OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard ready...

Afternoon all,
Apple has now made the next incarnation of its OS X operating system available for order... code name Snow Leopard

There aren't a lot of visual changes from the current 10.5 Leopard, but under the hood the OS has been overhauled extensively. Apple has included a lot of new foundation technologies that software makers can use to create more powerful and faster programs. Some of the immediate improvements include:

• Apple engineers have managed to take 6-7GB off the install size of the OS giving you more room on you existing hard drive.
• The Finder has been rebuilt to make it faster.
• Exposé and Stacks have been improved.
• Time Machine is now up to 80% faster.
• Boot and wake from sleep is now twice as fast.

The biggest news is the upgrade price. It's only $39 for most people who will be currently running 10.5. If your using 10.4 or older you can by a box set that includes the current version of iLife and iWork for $229 which is a pretty good deal!

For offices or studios running OS X Server, Apple has been kind enough to trim the pricing of 10.6 Server to $699. Whereas previously there was a 10 user and unlimited user version with a substantial price difference, the new 10.6 Server now allows for unlimited users!

One last thing that we think is important, is to encourage you to work out a backup solution BEFORE you upgrade to 10.6 Snow Leopard. As with any major upgrade of an operating system it so so so important to have a backup of your existing OS and hard drive contents just in case things don't go quite right.

If you’re using Time Machine, make sure you have a an up to date backup completed on an external hard drive. If you don't have an external hard drive for your backup, give me a call and I can make a few suggestions.

OS X 10.6 Upgrade - For 10.5 users
$39 - RRP price (inc GST)

OS X 10.6 Family Pack - For 10.5 users
$69 - RRP price (inc GST)

OS X 10.6 Box Set - For 10.4 users
Includes iLife & iWork
$229 - RRP price (inc GST)

OS X 10.6 Server - Unlimited Licence
$699 - RRP price (inc GST)

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