Snow Leopard Japan

When I got my MacBook Pro 17", it came with an A4 paper which gets me a Snow Leopard upgrade for 900 yen (about 9 USD). But they want me to *fax* it in...
Been using Apache for years and now we are using Nginx on the production servers so its a good time to do a fresh install. Expecting installations of MYSQL and PHP to be a bumpy ride.
Anybody going to upgrade to Snow Leopard anytime soon?
Photo taken yesterday at the Sapporo Bic Camera.
The next Mac OSX OS Snow Leopard is out and looks like it will be the first time I make a complete fresh installation instead of just transferring my home folder again. My home folder has been the same one that I've been using since 2005 ^^;
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Ordered my copy of Snow Leopard from Amazon this morning.
Medical Student
http://matsudolegend.wordpress.com
ditto
Mad scientist
I will wait and see how it turns out. With a bit of luck I can get new hardware and then the newest version of OSX will naturally be included ^^
On top of that I haven't checked if it adds features that I will actually use. Sounds expensive to pay full price for it unless I will actually use the new features.
I would totally go for the upgrade if I could get it for ¥900. However my newest mac came with Tiger and that one was even too old for cheap upgrade when Leopard was released >_<
Looks pretty cool. Don't own a Mac but I've always liked that dock thingy at the bottom. Having multiple pages up is pretty handy for when I'm reading 3 or 4 posts on here at the same time. lol
Freelance Motion Graphics Artist
http://www.evistro.ca
try googling "Rocket Dock"
Graphic Designer
You can also try ObjectDock, I've used this for years and it's been great.
Student
http://miri.textcube.com/
Mmm, I heard about that PowerPCs can't upgrade to Snow Leopard. A tad shame, but I guess it's for the better.
Mad scientist
Once in a while you have the choice between backward compatibility and doing something brand new. Most PowerPCs are dated as the newest models are from like 2005. It would take quite a while to ensure that all the code works on PowerPC too and Apple decided that it wouldn't be worth it for such dated hardware. If people will pay for a new OS then they will likely pay for newer hardware and if they will not pay for newer hardware then they will likely keep the OS which came with the computer.
While I wouldn't mind bringing Snow Leopard to a specific 2 GHz G5 I can understand why Apple gave it the axe. It's also questionable if I would pay full price for that upgrade. The computer is quite slow compared to a modern computer. A new mac also has virtulization, which can be a lot more useful than you think.
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
Its funny because if MS decided to stop supporting its legacy software or do something like make Windows 7 64-bit only, the Internets would howl bloody murder, but when Apple decides to give the big middle finger to its own products that are barely just 3-4 years old, its perfectly fine. The PowerMac G5s are still perfectly viable machines that are natively 64-bit, which is more than we can say for some of the earlier Intel Core Duo Macs that Snow Leopard will support. They also support PCI-express, so they are perfectly capable of being upgradeable as well. It is too bad, because IBM's PowerPC chips were what made Apple hardware unique back then. Now, they are just dressed up x86 machines, computers with the same hardware as any other personal computer manufacturer's.
Mad scientist
Yet I will avoid Windows Vista and Windows 7 because they need too modern hardware. Microsoft decides to give old hardware the axe once in a while as well. Remember when Windows 98 was released? People complained that it was too memory hungry and demanded too much CPU time so while it technically could make it run on old hardware you wouldn't want to try to do it since it didn't work in reality.
NEET
http://austrianotaku.com/
Well, too modern hardware?
Minimum hardware requirements:
Processor speed: 1 GHz processor
Memory: 1 GB x86, 2 GB x64
Graphics card: Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of graphics memory
HDD free space: 16 GB x86, 20 GB x64
The only ones having problems might be netbooks IMO.
My PC is 2 years old and W7 runs really fast and now most ready built system have more power!
What would happen to progress if everyone would support outdated hardware?
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
Like hikky said, the system requirements for Windows 7 are fairly low, and many people have actually reported running it fine on netbooks (MS designed W7 to scale to older and less capable hardware much better than Vista did, and Vista got lambasted for running sluggishly on older hardware that could run XP fine, proving my earlier point). I was saying that MS still needs to support its own legacy products (such as IE6 and MS Office 97 and below), or else it would be torn a new one, which is why Windows 7 includes a Windows XP virtualization mode. Also, there's a difference between old hardware that is plain slow, and the PowerPC Macs, which are still very modern and capable machines, like I explained before (dual or quad core, 64-bit, support for PCI-express, large RAM addressable).
