Read before you go pick up Leopard please !!!

I doubt they will be pre-installed for a few days or so. Why don't you just call the Apple store near you?

 

Too logical

 

Hate to tell it to ya but I don't think any Apple Retail stores will have it pre-installed. I called my local store and they said that it probably won't be pre-installed until mid-November. They need to get them pushed out first.

They will give you a drop-in disk and from what I'm told, it's the same as the retail disk. Can anybody confirm it's the same as the retail disk?

 

You (and the iMac) will be just fine if you do the install yourself, so don't worry about that.

 

To be honest, sometimes pre-installed operating systems come with additional programs like OmniOutliner, that Comic program (can't remember the name), and a game or two. If you buy an iMac today, they will give you the drop in disk.... I can't verify if it will come with those apps.

I don't use those apps much, it's nothing big. However, that may be a small difference if you wait until it's pre-installed. If that's a huge deal, you might want to wait and keep calling your local apple store until it's pre-installed. I personally want Leopard now, so I ain't waitin'!

 

Yes, if you buy any Mac now, it's pre-installed

 

....online that is.