When Apple announced Snow Leopard, most users would not have stood up and shouted "This is a MUST BUY product!" There were not that many new features, instead Apple were just touting an optimised operating system. It would install faster, take up less space, work more efficiently etc etc. Well, this is so true and it is what really makes sense. Just to touch on previous years of both Mac OS and Microsoft Windows. The two companies always seemed to be trying to out-do each other. Stuffing in as many new features and special effects to their software as they could. Apple managed to do this with the previous version Leopard (10.5.x) elegantly, with it ...  Read the complete review

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the Operating System that comes with the new Macs, and it's the one that came with my new iMac. I can't compare it to previous versions because this is my first Mac, but this is what I think of it. Mac OS X is a very simple operating system, but also in the same way very powerful. The main reason i've heard for not moving to mac, is the lack of software, but to be honest I haven't really found anything that I can do on Windows that I can't on mac. The included backup software is called Time Machine, luckily I haven't ever had to use it properly, but the backup is very nicely put together, and I don't have any doubts that if ...  Read the complete review

I have been using the Mac OSx snow leopard for nearly a year now and I am still learning new applications everyday. The first thing you'll notice about snow leopard is how fast the operating system loads on your computer. I run snow leopard on an Intel-based 27 inch iMac and from pressing the on button, the computer is fully loaded in about 30 to 40 seconds. In comparison with a Windows based machine this is very quick. snow leopard can be purchased for about 25 pounds which again is very cheap compared to Windows seven or XP. This Mac operating system is no different than previous versions in respect to looks, and ease-of-use, this operating system runs ...  Read the complete review

I have used Mac's for years, and am a great fan. I held off from going for this upgrade, as it seemed a small and unneeded upgrade, how wrong I was! It took half an hour to upgrade my Macbook, and instantly I could see a speed difference in everything from load up speed, to loading applications, to going on the internet, everything. The scrolling dock stacks folders are brilliant, and make it easier to search through them for a file. It looks virtually the same as Leopard, and functions very much the same, but it adds a great speed boost, with some useful features and functions that you will only notice, but appreciate greatly, as you use it over time. It has made ...  Read the complete review