Comments on: Apple Snow Leopard – Is it worth it for your existing Mac http://homenetworking01.info/2009/08/apple-snow-leopard-is-it-worth-it-for-your-existing-mac/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Information to help with the connected home and small-business lifestyle Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:04:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Daniel http://homenetworking01.info/2009/08/apple-snow-leopard-is-it-worth-it-for-your-existing-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Daniel Fri, 28 May 2010 09:15:03 +0000 http://homenetworking01.info/2009/08/apple-snow-leopard-is-it-worth-it-for-your-existing-mac/#comment-399 You just pointed this out to me on the train, so I thought i would comment. Interesting points Simon, but re: PowerPc compatibility this is a non issue. For the majority of PowerPCs out there, even Leopard was a struggle. G5s could handle Leopard, but it was a struggle for G4s. But still, there are people running Pismos wondering why they can no longer by power supplies. In terms of Intel performance it is improved. I noticed significant reduction in loading times for my commonly used programs: Lightroom2 and Photoshop. This was a similar sort of speed increase as i saw when upgrading from a 5400 to a 7200 RPM drive in my MacBook. If Snow Leopard was fully priced, It would be a hard sell. Given the price, and the ability to instal even an upgrade disc on a Tiger machine though, whether or not to upgrade isn't a question, it when can you spare $40.? Dan You just pointed this out to me on the train, so I thought i would comment.

Interesting points Simon, but re: PowerPc compatibility this is a non issue. For the majority of PowerPCs out there, even Leopard was a struggle. G5s could handle Leopard, but it was a struggle for G4s. But still, there are people running Pismos wondering why they can no longer by power supplies.

In terms of Intel performance it is improved. I noticed significant reduction in loading times for my commonly used programs: Lightroom2 and Photoshop. This was a similar sort of speed increase as i saw when upgrading from a 5400 to a 7200 RPM drive in my MacBook.

If Snow Leopard was fully priced, It would be a hard sell. Given the price, and the ability to instal even an upgrade disc on a Tiger machine though, whether or not to upgrade isn’t a question, it when can you spare $40.?

Dan

]]> By: Colin Trechter http://homenetworking01.info/2009/08/apple-snow-leopard-is-it-worth-it-for-your-existing-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Colin Trechter Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:37:44 +0000 http://homenetworking01.info/2009/08/apple-snow-leopard-is-it-worth-it-for-your-existing-mac/#comment-86 I'll have to agree with you Simon. Also worth mentioning, (not that apple would want me to) but the upgrade works even if never upgraded to Leopard, once more, there are no limits on how many people can update. I'm not condoning this (as it is stealing) but the information exists, how you chose to use it is up to you! I’ll have to agree with you Simon.
Also worth mentioning, (not that apple would want me to) but the upgrade works even if never upgraded to Leopard, once more, there are no limits on how many people can update. I’m not condoning this (as it is stealing) but the information exists, how you chose to use it is up to you!

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