Comments on: UPDATED: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Ships Friday, Aug. 28!

By: Greg Foster

Greg Foster — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:27:14 +0000

just installed my copy of Leopard and it gave me back 17GB of HD! They only said 6 and I got back 17! Awesome!! AWESOME!

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:50:01 +0000

At Chuck: thank u Chuck for hearing what I have to say. My point is as I go into the store and I buy my pc I know that that is the only time I'll have to spend money on it. Not even mentioning the staggering difference in hardware performance versus price when comparing macs vs pc. I know that when I pay that $1000 that is the only money that is comming out of my pocket. I am not responsible for incopetent work lazy apple engineers who do not properly test their software. These ppl should not expect the public to pay for their mistakes and don't get me wrong they are mistakes that should have been remedied as software release. U ppl should sue.

Please don't fall victim to snappy catch frases thought up by Apple marketing department. By buying apple ur falling pray to the myth of a reliable os that doesn't crash when in fact said os cannot do much more than ms word and look pretty.

By: chuck

chuck — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:11:08 +0000

*G5 to be exact not mac pro sorry lol

By: chuck

chuck — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:09:53 +0000

lol wow Bolt makes a good point but CJ is right this software should be free over the internet as an update. I gotta older Mac Pro from 2004 that runs on Power PC not Intel chips, u think it will work.

By: Bolt

Bolt — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:16:32 +0000

@CJ:

Please don't get me started on Windows ROFL. been there, done that. I have real work and need a RELIABLE solution.

If you really have faith in Windows 7, good for you, but I'm not dropping ~$500 (full edition home basic/premium/business/Ultimate/Super Ultimate?/etc... lol) for that POS.

Please tell me what does Win7 offers over Vista? improvements to the stability and speed? DirectX improvements? new Windows Media Player? lol. yea yiu must be overdosed to get that for ~$300 (upgrade ed).

I mean really? some people still argue for Windows? I guess its better getting stuck to something dull and inefficient than learning something new that works.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:25:21 +0000

JES… i pre ordered mine today 9.95 with my new iMac … Sweet !!!

By: Sil3ntrid3r11

Sil3ntrid3r11 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:02:06 +0000

@dday that is being a ****. this info is newsworthy for a quick post on any apple/iPhone blog.

I can't wait for Snow Leopard, especially to get 6 GBs of space back and the fresh OS.

By: DDay

DDay — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:02:41 +0000

Not to be a dick, but isn’t this the “iPhone” blog? I didn’t realize it was an Apple blog. Just saying.

By: Bolt

Bolt — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:45:11 +0000

@CJ:

using your logic, Microsoft will hand out free Windows 7 to every Vista user?

yea right, Win7 will cost at least $200 for upgrade edition.

Snow Leopard is a new OS version, not a Service Pack lol

By: Jersagfast

Jersagfast — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:32:40 +0000

@ Fassy

Thanks for the update, my bad..

By: Greg Foster

Greg Foster — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:44:28 +0000

@CJ

We're not paying for an update, not in the sense that you are saying. We're not paying to have "bug fixes" and "patches." This is an enhancement to the (already) great OS. Apple sends out patch updates, etc just like Microsoft does.

By: jtz5

jtz5 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:29:58 +0000

Can someone summarize the benefits of upgrading (to a new Mac user, former PC). Don’t know enough about Mac OS to know what to look for.

By: Fassy

Fassy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:19:43 +0000

@Jersagfast, @Rod

Not entirely true. The last big point upgrade, Leopard (10.5.0) had a couple issues, including one with audio that, IIRC, was not fully corrected for a couple of point revisions. That said, 10.6.0 testers have been very positive to date, and, while I would not install 10.6.0 on a mission critical OSX server, I have already pre-ordered and will apply it to my Macbook Pro as soon as it arrives.

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:29:06 +0000

About to order mine. They’re offering a bundle pack including I Work’s/Life 09 with Snow Leopard 10.6 for 169. Is it worth it or should i stick to just Snow Leopard?

By: Jersagfast

Jersagfast — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:28:06 +0000

@ Rod

Apple has this down to a science. Not to worry, nothing at all like Windows XP "upgrade".

By: fastlane

fastlane — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:33:53 +0000

I’m surprised… not one “forget Snow Leopard, give us MMS” post yet.

By: Loz

Loz — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:31:44 +0000

One-click : )

By: Elam

Elam — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:02:57 +0000

Sweet – and with FreeBSD 8.0 is on it’s way soon…client and server updates! Fun all around.

By: Fassy

Fassy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:33:05 +0000

@Rene

My US Store order also says ships by August 28th -- perhaps the $10 up-to-date orders are prioritized behind full fare purchases, or perhaps Apple is just being cautious on date promises.

By: Rod

Rod — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:19:45 +0000

I'm new to the Macbook scene. I'm assuming I should perform a clean install, is Mac OSX technologically advanced enough to perform a upgrade without leaving bugs and problems behind. I'll google it in a minute, but can someone point me to a good reference I can use for upgrading or changing my OS from 10.5 to 10.6?

Thanks

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:52:27 +0000

MINE!

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:42:58 +0000

Thank you Mac Mini $9.95!!!!!

By: Luke W

Luke W — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:19:29 +0000

Looks like i’ll be splashing $39 on my copy at the Doncaster Apple Store in Melbourne, Australia on Friday. Good on ya Apple for pushing the release forward!

By: Greg Foster

Greg Foster — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:10:39 +0000

I freaked out when they told me I could get it for $9.95! I upgraded to a macbook pro, my old powerbook g4 just died about a month ago. She took a pretty bad fall back in December.

By: A.J.

A.J. — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:52:48 +0000

@Greg Foster Congrads on your newish Mac. For a second I about freaked that you got it for 9.95.

By: sting7k

sting7k — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:48:36 +0000

Everyone must be ordering it straight from Apple. The entire sight is moving hella slow for me right now.

wOOt Windows 7!

By: Greg Foster

Greg Foster — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:45:44 +0000

Just ordered mine, $9.95 baby!!!

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:43:25 +0000

Snow Leopard Family Pack == Ordered! Checks mail drop D'oh! Checks again D'oh! *Checks--

By: A.J.

A.J. — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:40:37 +0000

Wow that’s great news. Expected September release? Guess again.

By: Dragonfly

Dragonfly — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:40:10 +0000

Just placed my order, £25 in the UK. Can’t wait!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:34:48 +0000

Ordered mine! $50 for family 5 pack?? I knew it before, but thats nuts! Thanks Apple!

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:31:19 +0000

Dang, Canada store says ships by 8/28. Shafted compared to the US again! (Updated)

By: bob_man

bob_man — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:23:37 +0000

it says for delivery friday, not ships on friday!

By: jonar1us

jonar1us — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:21:19 +0000

y Windows 7 sooo late…thought that was Apples niche…:-)

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:57:20 +0000

Just ordered mine, $29.00 plus free shipping WOOT WOOT!!