| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Are you happy with Leopard? |
| Extremely happy! |
|
43% |
[ 114 ] |
| Somewhat happy |
|
25% |
[ 66 ] |
| Somewhat disappointed |
|
11% |
[ 30 ] |
| Extremely disappointed |
|
1% |
[ 5 ] |
| Haven't upgraded |
|
18% |
[ 48 ] |
|
| Total Votes : 263 |
|
| Author |
Message |
clintbradford
New Member
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
Posts: 11
Location: Mira Loma, CA US
|
 Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject: OK on mini - haven't upgraded MBP yet |
 |
|
I am havng a great tme with Leopard on my mini. But, knowing tha Apple rushed Leopard out, I am not going to install on my primary Mac - a 17" MBP - for a little while.
_________________
Clint Bradford
http://www.clintbradford.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Bobaloo
Veteran Member
Joined: 11 Mar 2006
Posts: 1591
Location: Huntington, New York
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I have it installed on my mini as well as my Mac Pro, and I'm happy, so far. I have to clear up a little space on the G4 to install it there as well.
_________________
2.5 GHZ i5 Mac Minu 8Gb Ram
2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo Mini, 4Gb RAM
SE
AppleTVII
16GB iPod Touch 32Gb iPhone
32GB Wi-Fi iPad |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
marv
Member
Joined: 11 Feb 2006
Posts: 69
Location: edmonton,Alberta
|
| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject: menu bar |
|
|
| idave wrote: | | Fox wrote: | | I don't care for the translucent menubar. |
I wish there was an option in System Preferences to turn off the translucent menubar.
| Fox wrote: | | Finally, I don't like what the Dock does to folders placed in it, changing the appearance of the folder to the first document in it and others behind it. |
I don't care for that either. I wish there was a way to pick a default image.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with Leopard. It seems to be off to a nice start.
My score:
 |
here is a link to a utility to turn off the translucent menu bar 
http://www.eternalstorms.at/utilities/opaquemenubar/
i haven't upgraded yet, i just finished upgrading ilife and iwork , i thought i would wait until new years , i hope the bugs are ironed out by then. it looks fantastic !
_________________
"just smile and wave boys"- Penguins from Madagascar |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
flopticalcube
Junior Member
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Posts: 26
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:42 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Runs great on my mini. Runs OK(ish) on my MacBook. On one iMac its unusable (iMac freezing issue). I haven't tried it on the other as Tiger is stable there. All in all its less than I expected.
_________________
mini 1.66/2/120 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
WheelSpinners
Veteran Member
Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 743
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 2:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
| flopticalcube wrote: | | Runs great on my mini. Runs OK(ish) on my MacBook. |
Do you have less RAM or a slower hard drive in the MacBook? You would think the performance would be the same since they are essentially the same computer. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bsnoel
Senior Member
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
Posts: 355
Location: USA
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
Minor annoyance problems like Safari crashes with Java, random problems with Airport WiFi disks, etc. I have reported 3 bugs to Apple. I think once they get to 10.5.1, things will be much better.
_________________
Mac Pro Quad 2.66GHz, PowerMac G5 2.3 GHz, iMac Core Duo 17", MacBook Pro 2GHz, MacBook Pro 2.2GHz, Mac mini Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz. Multi-K9 Security System. No false alarms, just lots of sharp teeth.
www.grweather.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
castaway
Senior Member
Joined: 21 May 2005
Posts: 461
Location: UK
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:27 am Post subject: |
|
|
| bsnoel wrote: | | random problems with Airport WiFi disks |
I would really like to see AirPort Disk support added to Time Machine in 10.5.1, but that might be pushing it. I have a feeling it will just focus on the small stuff. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
robert
New Member
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 7
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:51 am Post subject: |
|
|
| splen wrote: | I am mostly happy. It might be my imagination but it seems quicker than tiger.
Once Adobe (or Apple) have found out why leopard breaks indesign I will be completely happy! |
New Mac Mini: $799
Free Update to Leopard: $10
Having to replace PS7 and Illustrator 10: ??
Oh well, maybe an upcoming update from Apple will allow it to work somehow. Seems Adobe's stance is if you have CS3 you're okay, anything earlier you'll need to upgrade. Hope that isn't the case. 
Other than that I like it 
_________________
Mac Mini C2D 2.0 Ghz (DOB 10/18/2007) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bobaloo
Veteran Member
Joined: 11 Mar 2006
Posts: 1591
Location: Huntington, New York
|
| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| robert wrote: | | splen wrote: | I am mostly happy. It might be my imagination but it seems quicker than tiger.
