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Snow Leopard - That's It?

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Jun 29, 2007
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Like most of us I was excited with anticipation for Snow Leopard. Typically when we get a new OS, or major update to one of our favorite applications there is something new and fun to explore...like the new Facebook app for the iPhone. I do realize that Apple positioned this update for developers to now write apps in 64 bit, so I get that...plus I think the fact that Windows 7 is coming out in Oct made it important as well.

With this upgrade it's done and there really isn't much new to see or use. I do appreciate the increased performance, and I have no regrets, just a little different from what I'm use to for a major upgrade.

So I'll sit back and enjoy the under the hood enhancements....I'll try anyway.
 
Actually, I've found a lot of new features that I never expected from Apple. Mail, Safari, Logic and Quicktime all continually crash for no apparent reason. There's just a barely perceptible speed increase in the OS. But I did reclaim about 6 gb of system hard drive space. And all for just $29.
 
jayducharme said:
Actually, I've found a lot of new features that I never expected from Apple. Mail, Safari, Logic and Quicktime all continually crash for no apparent reason. There's just a barely perceptible speed increase in the OS. But I did reclaim about 6 gb of system hard drive space. And all for just $29.
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It's weird how it differs from person to person. My Macbook feels like a brand new computer. The speed difference is very noticeable for me. And so far I haven't had a since program crash.
 
jayducharme said:
Actually, I've found a lot of new features that I never expected from Apple. Mail, Safari, Logic and Quicktime all continually crash for no apparent reason. There's just a barely perceptible speed increase in the OS. But I did reclaim about 6 gb of system hard drive space. And all for just $29.
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Well, don't blame Apple. If not for Sarbanes-Oxley, Snow Leopard would have been free!
 
Sky Blue said:
Yeah, I can't believe Apple didn't tell us what to expect before hand.
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Thank you, they've only had ALL the features and benefits posted on their website for several months before release. Sheesh, what are people expecting?

What trips me out are some of these Mac fans thinking that Apple was going to secretly change the whole UI to "marble" and get a fancy new multi-colored Dock that dances and plays a song when the mouse rolls over it, a psychedelic menu bar that reads out the words in neon style "welcome to Macintosh" upon boot, the scroll bars replaced with virtual ones that scroll the webpage by use of your own eyes.
Snow Leopard will shine in the coming months after Apple's updates and developers taking advantage of it. You got a whole new computer for cheap, when do we ever get to use those words together when talking about Apple? Just enjoy it. :)
 
Take into count what Apple is charging. This new operating system is about half the price of a video game these days! The upgrade to 64 bit is worth the money alone. Sure it may not be a major revamp visually, like what you are expecting, but for $30 or less you are getting much more computing horsepower.
 
stockcerts said:
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So I'll sit back and enjoy the under the hood enhancements....I'll try anyway.
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You just haven't read any inspirational reviews yet :p

Gizmodo said:
On deeper inspection, Snow Leopard's inconspicuous aspects [...] are found to be the kind of refinement generally reserved for virtuosity. These speed optimizations are deep, reminding me of when a master martial artist puts the entirety of his weight behind a strike [...]The little UI tweaks are no different than when a great sculptor's chisel works to remove everything non-essential during the final steps on a statue. Challenging 30 years of ever more bloated software tradition, the changes here are about [...] reducing friction while becoming more useful by, well, being lighter, less visible.

And if you think that's bullsh*t [...]
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:D
 
stockcerts said:
Like most of us I was excited with anticipation for Snow Leopard. Typically when we get a new OS, or major update to one of our favorite applications there is something new and fun to explore...like the new Facebook app for the iPhone. I do realize that Apple positioned this update for developers to now write apps in 64 bit, so I get that...plus I think the fact that Windows 7 is coming out in Oct made it important as well.

With this upgrade it's done and there really isn't much new to see or use. I do appreciate the increased performance, and I have no regrets, just a little different from what I'm use to for a major upgrade.

So I'll sit back and enjoy the under the hood enhancements....I'll try anyway.
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I would take it back for a refund and wait for windows 7
 
well my iMac is doing just fine after the Snow Leopard update, apps load faster, especially Safari, also Mail is much faster.
Having read as much as I could about Snow Leopard before I decided to upgrade, it was quite obvious that most changes are in the 'background', ie 64bit, so it was quite clear to me and therefor I did not expect any big changes 'up front'.
I am happy with my A$39.00 investment! :)
 
Thats why apple charged so low for the upgrade.. think of it like the 3.0 upgrade for the ipod touch.. nothing really new just a few tweaks.
 
cooknwitha said:
It's weird how it differs from person to person. My Macbook feels like a brand new computer. The speed difference is very noticeable for me. And so far I haven't had a since program crash.
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I agree, it is weird. My Macbook is so much better now, I can't even believe the difference. I had a two year old install, from the "factory" on my Dec 07 purchase.

My Macbook starts up a little faster, shuts down really fast, launchs applications faster and just feel quicker overall. Even the windows and dock animations are faster. I had them turned off, because they seemed sluggish, I have turned Genie and magnification back on and it's all smooth now.

It does feel like a whole new computer. It's amazing that some people are reporting that things are much slower. :confused:
 
from what i've been reading and now that i have it installed, am thinking this should have been a free update/upgrade $9.99 tops (am a cheap a.$$ i guess) guess i'll keep exploring..
 
Well, I'm just surprised here. What happened to all fighters for Mac OS X? Everybody knew what SL will be about. We all knew that all primary and biggest changes won't be visible. Also all we knew about the new finder and quicktime ... (not many new features), so why are you complaining? Everything that was told is delivered. It works bloody good on my 20" iMac, 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM. It's faster, smoother with about 12GB more space available. Of course I had to get some apps updated but generally very easy smile-on-my-face upgrade.:rolleyes:
 
As for all this "magical extra space" coming back/regaining space, I believe I know where it comes from... I bet it (at least partially) comes from the code that was for us Power PC users. It's what made previous OS's universal.

Now, we sit and watch the world go by and listen to the wise (ass) comments that we should know better - that a G5 2.3 Dual Processor with 1TB drive and 4.5 GiB of RAM is simply outdated and should be replaced.


I'm still pissed about this.
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
junker said:
As for all this "magical extra space" coming back/regaining space, I believe I know where it comes from... I bet it (at least partially) comes from the code that was for us Power PC users. It's what made previous OS's universal.

Now, we sit and watch the world go by and listen to the wise (ass) comments that we should know better - that a G5 2.3 Dual Processor with 1TB drive and 4.5 GiB of RAM is simply outdated and should be replaced.


I'm still pissed about this.
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
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The PPC people pissed about being left out should really meet up with the ones that are underwhelmed about the release. In theory, their emotions should cancel out.
 
junker said:
Now, we sit and watch the world go by and listen to the wise (ass) comments that we should know better - that a G5 2.3 Dual Processor with 1TB drive and 4.5 GiB of RAM is simply outdated and should be replaced.
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It was bound to happen someday (PPC no longer supported), that day just happens to be now.
 
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