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Willravel · 08-28-2009, 05:43 PM

This morning, Apple released the newest operating system for Mac computers and hackintoshes everywhere: Mac OS 10.6, Snow Leopard. Whereas normal new operating systems bring with them boatloads of new features, Snow Leopard is more about refinement. From the time I double-clicked "Install" this morning to the moment my computer restarted was less than 1 hour. When the computer was booted up, instead of more space being eaten up by the operating system, I had 7GB back (from about 28GB free to about 35GB free). There are new features, of course—the final version of Safari 4, brand spanking new Quicktime X, new features for Expose and Stacks, and a slightly improved Preview—the real meat and potatoes of Snow Leopard is in software based performance improvements.

My Mac mini (1.83GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB ram, 8GB 5400 Hard Drive), shuts down and restarts substantially faster, Mac applications open and run much more quickly and smoothly, Time Machine backs up more quickly, and my OS is running at full 64-bit computing. It's the biggest improvement in performance I've ever seen without upgrading RAM or the hard drive rotation speed.

Considering it's only $29, it seems totally worth it so far. I'll post updates if I run into any hiccups.

08-28-2009, 05:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Snow far Snow Good (Snow Leopard) This morning, Apple released the newest operating system for Mac computers and hackintoshes everywhere: Mac OS 10.6, Snow Leopard. Whereas normal new operating systems bring with them boatloads of new features, Snow Leopard is more about refinement. From the time I double-clicked "Install" this morning to the moment my computer restarted was less than 1 hour. When the computer was booted up, instead of more space being eaten up by the operating system, I had 7GB back (from about 28GB free to about 35GB free). There are new features, of course—the final version of Safari 4, brand spanking new Quicktime X, new features for Expose and Stacks, and a slightly improved Preview—the real meat and potatoes of Snow Leopard is in software based performance improvements. My Mac mini (1.83GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB ram, 8GB 5400 Hard Drive), shuts down and restarts substantially faster, Mac applications open and run much more quickly and smoothly, Time Machine backs up more quickly, and my OS is running at full 64-bit computing. It's the biggest improvement in performance I've ever seen without upgrading RAM or the hard drive rotation speed. Considering it's only $29, it seems totally worth it so far. I'll post updates if I run into any hiccups.