As many of you know Apple is close to releasing a new update to it’s much applauded Mac Operating System OS X. The update is called Snow Leopard and will introduce several low-level fixes to the Mac. It will also add a few nice new features.
Some of the improvements:
1) About 6GB stripped right out! The new OS is much much lighter.
2) Faster start-up and shutdown.
3) A new version of QuickTime (called QuickTime X) that adds many of the pro features to the free version. You can also now edit in Quicktime!
4) Up to 50% times faster Time Machine Backup.
5) Faster Wireless connectivity.
6) The brand spanking new Safari 4. Which is supposed to be much faster and much more stable then previous versions.
*Note: PowerPC Mac users are unable to install Snow Leopard. They have finally been dropped. Intel Macs only.*
So. How do you get all that and more for only $9.95? Well it’s simple. If you bought a Mac after June 8th that includes OS X Leopard but not Snow Leopard then all you need to do is go to this website: http://www.apple.com/ca/macosx/uptodate/. Fill out the form, mail it off, and your upgrade should come soon after that! You have until December 26th, 2009 to get your copy.
But what if you didn’t buy your Mac after June 8th? What then? Don’t fret. As long as you’re running Leopard you can buy the upgrade from Apple for the awesomely reasonable price of $29. If you’re running an older version (such as Tiger) you’ll need to shell out $169. However that price includes an upgrade to both Leopard and Snow Leopard.
Cheers!