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
And the people complaining about Windows 98 not being able to run on old hardware at the time just proves my earlier point once again, that MS gets criticized for dropping support older hardware, while its all fine and dandy when Apple decides to do it.
Multimedia Designer/Developer
http://www.mcmonagle-interphase.com/
How did I know Windows 7 was going to rear it's ugly head?
I think you should consider that, mostly due to the price, powermac G5s are few and far between. Granted, there's probably more than a few companies who've thrown a couple hundred grand into outfitting their studio's with them, but those sorts of companies are usually reluctant to upgrade their operating systems anyway. Snow-leopard is, of course, aimed at the masses of individuals with macbooks and iMacs who, albeit reluctantly, end up buying a new system every 3-4 years anyhow.
For the majority of DC readers, I'd say that an upgrade to Snow Leopard or Windows 7 would be a pretty good purchase either way.
"home economics help"
http://wakku.ath.cx
I'm already using it for some weeks now.
Student
http://www.animeloveu.com
I'm gonna be there (The apple store) first thing in the morning.
Lover of Akiba!
http://vincentosshrine.com/
My copy of Snow Leopard will arrive today or tomorrow, didn't know yet because Amazon says "delivery estimate: 29" but was shipped on wednesday... Hope Sagawa carrier delivers today ^_^v
Lover of Akiba!
http://vincentosshrine.com/
yeah!!!! just receive my copy now!!!
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp29nwpuAW1qa12myo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1251506204&Signature=JsjtuvAU0jqDPcGtKIZcEYybmDY%3D
Musician/Audio Engineer/3D Graphic Artist
http://www.bsodcomic.net
I pre-ordered it and should have it on my doorstep tomorrow. I'll upgrade my graphics machine right away but I'll need to wait on my audio machine since Pro Tools can be touchy about stuff like that.
Webmaster, DJ, Consumer Advocate, keitai otaku,
http://www.animenews.biz
Been using the GM version for a few days. They included antivirus functionality similar to Vista's Malware removal tool.
http://www.leandrouti.net/blog
I'll wait to buy a new hardware with snow leopard. Now I'm using leopard on mac mini.
Student / Photographer
http://reskiy.deviantart.com
Must get Snow Leopard on my iMac!!! :D I have no idea if I'll be able to upgrade mine for only $9 though. :S
Saber's Knight of One
http://www.ultima-i.com
When I got my computer before Leopard came out, I received a form to fax in to get my Leopard upgrade. But I located an online form on Apple's website.
I think this is the Japanese counterpart to the US Up-to-date program. They may allow you to get it online or at least pick up at the store you bought the computer from. But not to sure ^^;
http://www.apple.com/jp/macosx/uptodate/
Saber's Knight of One
http://www.ultima-i.com
Also, probably won't be upgrading my Leopard. Adobe has only done minimum testing of CS3 on Snow Leopard, and that testing was only to Photoshop. And they are not too gun-ho about testing it since CS3 is 2.5 years old.
Really not looking to upgrade to CS4 anytime soon, if at all, so gonna wait and see what other CS3 users are saying about the compatibility of the OS first.
pwn3d by two big and a whole bunch of itty bitty dolls.
http://msgeek.insanejournal.com/
Yeah, Photoshop Elements is the big deal-breaker for me. No upgrade path for that yet: they are still at v.6 for Mac. That and Office 2004. Too bad: Snow Leopard has some definite upside. However, another thing that is not so great about Snow Leopard is that a lot of the enhancements are BLOCKED with software locks for people on Mac minis and MacBooks. They want you to trash your MacBook and get a MacBook Pro. They pulled that crap with Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Express works but not FC Studio) as well. I love my Mac but sometimes Apple makes me sick.
Web Developer
http://kungfudiscomonkey.net
I haven't decided when I'll make the upgrade though the character recognition through the touchpad seems quite neat.
http://images.apple.com/macosx/refinements/images/characters_touchpad20090608.png
Mad scientist
This is something that really favours buying it. However any idea what to do for poor people like me who lacks a touchpad?
