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| From: Apple
Category: Software
List Price: £129.00
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Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 840
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X Intel, Mac Os X
Media: DVD-ROM
Operating System: Mac OS X
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
MPN: MB577Z/A
Model: MB577Z/A
UPC: 885909216635
EAN: 0885909168040
ASIN: B000BR0NPO
Release Date: October 31, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 43
 The good and the bad March 27, 2008
Edmund Foster (England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am currently using a Mac Pro and Leopard to write my PhD thesis. Writing up isn't a pleasant experience to be honest but I felt compelled to write this review because Leopard has made it as close to an enjoyable experience as can be expected. It is simply a very very good operating system. It's very stable - the OS itself has never crashed (much like Tiger before it in fact) - and everything is seamlessly integrated which I love. Once you get the hang of the keyboard and mouse shortcuts in particular you will be working like a demon! One of the best features is the search function and how it interacts with the Finder. Spotlight finds names and words in pdfs which is incredibly useful and the quickview lets me scan hundreds of documents lightning fast without opening them...tip: all you need to do is tap the space bar when the icon is selected. br /The downside: lots of older programs aren't geared towards the intel chips so they need to run in emulation mode. For my computer, which is quad core, that's not such a problem but for some of the entry level Macs it could be a drag. Having said that Universal Binary versions of Office and Photoshop are available. These downers aren't significant enough for me to award less than five stars because this OS has saved me so much time...better get back to work.
The Best Thing February 23, 2008
Mr. D. Ward (London, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
For me the best thing about Leopard is Boot Camp, and the best thing about Boot Camp is Windows and the best thing about all of this is being able to play PC games on the Mac. And, played on something like a top of the line iMac they play well indeed. A clear case of being able to have your cake and eat it too. Let's face it, Apple has always been the poor relation when it comes to games and would continue to be so if it wasn't for Boot Camp, but with Boot Camp, Apple has, in one stroke, put themselves into serious gaming territory. On that point I rest my case.
Leopard's starting to roar February 15, 2008
Nick D. (London)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Apple's Leopard 10.5 has to rate as one of the most successful operating system launches of all time. It is a truly stunning piece of software which enables you to maximise productivity: using your mac to do what you want it do straight out of the box. Simple, intuitive and with easy to navigate menus, the visual environment is the best I have encountered and infinitely better than any Windows OS. The real joy of Mac OS X, in fact the real joy of all Apple systems, is that you don't have to spend days or months studying manuals before you're up and running. br / br /Any major release of a new operating system is always bugged by initial gremlins. When you think of all the possible commands and multiply them by different applications, printers, digital cameras and other add-ons, the potential for problems is massive. Actually, this latest release of OS X was remarkbly stable and bug-free from day one. (Microsoft's Vista, by contrast, still isn't stable or bug free after more than a year in the wild.) Of course, there were inevitable glitches with Lepoard that needed to be addressed. Apple released the first patch 10.5.1 before Christmas and then this week (February 14th, 2008) they issued 10.5.2 which fixed all major issues. The latest update now makes Leopard as reliable as you would expect. So you should now feel free to buy it with total confidence. br / br /Once you have loaded Leopard onto your machine, Apple will automatically download the latest software updates at no extra cost. br / br /Anyone who is using an intel-based Mac should purchase this upgrade. Everything about it will enable you to store and work with documents and programs better than you ever have before. In summary, then, this is a fantastic achievement. if you're not already a Mac fan, you soon will be after using this.
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