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 worth the upgrade December 8, 2007
R. Williams (SF, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Biggest concern was how all the major applications would react to the new OS X, mainly MS office and CS2 software. They seem to work well, sometimes an unexpected quit here and there but not that frequent. Navigating through files has been streamlined, great for those of us who work on the computer all day. There are so many thoughtful new features with this upgrade, that when you discover each new one, it confirms that upgrading was the right choice.
 Stable Platform January 2, 2008
biblio files
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have found OSX 10.5 to be a stable platform. The new features of the system that I use are the stacking and the stationary for Mail. The COMMAND + F feature is upgraded and very useful. The one problem I had was easily solved by updating the software immediately after loading the program. Without this update my Mail program didn't work. When you begin to upload the new OS the computer verifies the integrity of the DVD. I skipped this step without incident and saved 45 minutes. I can't say that the new system is that much better than 0S 10.4 to justify the expense. To me it was a matter of keeping up to date with features and security. I am satisfied with the new OS.
MAC OS X Leopard 10.5 - The New Wave in technology October 26, 2007
5055 (Albuquerque)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Installing Leopard (What to expect for first time Leopard users): You pop the CD in your CDROM Tray as a window pops up telling you to restart your system, as your computer restarts, an installation window will confirm your drive for consistency, this will take roughly about 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the system. Once the CD Drive consistency check finishes, it'll ask you to choose your features that you want to install by selecting custom install, once you've selected your features, it'll ask for you to agree to the service agreement, after you agree the installation will begin, at this point just sit back and wait as for this also takes 45 minutes to an hour to finish (90 minutes to 120 minutes for complete install to finish). Once installation is done, all your existing files will still be intact and you'll be on your way to seeing what's under the hood of the new leopard. Speaking of features, I would like to tell you about a few of them.
Time Machine: Enables you to backup your system to an external hard drive in case of system crashes, accidental deletion of a file, etc. This tool will enable you to back track through a time line of windows that you can browse through, complete with realtime visual preview of the files you wish to restore.
Dock: Dock has been completely revamped in style, the bar is translucent along with reflective icons that sit on the dock.
Stacks: Stacks enables you to view the contents of a folder without actually opening it, You single click the folder and it flutters out giving you a preview of files, documents or sub folders that the folder contains. This feature can help minimize space on your dock.
Coverflow: Coverflow enables you to easily flip from content to content in a matter of seconds using a visual icandy interface. This tool will also help assist locating your file/files more efficiently. This feature works in iPhoto, Finder, and more.
Finder: Finder has been re designed to let you access what you need a lot faster and more effectively.
Safari: You can tell that Safari has been tweaked a little, because the internet browser operates a lot faster than before.
Expose: If you have multiple windows open at once, you can use expose to visually see every window on your screen as it auto fits and shrinks everything for you, once you can see all your windows that are open, just click on the one you wish to view and it will bring your window back to normal size.
Menubar: The Menubar has been changed to a translucent face, some users may not like this feature due to it being that way, but for users that like the iCandy then I think they definitely will. Note: Users who don't have a newer mac will more than likely not see the translucent face on the Menubar due to not having a powerful graphics card, this would more than likely apply to PowerPC G4 users. I have been to many forums and read a lot of reviews stating that users are not too happy with the translucent Menubar, if you would like to actually disable this feature through Leopard, answer is you really can't do it at this time, but through a third party application called LeoColorBar made by MD Software, it enables you to disable the translucent Menubar. If you would like to download LeoColorBar, visit the following link http://homepage.mac.com/mdsw/md%20softworks.html
NOTE:
LeoColorBar is freeware
Software Compatibility: I say anywhere from 85% to 95% of Mac Software works, but of course since Leopard has just been released, there's a lot of software companies that just haven't made their software compatible with it yet. in due time the percentages will rise as updates, patches will start to come out. Some users might receive error messages saying that this software is not compatible with your OS, I myself only had one software that did that, but the rest of them worked, this will differ from each mac user for they are using different software than others.
Since there is over 300+ features in this new Operating System, I can't tell you all of them. If you want to get an idea of what Leopard is all about, visit the following site to watch a 45 minute video guided tour at apples website. Here is the link if you want to check it out: http://www.apple.com/macosx/guidedtour/
Apple MAC OS X Leopard 10.5 is a solid operating system with new and improved features that have been implemented to stimulate the user experience. This Operating System is good for productivity use, entertainment, etc., I recommend this for everyone: Families, Children, Individuals, Developers, Musicians, artists etc. For those who need or want an upgrade, then I highly recommend that you do.
If you're skeptical or don't know much about computers, I hope my review helped, if not ask a Genius at an apple store and have them show you what this thing can do, ask a friend, a co-worker or people who have already installed the upgrade, its always good to research before you buy, especially if you're a skeptic or a newbie.
For the Newbie, here are the System Requirements for you to consider before you upgrade:
Processor must be any Intel, PowerPC G5 or G4 (at 867 MHz or faster)
DVD drive (for installation of the operating system)
Built-in FireWire
At least 512 MB of RAM (additional RAM is recommended for development purposes)
A built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card
At least 9 GB of disk space available
End note:
This is absolutely the best operating system that is available today, do yourself a
favor and upgrade to the new wave in technology - MAC OS X Leopard 10.5 is a 5
star winner and 100% fully Recommended for everyone.
 Back up first! November 22, 2007
J. McCullough (Evanston, IL)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I installed Leopard on two separate computers. Both times the install failed. I had to redo the installs and manually transfer user files and preferences. Once I cleaned things up, the OS has run without problems. However, be sure you have a complete back-up of your disk before starting. I used my back-ups for recovery of some user files lost when the original install failed.
Outstanding OS for fun and work November 29, 2007
cambro (Ann Arbor, MI United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Mac OS 10.5 is an outstanding update to an already great OS. Beyond the rock-solid UNIX underpinnings, the new features that I find most useful are:
1) Automatically add events to iCal from Mail. This is a huge time saver for those who get appointment notifications by email.
2) Time Machine works great and it is no longer necessary for me to use my old ad hoc terribly unsafe backup scheme. This feature alone is worth the upgrade.
3) Mail & iCal. The new version of mail is very fast, and the ability to have nested and smart folders is a plus. iCal's changes are great and the app. is now ready for prime time.
4) Apache2 and PHP is included, which isn't going to help most users but if you are web developer you'll appreciate that.
5) Spaces. Having multiple working desktop spaces is great for multitasking.
6) New Look and Feel. It's very polished. I like the black dock on the side better than the default, and it is absolutely necessary to turn off the default "preview" desktop icon view, but overall look is great.
7) iChat screen sharing is awesome for collaboration over the internet. Going to meetings is going to be obsolete if they keep this up!
Overall, it's worth the upgrade price, especially since they've already released 10.5.1, which ties up a few loose ends that were in the original version.
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