Snow Leopard launches: Should you take the plunge?
It's launch day for Snow Leopard... and like we talked about yesterday, the $30 upgrade seems right. What's really worth noting? We bring in Christina Warren from Mashable, and Dave Altavilla from HotHardware to talk specifics. Who should upgrade, who should wait, and how to get the most from the cheapest OS upgrade we've seen in a while.
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Apple fans wait in line for Snow Leopard launch
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We're seeing reports come in, specifically this one from Pocket-Lint, which indicate Apple fans are, unsurprisingly, waiting in line for the 10.6 version of Mac OS. Buyers might want to head to an alternate retailer if they're looking to skip the lines.
Snow Leopard expectations: Potentially worth the upgrade?
We've heard lots of people chime in with reviews of Snow Leopard, and for the most part reviewers are encouraging the $29 upgrade... but why? What's the motivator? We talk to Michael Gartenberg from Interpret and Rory Reid from CNET UK about the new OS.
Michael tends to think the upgrade is worth it. He's been using the OS for a few weeks, and says it's noticeably faster and a "no-brainer upgrade," not to mention the business shenanigans that Apple pulled against Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7, beating it to market by nearly two months.
Rory, on the other hand, isn't so convinced. Sure, it might be faster, but is it really worth spending the cash? He's not so sure... especially when there's not a dead ringer reason to do so. Sounds to us, anyway, like Rory's more inclined to take advantage of all the 64-bit advantages once his computer can do the same, which unless users have 4GB of ram or greater, the benefits aren't as stark as they will be.
What's your take? Are you going to take the plunge when the operating system hits the streets tomorrow? Are you going to upgrade to Windows 7? Sound off in the comments.
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Snow Leopard reviews pour in
So the embargo dam has broken, and now we're seeing a flood of reviews pour in from smart folks around the web. CNN Fortune does a great job rounding them up, but we haven't seen anything we didn't expect.
Snow Leopard in 9 words: Worth the price, loses Quicktime features, no huge improvements.
Snow Leopard tops Amazon’s sales charts ahead of release
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Apple's next operating system, Snow Leopard, has topped Amazon's sales charts as preorders for the software went on sale over the weekend for $29.