Snow Leopard

Mac Snow Leopard: Built for Speed

On Aug. 28, 2009, Mac OS v. 10.6 or OSX "Snow Leopard" was released. Unlike previous versions, this one requires an Intel-based processor, essentially meaning any computer without one cannot upgrade beyond Leopard. Those that can must pay for this major upgrade, as with others, starting at $29.

The Snow Leopard upgrade is largely about speed improvements and efficiency. Starting up, shutting down and waking from sleep are all faster, and joining wireless networks is speedier too. Software installations are reportedly also faster, up to 45 percent. One of the biggest complaints about Time Machine as a backup solution is the slow speed. Supposedly, Snow Leopard's version is 50 percent faster, as is Mail.

Snow Leopard also takes up less space than Leopard, opening up approximately 6 GB of space on the hard drive since it doesn't need many of the files that were required for previous versions that worked on other processors. And for file sharing needs, Snow Leopard is more efficient because it can still perform in sleep mode, saving energy.Read more

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Snow Leopard Goes on Sale August 28

by jessica on Mon, 2009-08-24 13:42

Apple today announced that Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard will go on sale this Friday, August 28.

Snow Leopard is said to have hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and support for Microsoft Exchange. Some of these refinements are; a more responsive Finder; Mail that loads messages up to twice as fast; Time Machine with an up to 80 percent faster initial backup; a Dock with Expose integration; QuickTime X with a redesigned player that lets you view, record, trim and share video; and a 64-bit version of Safari 4 that is faster and resistant to crashes caused by plug-ins. Snow Leopard is also half the size of the previous version, which will free up about 7GB of drive space once it's installed.

Apple's online store is now accepting pre-orders. Snow Leopard will be available as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users for $29 (single user) on August 28, 2009 through Apple Authorized Resellers and Apple Retail Stores. The Snow Leopard Family Pack, a single household, five-user license, will be available for $49. For Tiger users with an Intel-based Mac, the Mac Box Set includes Mac OS X Snow Leopard, iLife '09 and iWork '09 and will be available for $169 and a Family Pack is available for $229.

Apple Announces Mac OS X Snow Leopard

by Justin Hubbell on Tue, 2009-06-09 10:12

The new Apple operating system, Snow Leopard, will be 45% faster and crash resistant. After installing Snow Leopard, you'll notice that you gained 6GB of HDD space back, too. Also, all major Mac applications will be able to run at 64bit, while everything else will remain 32bit, thanks to Apple's Grand Central Dispatch, which will help take full advantage of multicore processors.

Quicktime has received a complete work over, as well. Built from the ground up, Quicktime X will feature a new user interface and will allow users to easily view, record, trim and share video to YouTube, MobileMe or iTunes.

Snow Leopard will be usable on all Intel Macs, past and present, when it launches this September. The suggested retail price is $29 (US) and the Snow Leopard Family Pack, a single household, five-user license, will be available for a suggested price of $49 (US). For Tiger users with an Intel-based Mac, the Mac Box Set includes Mac OS X Snow Leopard, iLife '09 and iWork '09 and will be available for a suggested price of $169 (US) and a Family Pack is available for a suggested price of $229 (US).

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Apple Unveils Mac OS X Snow Leopard

June 8, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple today unveiled Mac OS X Snow Leopard, an even more powerful and refined version of the world's most advanced operating system and the foundation for future Mac innovation. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies, out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange and new accessibility features. Snow Leopard will ship as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard users in September 2009 for $29.

"We've built on the success of Leopard and created an even better experience for our users from installation to shutdown," said Bertrand Serlet, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering. "Apple engineers have made hundreds of improvements so with Snow Leopard your system is going to feel faster, more responsive and even more reliable than before."Read more