Web Developer
http://kungfudiscomonkey.net
My guess, is that it will work similar to the IME on Windows where you can also draw with a regular mouse but I'm not certain.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
I really like that feature too. I need to buy a new MacBook Pro. ^o^
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
the feature look really good, sadly i don't own a mac...yet. Maybe sometime soon i'll be getting one ^_^
http://thisblogissuxor.blogspot.com
Hmmm I haven't read up on all the figures but I wonder if they are enough to make the small amount of money worth it, in the sense I mean..why isn't this free?
フリー漫画家
http://mangayomo.com/member/tofu
私もMacをそろそろ新調しないといけない・・・・
MYSQLとPHPが使えないのは、痛い・・・・orz
Definitely, I already pre-ordered from the online Apple Store!
こうこうせい
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com
Haha faxing... ^_^;
From what I see on the video, the upgrade looks nice.
http://www.stefkov.com/
I shall be buying a mac in the future so I'm guessing it'll have Snow Leapard on it already. It looks quite nice.
student
http://www.ax3battery.com/blog/protoductions
already installed it, quicker than ever!
Multimedia Technology Student
http://thehappyninjadrawn.wordpress.com
I'm going to be picking up a copy next week. I'm excited haha.
http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com
wow I like the cover !!sorry not a mac user >_<
Musician
Well you gotta keep up with technology :-).. And it's quite inexpensive too. You'd be crazy not to... Mac released a new version of 'Logic' recently too. It's there audio/midi software. Logic 9... It's awesome. I'd recommend the upgrade to any current Logic 8 users.
pervert
i just want the white body back
Dedicated and certified lunatic, Beer snob extraordinaire...
Mine comes in tomorrow, paid $29 @ the Apple 'site... 2yr. old Macbook Pro 17 in. originally came with Tiger, did'nt
pay for the $30 update when Leopard originally came out. *not this time, bub!!*
Dedicated and certified lunatic, Beer snob extraordinaire...
Oh, yeah, after I install da snow-kittie, I'll be installing Parallels Desktop 4.0.. *has XP-SP3 in Bootcamp already*.....wowzerz..
Grad Student
I'm in science, which means I have to use Windows for most things, and specialized Linux Distros for others. Mac is just not doable.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
I will be taking my mom shopping Friday so i will pick up Snow Leopard multi-license. I always do a clean instal with a major release. In the past I have had problems with just an update. Yes, I will start with the MacBook Pro and most likely the iMac in a week or so.
Blogger
http://www.yonasu.com
I pre-ordered it a couple of days ago, if I'm really lucky I'll get it in the mail tomorrow. But I'll probably have to wait until after the weekend :(
Well just got my MBP13 a week ago then snow leopard came... and so is windows 7.
Might as well buy a 500GB then bootcamp windows XP or 7. whether I like it or not I still have to use windows
houkouonchi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/red_mango/
I placed my order back on August 12th. According to Amazon, it will be shipped out on September 1st. I haven't decided to do a clean install or an upgrade. With the former I want to install it onto a new hard drive, which I have yet to buy.
I heard 10.7 will break my syncing to my old Palm Treo 600. I kept it around for Pocket Quicken and Turbo Passwords. Now I need to search for an Quicken type app for a iPhone or Blackberry.
Student
http://i-kaito.blogspot.com
I just upgrade my Lenovo T61 from Windows XP to Mac OS X Leopard last month, it's totally different from Windows and I have to concede it's better than Windows XP. I can't wait to upgrade my ASUS K40IJ from Windows Vista Home Premium to Mac OS X Snow Leopard at the end of this year. There is still one PC I own that I can't upgrade it and I am going to keep it at Windows XP with Flyakite OSX (My really old desktop with Celeron 2.0GHz)
Programmer
Damm that looks awesome. I need to get a mac
http://twitter.com/phossil
http://www.animoe.net
I'm a PC, but I would like to be a Mac too!!
大学生
Yeah man. Get a mac.
You can virtualize Windows on a Mac so why bother getting windows.
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
That makes no sense. If you aren't going to bother getting Windows in the first place, why do you need to virtualize it? Windows != computer
大学生
Sometimes you might still need Windows for apps that are not supported on Mac.
You can install WINE otherwise.
I use Visual Studios C++ and SciLab on my virtual Win XP.
