some sort they will turn a blind eye plus if it were to be damaged the person would pick up another because instinctively they would think the product would be faulty.

packaging is a huge importance to companies get it right their product will seel better, its just like advertising and logos get them right your a winner. everyone subconcously takes in everything on a design, it helps the person choose wether they want this or that company.

so yer it does matter if its pretty and yes it does matter about the product inside the box(for people who will say but its the product im buying it for)
 
kddpop said:
right, i understand that. but my dad went through the "up to date" program to get a $10 copy of leopard. im just curious as to when the up to date copies will ship.

thanks for your reply.

~kyle
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Be glad you are dealing with Apple and not Dell, it took about 8 weeks for Dell to sent out the Vista update to users.

Probably a week or two. They first make sure that the retail channel is well stocked.
 
Should be getting my copy tomorrow, but shockingly i won't be installing it right away.

Want to do a clean install but the only external HD so to speak i have is my iPod, which won't fit everything on, plus my ex is sending my iLife 08 disc back, just can't go back to 06, even for a day
 
kusooooo

Damn, poo, n lumpy bits!
Just tracked the delivery of my ***** and it CAME!
Im at work at 10:40 on a Friday morn here in Japan...
POO!
 
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