Be especially cautious if you use specialized software for things like printers or scanners. What’s the hurry? You’re far more likely to run into problems that to see any immediate benefit.Īt the very least, make a clone of your system before you upgrade, or install Snow Leopard on a separate drive, and let the initial bugs settle out for 1-3 months.
Professionals using a Mac for critical business needs should install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a non-critical Mac first, or wait a few weeks to let any problems settle out- don’t be on the bleeding edge. But if you’re a professional whose Mac must be working, don’t get caught with your pants down: wait a few weeks, let the dust settle and let your one critical issue be someone else’s headache to find. The transition to Snow Leopard will be a smooth one for most users. And whatever you do, backup first, and make a clone of your existing system, so you can revert if there is a problem. Should you upgrade?īut not necessarily immediately, and it’s for Intel Macs only. Still, that’s a substantial reduction in percentage terms from about 12GB for a full Mac OS X 10.5 install, and worthwhile if your boot drive is small (eg a solid state drive). That’s probably because I had already installed Mac OS X 10.5 with most bloatware disabled. Space savingsĭisk space savings after install were modest, about 4.6GB on my Mac Pro.
The aggressive upgrade pricing is for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users only. That’s $19 more for five licenses! Try finding that price with Microsoft for one license. If you have more than one Mac, consider the Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Family Pack (5-User) for about $20 more. Support our site sponsor and save money with a special price for MPG readers: order Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard at OWC. Unlike prior releases, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard concentrates on bug fixes and performance, a wise and refreshing change of pace that will cement Mac OS X as the platform of choice for creative professionals, as well as paving the way for smaller “footprint” Macs, such as Apple’s rumored tablet Mac.
Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” was released on August 28, 2009. Updated - Send Feedback Related: Apple macOS, Mac Pro, memory, Photoshop