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: The Mac is on a roll. Apple Inc.’s perennially praised but slow-selling Macintosh computers have surged in popularity in the past few years, with sales growing much faster than the overall PC market, especially in the U.S. By some measures, Mac lapt...
Elegant backup via Time Machine; Finder offers powerful navigation tweaks; novel workspace customization through Spaces virtual desktops; integration with Web data and applications; Cover Flow visualizes file browsing; iChat Theater offers green-scree...
Leopard was afflicted in some cases by installation woes and application failures; some new features, such as geotagging, arent obvious to find; users with older Macs cant run Leopard.
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.
Easy backup tools; major improvements in included applications; addresses numerous shortcomings from previous OS versions; improved security and networking functions.
Stacks and Dock features seem poorly thought out; illegible menu items with some Desktop backgrounds; some bugs in Spaces window behavior.
So are 300-plus new features worth $129? 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 existi...
Abstract: Introduction It’s another cool new product release, and another customer controversy brewing for Apple. The long awaited debut announcement for Mac OSX Leopard has been made, and Internet orders are being accepted now, with the product scheduled to arr...
Abstract: OS X Leopard is an incredible driving experience, and key to its appeal is that developers can exploit the same tools and frameworks that Apple used to create that experience. Just scratching the surface, key features include an Xray profiling tool tha...
Abstract: A screenshot showing some of Mac OS X Leopards new features. The fifth edition of Apples Mac OS X operating system may have been worth the wait but its worth waiting a little longer before you buy it. Apple will probably need to issue an update...
Leopard Finders new sidebar is better organised and more usable than its Tiger counterpart; Boot Camp for Windows-to-Mac switchers; Quick Look; which lets users preview the contents of documents without opening the program; Spotlight is faster and now...
The areas of light and dark behind the menu bar can severely decrease the readability of menu items; in the Spaces feature sometimes windows would appear in spaces that we didnt expect The Final Word So are 300-plus new features worth $158? That answe...
So are 300-plus new features worth $158? 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 programs ...
Abstract: At the Worldwide Developers Conference 2006 in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave the public and developers the first public look at Leopard, also known as Mac OS X 10.5 -- the next version of the Apple operating system, which will be available n...
Abstract: At the Worldwide Developers Conference 2006 in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave the public and developers the first public look at Leopard, also known as Mac OS X 10.5 -- the next version of the Apple operating system, which will be available n...
Abstract: Powerful, polished Leopard changes its spots DAVID POGUE New York Times October 25, 2007 at 11:30 AM EST If youre a computer company, what on earth do you add to the sixth annual version of your operating system? Its not as though there are any glari...
