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
Published: 2007-11-02, Author: John , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: Here we sit, a week after the Leopard launch, exhausted. Like the machine at Ikea that opens and closes the drawers in the kitchen section over and over again to show how strong they are, I’ve pounded at Leopard with a vengeance, opening and closing...
Several killer features; low system requirements; cheaper than most versions of Windows Vista
Time Machine backup app is limited in functionality; iChat has limited support for instant-messaging applications
Mac owners that like working faster and smarter will like OS X 10.5 Leopard. Upgrading to Leopard isnt absolutely necessary, but we strongly recommend doing so....
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
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
Abstract: Mac OS 10.5, aka Leopard, may be the most analyzed release of an operating system upgrade in Apple’s history, coming as it does into a flourishing blogosphere after a multi-month (and leaky) beta cycle and an extra six months of rumination, contempl...
Abstract: I previously wrote about the features I was anxiously awaiting in Leopard. I’m happy to say that the OS has met and exceeded my expectations.InstallThe package arrived at 10:30am on Friday. Unfortunately, I was on the road for business and coul...
Abstract: IntroductionBackgroundLeopards new lookLeopards new look (continued)The Kernel64-bitFSEventsCore AnimationQuartz GLCore UIInternals grab bagThe FinderThe DockTime MachinePerformanceGrab bagWelcome to tomorrow Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: the Ars Technica ...
Abstract: The Mac is on a roll. Apple Inc.’s perennially praised but slow-selling Macintosh computers have surged in popularity in the past few years, with sales growing much faster than the overall PC market, especially in the U.S. By some measures, Mac lapt...
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...
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.
The grace of Leopards interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.
Easy backup tools; major improvements in included applications; addresses numerous shortcomings from previous OS versions; improved security and networking functions.
Stacks and Dock features seem poorly thought out; illegible menu items with some Desktop backgrounds; some bugs in Spaces window behavior.
So are 300-plus new features worth $129? That answer will vary, because no single user will ever take advantage of all — or maybe even half — of those 300 features. But given the impressive value of Time Machine and improvements to existi...
