Comments on: Apple

By: ryano87

ryano87 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:23:47 +0000

I know that there haven’t been many comments on this section for a while, but I just thought I’d leave my impressions of Leopard…

To be hounest, I would wait until you get a new mac to get it – that is, it’s probably not worth the purchase on its own. I was lucky and was given it, but even I can see that there just aren’t that many great new features to justify $150ish.

I love time machine, the new look, stacks, and the redesigned apps. However, it feels like it should have been an incremental upgrade to 10.4, not a “brand-newie”.

Anyway, that’s my two cents.

Oz, if you’re in the market for a mac, check the Apple Store’s refurbished/discounted macs page – there are some really good last gen iMacs going cheap.

By: xboxoz360

xboxoz360 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:22:01 +0000

No problems, see you Sunday . . .I’ll be the one hiding in the corner remember . . . . . . nahh, not really . . . it should be fun.

By: suttondagger

suttondagger — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:55:01 +0000

Cool Oz I might have a chat to you about it on Sun. I want to get iLife 08 and Leopard and I have been thinking of a way to get them cheap, chat soon mate

By: xboxoz360

xboxoz360 — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:42:43 +0000

I’m seriously thinking about upgrading next year, money allowing, but will most likely look at a top of the line iMac IF it can support playing flight sims and race sims through Parallels and or Mac’s Boot-Camp. So I can run XP and use the various sims that aren’t available on the Mac.

Although, many are amazed at what IS available game wise on the Mac . . . and they play a lot smoother as well.

Most people will think Apples copying Vista with some of the different apps and functions, yet truth be known, it’s the other way round. As Apple had many of these functions now present in Leopard well before Vista hit the tarmac, but unfortunately, not many of them work as seamlessly as they do on the Mac. As you’ve no doubt found out.

iLife is great, and if you use Pages etc, anything you’ve done in Word, or even in Words other packages, they will transfer straight over, be cross editable on either app, and still be able to be used on either Apple or Wintel machines . . .

Now MS don’t allow that sort of friendly inter-use – now do they. If you want Leopard, email me through here on our contacts above, or PM me through Xbox.com.au, and I’ll give you a few names who might be able to give you it at a reasonable rate.

By: suttondagger

suttondagger — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:45:13 +0000

Great stuff Oz, I was actually going to get in contact with you a while ago when I was thinking about purchasing my Macbook, my brother (Von Sutton) told me about your contacts.

I ended up getting my Intel dual core 2ghz Macbook for a very good price off $1200

I could never go back to Windows honestly, I actually have fun using Mac products, something which the 360 seems to emulate funny enough.

I am thinking off upgrading to Leopard and also I need to grab iLife 08.

By: xboxoz360

xboxoz360 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:42:37 +0000

NO, not yet, I hav eto upgrade before I can use it. My eMac (1st model out in Oz) is only a G3, and Leopard only runs on G4 G5 hardware – unfortunately.

So it will have to wait, although a good friend who works for Apple has it on her 24″ G5 iMac, and it’s brilliant. If you need Mac bits, do email me via this site, as I have a few contacts, and they will try to do a decent deal for you where possible.

My friend just got the new iPod Touch and it’s brilliant. She’s done the “hack” on it, and now can use heaps of apps on it, surf the net without any hassles and use wireless hot-spots without a worry.

I have to do an update on the Apple page, so thanks for reminding me.

By: suttondagger

suttondagger — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:23:12 +0000

Hey Oz, Im a Macbook user who is currently using Tiger, which I find amazing. Just wondering if you have gotten Leopard yet and if so, was it easy to install over Tiger?