Testseek.com have collected 46 expert reviews of the Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
January 2008
(85%)
46 Reviews
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Abstract: It took nearly 2 and a half years for Apple to come up with an update for the OS X, but apparently, theyve come back with a bang or rather, a roar. Apples new update for the OS X has stirred up quite a storm. Of course, its better looking and has so...
Data detection in Mail is superb, Time Machine makes backing up easy, Loads of small upgrades, Quick Look & Cover Flow view in Finder
Time Machine doesn’t like network drives, The new folder icons are dull
We’ll say it upfront, right at the start of this review, that everyone should definitely upgrade their Macs to Leopard. It’s simply the best version of OS X yet, and there’s no reason we’ve found not to upgrade, provided your Mac m...
Abstract: This is a middle-weight upgrade to OS X. There are plenty of new tweaks to the operating system, and Time Machine is an effective system back-up utility, though its a bit sluggish. Quite a lot of whats new is cosmetic, but there are some genuine pro...
Easy backup tools, major improvements in included applications, addresses numerous shortcomings from previous OS versions, improved security and networking functions
Dock features seem poorly thought out, illegible menu items with some Desktop backgrounds, some bugs in Spaces window behaviour Min specs: Min specs: Intel or PowerPC G4 867MHz or higher or G5 processor, 512MB RAM, 7GB of free hard-disk space
So are 300-plus new features worth £85? That answer will vary, because no single user will ever take advantage of all – or maybe even half – of those 300 features. But given the impressive value of Time Machine and improvements to existing pro...
Apple clearly wanted to not only improve the look and feel of Mac OS X, as defined by its primary app, Finder, but to revive it for the Windows Vista era, and that's largely what it's done with Leopard. Some major gains have been made: Finder's window...
Abstract: Mac OS X Leopard finally shipped at 6pm BST on Friday 26 October and MacUser had its hands on a copy ten minutes later. We had two questions as we waited for it to install on our test Core Duo Mac mini: was it worth the wait, and is it worth the £85 as...
Other reviewers have rightly sung Time Machines praises, and so will I. For all Leopards faults, Apples engineers deserve a pat on the back for this feature alone. Leopard is worth buying for Time Machine - all the other stuff are free extras, in m...
Abstract: « OS X Leopard Watch: Tech Digests UK liveblogging/tweeting starts here | Main OS X Leopard First Day Review After having played around with Apple’s latest operating system for the past twelve hours or so, here are my initial thoughts on Leopard (1...
Automator has made some big strides towards improved usability with this version. Both those new to Automator and experienced users will find something to like in this release - from a nicer interface to the ability to use variables in workflows, ther...
Elegant backup via Time Machine, Finder offers powerful navigation tweaks, Novel workspace customisation through Spaces virtual desktops, Integration with web data and applications, Cover Flow visualises file browsing, IChat Theater offers greenscreen...
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The grace of Leopards interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update...