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
Virtualization always has a massive performance penalty, and if you are serious about your development work, then its a poor option. Much better to run the applications natively in that case. And I always hear about Mac users booting into Windows or virtualizing Windows in order to run programs they need, and never the other way around. If one platform can already provide all you need, while going with another platform forces you to occasionally use the first platform to achieve full functionality, why bother going with the latter platform?
Artist
http://monki.net/
Upgrading tomorrow! I ordered online since Apple was offering free shipping. Will be on 10.6 as soon as tomorrow afternoon! :D
Interior Architect / Designer
will be expecting my snow leopard and a new mac soon!!!
大学生
Yes! I've pre-ordered my Snow Leopard.
Can't wait to receive and install it (:
I'm using the old Black MacBook and they said the new upgrade will enable the multi-touch features available in the newer MBs.
Lulzer
http://blog.myconan.net
yay another nginx user :D
Studio Bleach founder/owner
http://myspace.com/studiobleach
Totally need to save up for a new iMac. Snow Leopard looks que schweet. That, and with the Bootcamp program, it may be the win-win I need. :3
However, I cannot get it right now since I have a Sony Vaio laptop and my desktop is a iMac G4. XP
Graphic Designer
I'll probably make the upgrade soon enough. Probably the next time I go to the Apple Store.
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
not a Mac fan but i appreciate its look and feel~
will stick to Windows 7 when it comes out ^^
デザイナー
http://www.luftzug.net/
ビックカメラの歌、池袋店とは歌詞がちがいますよ(地方によって違うらしいです)
Student
http://www.lesterho.com
Will be changing to MAC soon and hopefully I will get to try this new OS.
Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
http://randomgeekness.livejournal.com/
<--- Windows Vista Home Premium User LOL but still i respect Mac and i think it's better than Windows ^^ but i don't want to change...
Wage Slave
My copy will probably turn up next week, (it shipped yesterday morning) Would have been nice if it came today but it does give me time to make sure everything is backed up first.
Graphic Designer
http://tanukiblogger.blogspot.com/
Snow looks great, i'm expecting my copy very soon!!! The point that use less disk space it's a BIG plus.
Student
So its a Snow Leopard now.
student
hmm linux is the only thing for me. "It took Miller just 2 minutes to hack OS X Leopard." lol http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vista-Ultimate-SP1-and-Ubuntu-Shame-the-Ultra-Hackable-Mac-OS-X-10-5-Leopard-81894.shtml
student
I realize the Operating systems aren't the same I'm just saying.
University Student/Anime Society President
http://www.imagesofeden.co.uk
If you actually read up about that event, you'll realise that he didn't hack OS X in 2 minutes. He came to the competition with a ready-prepared hack that he probably spent many days or even weeks preparing at home. All of the news sites reported it completely skewed.
Developer/Student
http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
The thing is that he had an earlier prepared hack because it was basically the same hack he used the year before! And Apple still hadn't patched the vulnerability a year later!
Programmer
http://podkowski.com
Already have it on my desk :) Installing when only back to home from buisness trip ;)
Also fresh installation ... I think I was upgrading since 10.1 ;)
Student/Website Designer
http://getignited.co.uk
I plan to order this soon enough, watching that video makes me want it even more @_@
Shall be my first time installing an upgrade too, so I look forward to getting it... When I can afford it ^__^;
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com
I'll be getting Snow very soon! ^^ I'm really only getting it for the new iLife though =P
Programmer
http://podkowski.com
I don't think you get iLife 09 just with new system. You have to buy Mac Box (or something like this) with iWork ...
University Student/Anime Society President
http://www.imagesofeden.co.uk
I find it slightly ironic that I can illegally downlaod Snow Leopard faster than Apple can ship it to my door, or before my local Apple store opens in the morning. Because OS X comes with no copy protection, activation or serial numbers, we don't even need to wait for a warez group to crack it, just for somebody in a timezone ahead of our own (Japan or Australia) to buy it & upload a carbon copy. Not that I endorse such actions of course, but I find it surprising that Apple still hasn't introduced anything to try to counter piracy?
NEET
http://austrianotaku.com/
Of course I'd like to upgrade.. but wait... I can't afford a Mac yet ^_^
Will have to stick with W7, which isn't that bad either.
trainee at German Telekom
http://grew.themania.org/
Who cares about MAC?! xDD
I wil upgrade to Win 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Version.
