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
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Interface enhancements 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 is huge for those who take their Macs to work
Simple install. Faster, leaner, future-proof. Exchange Server support. 64-bit goodness.
Most of the good gubbins are invisible. Where's the new swooshy stuff?
Snow Leopard will disappoint some of the Mac faithful, especially those without huge multi-core processors and anyone with a system older than three years. OS X 10.6 will currently only run on Intel-equipped Macs, and those sporting PowerPC architectur...
We're 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...
Big performance improvements, Forward thinking switch to 64bit, Painless installation
Incompatibility with applications and plugins, QuickTime changes not all positive, No upgrade path for legacy users
Here's the thing about Snow Leopard, the single inescapable fact that hung over our heads as we ran our tests and took our screenshots and made our graphs: it's $30. $30! If you're a Leopard user you have virtually no reason to skip over 10.6, unless you'...
Published: 2009-08-26, Author: Vincent , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: Ask any Mac owner and they’ll likely tell you the Apple allure is a game of two halves: the reassuring hardware and the slick, consistent OS. Apple is finally delivering their latest version of OS X, v10.6 Snow Leopard, adding a new coat of polish to t...
Abstract: For a company known for breakthrough products with cool features, Apple this week is doing something unusual: It is introducing a key product with very few new features that are visible to its users. This new release, the latest major version of the Ma...
Fast. Elegant. Superb suite of built-in basic apps. Easy to use for those familiar with previous versions. Silky-smooth upgrading for existing users.
A few minor interface glitches. Lacks the range of applications and compatible hardware available for Windows.
The latest version of Apples Mac operating system, OS X 10.6 (codenamed Snow Leopard), is Apples fastest, most functional, and feature-rich operating system yet....
Abstract: Snow Leopard includes a few impressive visual changes, including QuickTime X, a completely new QuickTime player with improved performance and a sleek interface that completely disappears (even the borders) when you move the mouse pointer out of the wi...
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Published: 2009-08-26, Author: Jason , review by: cnet.com
Interface enhancements like Expose 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. The much-anticipated Exchange s...
Snow Leopard works with Intel Macs only; PowerPC users are out of luck; requires $29 upgrade fee.
Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopards smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the $29 upgrade fee.
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.
Snow Leopard is Apple’s lowest-priced OS update in eight years. Granted, it’s a collection of feature tweaks and upgrades, as well as under-the-hood modifications that might not pay off for users immediately. But the price of upgrading is so l...
64bit OS; most included Apple applications are 64bit as well, Grand Central Dispatch easily distributes applications across multiple processor cores, Support for Microsoft Exchange, Rewritten Finder takes advantage of the 64bit OS, Faster and leaner...
Works with Intelbased Macs only, Not all applications will be Grand Central Dispatch aware, Some as yet unknown applications may have problems running in a 64bit OS.
Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) marks a turning point in Apple’s OS development. It chose to use Snow Leopard to clean out the dust bunnies that had accumulated in OS X over the years. By doing so, Apple created a faster, leaner OS that is less likely to h...
