Testseek.com have collected 56 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
(86%)
56 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Speed improvements in core features, price, some neat tweaks
Some might question having to pay for it, needs third party application updates for full benefits to come through
Wed like to think that Apple was in the position with Leopard to apply an "if it aint broke, dont fix it" mentality and thats what Snow Leopard feels like. It makes Leopard run like you think it should be running. For us, thats enough, we like the...
Published: 2009-08-27, Author: Jason , review by: macworld.co.uk
Generally faster than Leopard; supports Exchange; rudimentary malware checking; most applications run in 64-bit mode; improvements to Exposé and Dock.
Lackluster QuickTime Player update; many features won’t truly be exploited until Mac hardware evolves. Min specs: Mac computer with an Intel processor; 1GB of memory; 5GB of available disk space; DVD drive for installation.
Were glad Apple put the brakes on marketing-driven feature bloat. Going in and overhauling the foundations and frameworks is a great idea - and something Microsoft is partly doing with Windows 7 in an attempt to woo disgruntled Vista and satisfied XP...
I like Snow Leopard, and found moving back to Leopard quite surprisingly painful. Was it really so slow? It didn't feel so a week ago. There's some controversy about how "64-bit" this upgrade really is. I have no complaints about compatibility, and 10...
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...
Abstract: Long-time computer book author Paul McFedries has penned his take on Snow Leopard: Mac OS X Snow Leopard in Depth (SL in Depth, for short). If you're looking for a book that simply covers what's new in Snow Leopard, and you don't need a complete OS ...
Abstract: Is all the excitement about the recently-released Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system much ado about nothing? Actually, in a way, it is -- and that's a good thing. Keep reading to find out why Apple's insight that less is more could help them win ne...
Abstract: Mac OS X Snow Leopard for DummiesAuthor: Bob LeVitusISBN: 978-0-470-43543-4Price: $24.99 US/$29.99 CANPage Count: 442 When they first began publishing the "Dummy" books, a lot of folks took the titles to be demeaning or designed to make fun of those w...
Conclusively, Mac OS X 10.6 – Snow Leopard – can be warmly recommended and, after a short time, the MacOS user won't want to forgo on the little innovations any more...
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.
