Testseek.com have collected 55 expert reviews of the Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
August 2009
Experts 86% 55 Reviews
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Optimized for future multicore and graphics-rich apps
64bit OS
Most included Apple applications are 64bit as well
Grand Central Dispatch easily distributes applications across multiple processor cores
Support for Microsoft Exchange
Rewritten Finder takes advantage of the 64bit OS
Faster and leaner...
Generally faster than Leopard
Supports Exchange
Rudimentary malware checking
Most applications run in 64-bit mode
Improvements to Exposé and Dock.
Fast. Elegant. Superb suite of built-in basic apps. Easy to use for those familiar with previous versions. Silky-smooth upgrading for existing users.
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 s...
Simple install. Faster
Leaner
Future-proof. Exchange Server support. 64-bit goodness.
Faster
Reclaims drive space in an era of bulk
Worthwhile Finder and Exposé tweaks
Exchange 2007 support
Lays foundation for much faster performance
Hardwareaccelerated QuickTime
$29 upgrade price
No version check.
Easy
Breezy setup. Snappier overall performance with smarter multitasking abilities. Grand Central Dispatch prepares us for superpowerful computers with multicore processors and tons of RAM (aka the World of Tomorrow). Nearly cheaper than a case of PBR.
Future-ready engineering
Speed improvements
Good price
The editors didn't like
Doesnt add many new features
Launch times are nearly the same for some applications
Only works on Intel-based Macs
Incompatible with some older applications
No third-party apps yet take advantage of GCD or OpenCL
Works with Intelbased Macs only
Not all applications will be Grand Central Dispatch aware
Some as yet unknown applications may have problems running in a 64bit OS.
Lackluster QuickTime Player update
Many features won’t truly be exploited until Mac hardware evolves.
A few minor interface glitches. Lacks the range of applications and compatible hardware available for Windows.
Snow Leopard works with Intel Macs only
PowerPC users are out of luck
Requires $29 upgrade fee.
Most of the good gubbins are invisible. Where's the new swooshy stuff?
Some compatibility issues on launch.
Many apps
Even Apples iMovie and iPhoto
Are not yet written in 64bit. Annoying homogeneity to the "view all windows" view in Exposé. Quirky multitouch gesture behavior for MacBooks will make you feel like a chimpanzee trying to figure out calculus.
Abstract: Apple's latest version of their operating system, Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), goes on sale this Friday. As its name suggests, Snow Leopard is a refinement of its previous Leopard 10.5 OS, offering performance and functionality improvements. Apple...
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Abstract: Snow Leopard is the much-awaited update over the existing Leopard version of Mac OS X. The changes are aimed at increasing the overall performance of Macs.The upgrade over a standard Leopard installation takes around 20 – 40 minutes depending on ...
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Future-ready engineering, Speed improvements, Good price
Won’t work on older hardware
Snow Leopard has few evident changes but many subtle ones. It's a trimmed, optimized version of v10.5 (Leopard) which came before it — a full 7GB smaller after installation! Some minor features are indeed new, but the majority of the changes are...
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The user receives an upgrade with many small and partly felicitous innovations for 29 Euros, which arent apparent right away, though. The most important modification is, however, the renewal of the substructure. This is supposed to make a better and ...
Easy installation, Takes up less hard drive space than Leopard, Inexpensive to upgrade, Several interface enhancements, Optimized for future multicore and graphics-rich apps
Only works on Intel-based Macs, Incompatible with some older applications, No third-party apps yet take advantage of GCD or OpenCL
Apple’s updated operating system is leaner, faster, and even more intuitive. And it’s ready to run the killer apps of tomorrow.
Inexpensive upgrade; conserves drive space; all major system apps are now 64-bit; QuickTime now offers media creation and editing, as well as playback
Doesnt add many new features; launch times are nearly the same for some applications
Apples Snow Leopard upgrade to Mac OS X emphasizes performance improvements over new features. For $29, its a no-brainer update for owners of Intel-based Macs. ...
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