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Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard

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Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the $29 upgrade fee.

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  • 8.2

    CNET Review

    August 26, 2009 | 6:00 PM PDT

    The Good: Interface enhancements like Expose in the Dock and better file and folder viewing in Stacks make finding apps and files much easier. A completely overhauled QuickTime X now sports a cleaner interface and recording tools. The much-anticipated Exchange support across Mail, the Address Book, and iCal is huge for those who take their Macs to work.

    The Bad: Snow Leopard works with Intel Macs only; PowerPC users are out of luck; requires $29 upgrade fee.

    The Bottom Line: Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the $29 upgrade fee.

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Price Range: $99.00 - $99.00

  • Manufacturer: Apple
  • Part number: MC223Z/A

General

  • Operating System
    Apple MacOS X 10.6
  • Version
    10.6
  • License pricing
    Standard

Operating System

  • License Type
    Complete package
  • License Qty
    1 user
  • License Pricing
    Standard
  • Upgrade from
    Apple MacOS X v. 10.5
  • Media
    DVD-ROM
  • Package Type
    Retail

System Requirements

  • Min Processor Type
    Intel x86
  • Min RAM Size
    1 GB
  • Min Hard Drive Space
    5 GB
  • Peripheral / Interface Devices
    DVD-ROM

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6 Stars
Nice features, but has hidden costs and lacks some updates.
eric@... 31st Aug 2009
Pros:
Pretty much I agree with the CNet review on the pros. Exchange Support is greatly appreciated, and there are some nice UI features.

Cons:
I had to upgrade some software that wasn't supported, and I'm sure others are in the same boat. MacBooks are still not being supported for BootCamp 3 for Windows 64bit mode without using a workaround. True 64bit kernel is only available in select models to be able to use more than 4GB of memory, even if the model (IE Unibody MacBook 2.4GHz) is fully capable.

For the kernel I can understand running natively in 32-bit now until drivers are updated, but I do hope they give users the option in the near future. For Windows however I see no reason, as the OS works perfectly fine in 64-bit, but Apple refuses to support it.

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