Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5.4 Leopard [5-User Family Pack]
by Apple Computer
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Software Reviews of Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5.4 Leopard [5-User Family Pack]
Customer Review: Upgrading is sometimes risky
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought the family pack and upgraded two Mac Minis without a problem. Upgrading the G5 killed it. I had to take it into an Apple store to fix it. The good news is they fixed it and upgraded it for free. Love the Apple store. You won't get that level of support with Windows!Customer Review: Apple OS X Leopard - Vista Killer
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, let us get this out there right away. This is a great product, it is what an operating system is suppose to be. Great Product!
Now that is over, let us talk about why I feel this way. Both my wife and I had been Microsoft product users since the days of DOS, both at home and at work. We moved to Windows 3.0 with its release in 1990 at home. Both of us still have to use Microsoft products at work. So, for 17 years we had been Microsoft groupies, buying each and every upgrade as it was released (with one exception, we did pass on Millennium OS, phew, what a stinker). But after endless security patches, updates, blue screens of death, virus attacks, freezes, glitches, etc., I had had enough. It would take me 2 to 3 hours to update the two desktops and one laptop almost each week. Enough was enough.
I made the decision to switch completely to Apple and the Mac's and have not regretted it or looked back since. Packed up all the Microsoft software and machines and donated them to a charity. Replaced everything with Apple. I had hoped that we would be able to buy with Leopard pre-installed, but when they delayed the release of Leopard, we started out on Tiger.
Purchased Leopard as a pre-release product, and had it in hand the day after it was officially released. Installation was a snap. Seriously, not one bug, not one hitch or hic-up. Now granted we had new MacBook Pro's to install to, but there was no issue with the upgrade.
The OS is beautiful to look at and play with. As the Apple ad's state, "it just works." And it does. It found our 4 year old digital camera no problem. Found our HP printer that we had running on the AirPort wireless router, no problems. Imported and updated all our bookmarks and history with Safari. It was just about as perfect of a paradigm shift from working with Microsoft as you could experience.
Frustrated with Windows, especially Vista? Tired of the endless frustrations on just keeping your computer current and working? I highly recommend leaving the darkside and coming to OS X Leopard! You will not regret it.
Customer Review: Longtime mac user
Summary: 5 Stars
As a long time mac user (who happens to use Vista all day for work), I can tell you this is a *nice* OS. It's a joy to use on my Mac Pro, and a definite step up from Vista. I dual boot, and with Tiger installed before, I didn't even bother booting into OS X after work. But now with 10.5.2, I boot into Leopard everyday. On my Mac Pro, 10.5.2 is polished and butter smooth, and browsing and email is a much better experience vs. Vista.Customer Review: Great OS
Summary: 4 Stars
This is great value. Wanted a true 64 bit OS for my G-5 imac, It is a powerhouse, the applications open quicker and time machine is a much needed answer for a back up system for mac. Customer Review: Another Worthwhile Upgrade from Apple
Summary: 4 Stars
My primary motivation for going to 10.5 is the improved Parental Controls, however I also like Spaces and File Preview. I've also noticed that File Sharing is improved, you can now browse from any Finder window to connect to another computer.
The upgrade process was generally smooth - I had to delete and reinstall my printer settings and one widget no longer works, but I view these as very minor issues.
If anything 10.5 seems faster on my main machine (an early 2006 iMac 20" 2GHz Core Duo with 2GB RAM) than 10.4.
Overall, a worthwhile upgrade, but if 10.4 is working for you and you don't need any of the new features, don't feel rushed. If you are 10.3 or earlier, you should stongly consider 10.5.