Testseek.com have collected 46 expert reviews of the Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
January 2008
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The editors liked
Time Machine is a great backup tool
Looks excellent
Time Machine makes backing up extremely easy
Cover Flow and Quick Look help users find files
Mail can create attractive stationery
As well as Notes and To-Dos
Improved parental controls
Works well on older Macs
Elegant backup via Time Machine
Finder offers powerful navigation tweaks
Novel workspace customization through Spaces virtual desktops
Integration with Web data and applications
Cover Flow visualizes file browsing
IChat Theater offers green-scree...
Several killer features
Low system requirements
Cheaper than most versions of Windows Vista
Automatic backups with Time Machine
Multiple desktops via Spaces and Quick Look/Cover Flow for easy viewing of file contents.
Easy backup tools
Major improvements in included applications
Addresses numerous shortcomings from previous OS versions
Improved security and networking functions.
The editors didn't like
The manual isnt good at explaining the new features
Time Machine can’t back up to shared network storage
Stacks isn’t an improvement over old method of storing folders in the Dock
ICal still isn’t robust enough as a calendar
Leopard was afflicted in some cases by installation woes and application failures
Some new features
Such as geotagging
Arent obvious to find
Users with older Macs cant run Leopard.
Time Machine backup app is limited in functionality
IChat has limited support for instant-messaging applications
Cant customize Spaces desktops
Quicktime movie recording bug.
Stacks and Dock features seem poorly thought out
Illegible menu items with some Desktop backgrounds
Abstract: Kevin McAuliffe The much hyped release of Apples newest operating system has come and gone, and much like everyone else, Im a fanboy at heart, and can never wait to just jump right in and see what Apple has brought to the table. But...Im also a rea...
Abstract: The much hyped release of Apples newest operating system has come and gone, and much like everyone else, Im a fanboy at heart, and can never wait to just jump right in and see what Apple has brought to the table. But...Im also a realist and know t...
Abstract: Mac OS X version 10.5 or Leopard, the latest upgrade to Apple’s Macintosh operating system, created quite a stir when it was released in October. Pictures of excited Mac-heads lining up at mall outlets to buy the new release (for $130) appeared in news...
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Abstract: I am always suspicious of upgrades. I was when Vista came out and equally so with the Leopard OS X. While a software upgrade is one thing, an operating system upgrade can throw you for a loop. All those features that you spent so long getting used to a...
Abstract: Safari Web Clip Web Clip offers something Dashboard lovers have been craving: an easy way to create Widgets. Although this won’t allow you to make a Widget about anything, it does allow you to take advantage of current web based programs without th...
All in all, it's hard to view Leopard as much of an advance on Tiger. The interface improvements are a mixture of 'great' and 'meh' while the new features don't really add much beyond tweaks to your daily workflow. The feature with the ability to really ...
Abstract: If Leopard and Vista got in a fight, who would win? Well, one is a feline predator and the other is a view. While hardly comparable in those terms, solution providers need to consider how Apples latest operating system stacks up in comparison to Micro...
Abstract: Theres not much in Leopard that you could call new, as in never seen before. What I see instead is what I call a revolution of evolution. There are many things that suddenly work better than ever before, or just more efficiently, or, in some cases, fi...