College Student, Computer Science Major
http://www.projectsaber.com
YES! A comrade in arms. I will also be using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Getting my copy courtesy of MSDN. ^^
WebMonkey
http://rossbennetts.com/
I've pre-ordered snow leopard, but mac1 tells me it won't be here until tuesday... hopefully with fusions, another magsafe and the case I ordered... I wonder if I'll get a second copy free at /dev/world/2009 or the AUC AGM at the end of next month...
Accountant
Was at the store waiting for them to open this morning so I could get my copy. Will be installing it this evening.
I.T. Technician
It’s interesting to wonder what the next few years will bring. As OS's start to converge and look and perform so much like the other.
I’m using Windows 7 RTM for a little while now, and it’s definitely a polished Vista.
It’s not bad and has some nice features, and also some querks. But seems like a good step up from Vista and a little leap from XP.
Funny how Max OS and Windows are now looking and performing very similar
The next 5 years will be interesting as OS compete, hardware is becoming fast a no brainer, and soon OS’s will be such alike, I wonder who will be left standing?
Maybe the company that can run its OS on more hardware than the other?
Interesting!
Engineer
Just got my Snow Leopard CD in the evening...installing it now...:)
Programmer
http://piro.pirocast.net
Currently working on getting Win7 going on all my systems, and loving it.
Student, Amateur musician
http://hummerbob1.wordpress.com/
My mom will upgrade to snow leopard on her macbook pro soon. It will be fun to play around with it and see its new features. My computer won't run leopard because its a G3 powerpc, so I'm stuck with Tiger.
Programmer
http://www.otakulinks.com
will wait for some weeks, so the bugs will be known by then :D
Producer
I've got OSX v10.5.8 on my laptop and recently upgraded my iMac G5 with 10.5. I think the MacBook should be good for a few years yet.
If I can get a RAM upgrade for the iMac that is a good computer too, so I see no need to upgrade the OS on either of them.
Software Developer
I have it on order, but it didn't arrive today, will likely not have a chance to install it until next weekend now.
Decided it was a good time to upgrade my hard drive as well so I have got a nice fresh new one to put it on.
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
Macs.... :shudder:...
Network Technician
http://www.myyaruki.com
Yeah planning on getting Snow Leopard as soon as I have the cash in the bank I want it now :'(
Student
http://www.vocaloidism.com/
My copy got shipped yesterday, I got it for 120,000 IDR (about $12) since I just bought my new 15-inch MacBook Pro last month. Can't wait for it to arrive! >w<
Student
I'll be getting Snow Leopard soon. For now, I'm being sort of picky and waiting to see if things like Candybar and other customization stuff will work on it. But when I do get it, I'll be doing a fresh install as well!
One man company, visual UI / icon designer.
http://blog.cocoia.com
Candybar has just received an update to address SL compatibility.
Student
Oooh, good to know! Thanks! :)
IT Crowd
Will get Snow Leopard, but will wait a month or so to see if there are any issues. The reported speed increase is probably the biggest buy factor.
Aeronautical Engineer
http://www.deranged-minds.com/blog/
On this as soon as the weekend is out. Been waiting for this for a while ever since I saw the new features... The Automator previews I saw have me salivating as well...
College Freshmen
Heard some good things about the new leopard, but I'll stick with windows. I haven't had any major problems with it. When I get to the level where I know more than just basic C++ I'll probably switch to a Linux.
Producer
BTW I urge everyone to use the built-in Time Machine backup facility. It's great.
Student
http://macotaku.wordpress.com/
Just upgraded yesterday!
Messaging specialist
http://saturdaymorningrobots.lithiumstate.nl/
Since i dont have the cheapy upgrade option, I'll just stick to 10.5 Leopard. This doesnt do anything groundbreaking to warrent me spending money on this whilst it could go to pre-ordering BRS :P
Postgrad student
I'll get the upgrade as soon as I've got a fixed address again ...
Otaku ^^
I bought my Snow Leopard on the launch day in Singapore, 28th August 2009. Full installation over my Leopard completed in one hour on my Mac mini.
d@@b
Otaku ^^
Had to get sick that night, and haven't check out its potential yet.
d@@b