Testseek.co.uk 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
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The editors liked
Improved performance for day-to-day tasks
Improved performance for daytoday tasks
Generally faster than Leopard
Supports Exchange
Rudimentary malware checking
Most applications run in 64-bit mode
Improvements to Exposé and Dock.
Simple install
Built-in Exchange Server 2007 support
Greater 64-bit support
Exposé 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
Exchange support across Mail
The Address Book and iCal i...
Speed improvements in core features
Price
Some neat tweaks
The editors didn't like
Only runs on Macs with Intel processors and 1GB of memory
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.
Lack of obvious GUI tweaks
But for the price it seems churlish to complain
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Some might question having to pay for it
Needs third party application updates for full benefits to come through
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...
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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.
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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