Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29

Mr. Laser Beam · June 8 2009, 09:27 PM

Greatest news I've heard all day! Linky

Brent · June 8 2009, 09:39 PM

Can you run it on a PC?

Mr. Laser Beam · June 8 2009, 09:40 PM

^ No.

But Windows can be run on Intel Macs.

Chess Piece Face · June 8 2009, 09:41 PM

Brent wrote:

Can you run it on a PC?

Sure. You can run other versions of Mac OS on "hackintoshes" so I don't see why not, eventually, when someone cracks it or whatever.

June 9 2009, 04:29 AM

The current OSX runs on a 300 dollar Aspire Netbook.

I'm sure any new version can be "hackintoshed" also.

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/v...ed9b7bb9b62b03

J. Allen · June 9 2009, 04:36 AM

Babaganoosh wrote:

Greatest news I've heard all day! Linky

Awesome!

J.

Mr. Laser Beam · June 9 2009, 04:43 AM

It seems that most of the changes this time around are 'under the hood' performance improvements. (The Finder, for one thing.) There may be a few interface tweaks, like in QuickTime, but most of the real changes are things that we can't see. Perhaps that's even better. This one is definitely not just more eye candy.

MacWin · June 9 2009, 07:10 AM

Babaganoosh wrote:

It seems that most of the changes this time around are 'under the hood' performance improvements. (The Finder, for one thing.) There may be a few interface tweaks, like in QuickTime, but most of the real changes are things that we can't see. Perhaps that's even better. This one is definitely not just more eye candy.

That's pretty much the point. Snow Leopard has always been intended as more of "under the hood" increase performance and stability release as opposed to "lets add a shit ton more of useless features while the rest of the OS sucks" release.

J. Allen · June 9 2009, 07:13 AM

Babaganoosh wrote:

It seems that most of the changes this time around are 'under the hood' performance improvements. (The Finder, for one thing.) There may be a few interface tweaks, like in QuickTime, but most of the real changes are things that we can't see. Perhaps that's even better. This one is definitely not just more eye candy.

MacWin wrote:

Babaganoosh wrote:

It seems that most of the changes this time around are 'under the hood' performance improvements. (The Finder, for one thing.) There may be a few interface tweaks, like in QuickTime, but most of the real changes are things that we can't see. Perhaps that's even better. This one is definitely not just more eye candy.

That's pretty much the point. Snow Leopard has always been intended as more of "under the hood" increase performance and stability release as opposed to "lets add a shit ton more of useless features while the rest of the OS sucks" release.

So far, I've loved Mac OS X Leopard. I haven't seen any real issues with it. Then again, it's my first Mac OS. I'm used to Windows systems.

J.

Mr. Laser Beam · June 9 2009, 11:16 PM

Note that this $29 upgrade price is apparently for existing Leopard users. FWIW.

Then again, who isn't using Leopard now anyway? Snow Leopard will require a modern Mac to run - a Mac which either *shipped* with Leopard or has already been installed with it. As for Tiger, well, if anyone's still using that, then they obviously don't care about Leopard *or* Snow Leopard, so I don't see how they can complain...

In any case, people who are still using Tiger do have an option: Buy the box set which includes Snow Leopard and iLife. In fact I (as a Leopard user) might do that anyway, since the iLife set will no doubt include 64-bit versions of most of the apps.

J. Allen · June 9 2009, 11:37 PM

Babaganoosh wrote:

Note that this $29 upgrade price is apparently for existing Leopard users. FWIW.

Then again, who isn't using Leopard now anyway? Snow Leopard will require a modern Mac to run - a Mac which either *shipped* with Leopard or has already been installed with it. As for Tiger, well, if anyone's still using that, then they obviously don't care about Leopard *or* Snow Leopard, so I don't see how they can complain...

In any case, people who are still using Tiger do have an option: Buy the box set which includes Snow Leopard and iLife. In fact I (as a Leopard user) might do that anyway, since the iLife set will no doubt include 64-bit versions of most of the apps.

Yep, I'm using Leopard right now. It came with my iMac, although my iMac originally shipped with Tiger, when I purchased it from a Mac Reseller, they installed Leopard on it as a thank you. That was cool.

J.

Candlelight · June 10 2009, 01:21 AM

If they'd remember to put a feckin' express port on their macbook pros I'd be happier about this.

I don't even own SD cards!

J. Allen · June 10 2009, 01:32 AM

Candlelight wrote:

If they'd remember to put a feckin' express port on their macbook pros I'd be happier about this.

I don't even own SD cards!

It would be very easy to do.

J.

Alignment X · June 10 2009, 02:34 AM

My Mac is quite old, one of the first Intel-equipped iMacs from 2006. Would that be recent enough to run Snow Leopard, as far as is currently known?

MacWin · June 10 2009, 02:55 AM

Alignment X wrote:

My Mac is quite old, one of the first Intel-equipped iMacs from 2006. Would that be recent enough to run Snow Leopard, as far as is currently known?

Snow Leopard will run on any Intel Mac.

General requirements

Mac computer with an Intel processor
1GB of memory
5GB of free disk space
DVD drive for installation
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June 8 2009, 09:27 PM	#1
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29 Greatest news I've heard all day! Linky __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

June 8 2009, 09:39 PM	#2
Brent Admiral Location: TARDIS	Re: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29 Can you run it on a PC? __________________ "Would you mind not standing on my chest? My hat's on fire." - The Doctor My Let's Play Series of STO - http://www.youtube.com/user/JustGaming4Us

June 8 2009, 09:40 PM	#3
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29 ^ No. But Windows can be run on Intel Macs. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

June 9 2009, 04:29 AM	#5
Garrovick Guest	Re: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29 The current OSX runs on a 300 dollar Aspire Netbook. I'm sure any new version can be "hackintoshed" also. http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/v...ed9b7bb9b62b03

June 9 2009, 04:43 AM	#7
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29 It seems that most of the changes this time around are 'under the hood' performance improvements. (The Finder, for one thing.) There may be a few interface tweaks, like in QuickTime, but most of the real changes are things that we can't see. Perhaps that's even better. This one is definitely not just more eye candy. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

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June 9 2009, 11:16 PM	#10
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29 Note that this $29 upgrade price is apparently for existing Leopard users. FWIW. Then again, who isn't using Leopard now anyway? Snow Leopard will require a modern Mac to run - a Mac which either shipped with Leopard or has already been installed with it. As for Tiger, well, if anyone's still using that, then they obviously don't care about Leopard or Snow Leopard, so I don't see how they can complain... In any case, people who are still using Tiger do have an option: Buy the box set which includes Snow Leopard and iLife. In fact I (as a Leopard user) might do that anyway, since the iLife set will no doubt include 64-bit versions of most of the apps. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. Last edited by Mr. Laser Beam; June 9 2009 at 11:33 PM.

June 10 2009, 01:21 AM	#12
Candlelight Admiral Location: New Zealand	Re: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29 If they'd remember to put a feckin' express port on their macbook pros I'd be happier about this. I don't even own SD cards! __________________ "I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six."

June 10 2009, 02:34 AM	#14
Alignment X Commander Location: UK	Re: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard): $29 My Mac is quite old, one of the first Intel-equipped iMacs from 2006. Would that be recent enough to run Snow Leopard, as far as is currently known?