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 Mac OS X 10.4.6 upgrade January 11, 2007
The Press (Beloit, WI United States)
Very easy to install. Watch for print drivers that will need updating. So far system has been running fine.
 Not as impressive as I had hoped... February 26, 2007
K. Hartley
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
Not very colorful as compared to Vista and is EXTREMELY limited in what you can do with it. Recovery of corrupted files is very difficult, if not impossible and the time machine featue of Leopard is pretty much a joke since this is something that could be done in windows (if you know what you are doing). The protection against viruses is good (but this has more to do with the fact that programmers don't make viruses for computers that have under 5% market share than it does the software [even with a unix base]). Overall, not bad software for Apple, very easy to use, but if you are used to customizing every inch of your PC, you will just want to stick with windows. Here is my take on which OS is right for you:
Windows:
* Business
(Outlook Express is a must in business and Mac Mail, well, sucks in comparison, it is really really really bad, and it connects horribly using IMAP)
* Taxes
* Programmers
* Gamers
* Writers
(Mac runs Office, but it really isn't as good as on PC and only comes with 5 programs)
* Web Designers
* Banking
* Education
(apple has gotten better at this recently, but most schools still run PC.)
Mac:
* Graphic Designers
* Video Editors
* Musicians
(Speakers on mac are "blah" at best, so it is a good idea to get some speakers with your Mac)
* Online Chatting
(iChat is AMAZING, the video conferencing is awful, but the chat software in ilife is great overall)
Overall, the software was impressive, but as a programmer and web developer, I will stick with running my PC for important stuff and switch over to mac whenever I need to do design work.
 Best OS yet -A compelling reason to give Mac a test drive April 19, 2007
Thirumalai Ramalingam
Having been an avid windows user (from 95 to XP) my fascination for OS X snuck up on me slowly. Having to run a mac only scientific application, we got a powermac in 2001 that came with 10.0, the very first flavor of OS X. RIght on my first day with OS X, I figured out all the PC equivalents to personalize it to my taste and even set it to share files with PCs in our windows network - just plug and play, no IT help EVER required (Windows XP Pro won't do squat without the IT guy comes and binds it with his magic password!) Imagine you going to a completely foreign place and start communicating with the locals BETTER than the locals themselves...that's how it was! That was when I realized the legendary ease of use and the silent power of OS X.
I have OS X on three machines now and one is mac mini as a home server (OS X ships with everything you need - apache, PHP, PERL etc to run professional server at home!) OS X never requires a reboot - except when software update wants a reboot. They run for months sans choking up like PCs that are up for a few days. Besides running your own apache server, you could train an electronic slave called Automator to fetch your newspaper and print the pages you want every morning before you wake up; get organized with industrial quality apps like Mail, iCal and Address Book; get any of the several thousand Widgets to satisfy your fetishes...and I am only beginning to understand the power of this OS. The possibilities seem endless. Trust me - you will not miss windows - you will not regret if you switch. I have not touched my Vaio in years.
Speicifically to address one reviewer below:
No matter what your field is, you might like, enjoy and benefit from OS X. I know people in many of those categories he classified as 'better off with PCs' that use a Mac as their personal computer (some of them boot windows in it so as to earn their wage as IT specialists for large windows networks - go figure!)
Unlike what he claims, IMAP access with Apple Mail is fantastic, easy and delightful. Haven't had a single issue with two and half years of accessing my mail from a MS exchange server. If you have a mission critical application that only runs on windows, even then Parallels can launch Windows XP inside OS X in 10 seconds and you are good to go. I do this for using my MS Streets and Trips. The only deficit in software on mac platform, in my opinion - no good mapping software.
Another good OS May 31, 2007
Bruce Pillman (Rochester, NY USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I upgraded my mini to Tiger and haven't finished learning the new features. The dashboard is nice, and more useful than I expected.
I'm a little disappointed that the upgrade seems to have broken my file sharing with the Windows systems in our home. That is, I cannot connect to shares that are on the Windows systems. These shares did work before the upgrade. I'll fix this when I get a chance; I don't need to share files that often with the Windows systems anyway.
I was happy with 10.3, and I'm happy with 10.4. I expect this stuff to work and it does!
Very, Very Pleased! July 28, 2007
Lynn Ellingwood (Webster, NY United States)
I also have not had time to discover all the new things on Tiger. I upgraded from Panther on a souped up G3 imac special edition DV. Instead of buying a new computer for thousands, it cost me about $300. So far I'm finding it well worth the price. It's faster and Tiger is running well. There have been no problems and I'm reading the book Tiger for Dummies to get a better handle on things. I am a veteran Mac user and while I am familiar with Windows, prefer it immensely.
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