Once Adobe (or Apple) have found out why leopard breaks indesign I will be completely happy! |
New Mac Mini: $799
Free Update to Leopard: $10
Having to replace PS7 and Illustrator 10: ??
Oh well, maybe an upcoming update from Apple will allow it to work somehow. Seems Adobe's stance is if you have CS3 you're okay, anything earlier you'll need to upgrade. Hope that isn't the case.
Other than that I like it |
Having no known problems w/ CS3, running on the mini or the Mac Pro. If you have an Intel Mac and you're using older versions of Illustrator or PS, they run buggy and slow under Rosetta, so an upgrade to Leopard would only compound that. I ran CS2 until the universal upgrade came out and in Rosetta, it was more than frustrating sometimes.
_________________
2.5 GHZ i5 Mac Minu 8Gb Ram
2.0 Ghz Core 2 Duo Mini, 4Gb RAM
SE
AppleTVII
16GB iPod Touch 32Gb iPhone
32GB Wi-Fi iPad |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
milo
Junior Member
Joined: 07 Mar 2007
Posts: 40
Location: Oxford
|
| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
I've tried it on a couple of Minis so far, a Core2 Duo and a G4. I found:
* RAM usage seems higher, esp. mds.
* Macports and Gentoo prefixed portage are still usable, but I cannot compile anything and there are now bugs.
* The overall appearance is ugly.
* There are occasional glitches, such as the X11 dock icon not working properly.
However;
* Safari is much better; both the slow bookmark menu and the Gmail chat problems are fixed.
* Quicklook on the command line is good (I prefer a terminal to Finder).
* Spaces is good. Not quite what I'm used to from Enlightenment, but a most welcome addition. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
robert
New Member
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 7
|
| Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:04 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Bobaloo wrote: | | robert wrote: | | splen wrote: | I am mostly happy. It might be my imagination but it seems quicker than tiger.
Once Adobe (or Apple) have found out why leopard breaks indesign I will be completely happy! |
New Mac Mini: $799
Free Update to Leopard: $10
Having to replace PS7 and Illustrator 10: ??
Oh well, maybe an upcoming update from Apple will allow it to work somehow. Seems Adobe's stance is if you have CS3 you're okay, anything earlier you'll need to upgrade. Hope that isn't the case.
Other than that I like it |
Having no known problems w/ CS3, running on the mini or the Mac Pro. If you have an Intel Mac and you're using older versions of Illustrator or PS, they run buggy and slow under Rosetta, so an upgrade to Leopard would only compound that. I ran CS2 until the universal upgrade came out and in Rosetta, it was more than frustrating sometimes. |
Update to note that I got Illustrator 10.0.3 to work, so that's good. Will buy Photoshop today probably.
_________________
Mac Mini C2D 2.0 Ghz (DOB 10/18/2007) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Texark
Senior Member
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Posts: 347
Location: Houston
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 6:54 am Post subject: |
|
|
| milo wrote: | | * RAM usage seems higher, esp. mds. |
I'm actually finding memory management to be a little better than Tiger. My issues are with Disk Utility (repairing permissions) and external drives at the moment. My drives that are formatted the FAT32 file system seem to go into hyperdrive when they are connected to my mini with FW. I've never heard them make such a racket. Has anyone else noticed this happening? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TalkenRain
Junior Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2007
Posts: 43
Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
 I have 3 mini's now running Leopard. Two are newer 2g machines, the other is an older 1.6g. All are intel based.
 The good news is Front Row, Mail and an overall coolness. 
 The bad news is Front Row seems slow to launch  , Actually everything seems a bit slower launching from Leopard instead of Tiger.  I'm glad I upgraded but if not for Front Row and Mail, I'm not sure it added any real value. Just looks cool (er)... 
 My 2 cents  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Wizzerd
New Member
Joined: 11 Nov 2007
Posts: 2
Location: Boston, MA
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:25 am Post subject: |
|
|
| TalkenRain wrote: | | The bad news is Front Row seems slow to launch |
It does seem a little slower. And the old way it transitioned from the desktop into Front Row was way cooler looking. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
wrongrobot
New Member
Joined: 01 Nov 2007
Posts: 17
Location: SF, CA
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i like many of the obvious and many more of the less-publicized features.
my only gripe at this point is the sluggish mini- and maximizing of windows from the dock.
Otherwise, quite nice. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ 
Search 
Memberlist 
Photo Gallery
Register
Profile 
Log in to check your private messages 
Log in 
