On Oct 11, 2009, at 12:04 AM, Richard Gerome wrote: > I don't know what the problem could be, but I have a question about > this??? Why would you upgrade to Leopard if Tiger was running so > great??? I can't find anything that makes Leopard any better then > Tiger??? So many Mac users have told me to keep my G4 Titanium > Powerbook running Tiger, don't waist the money on Leopard...
I also agree with you. I've twice been requested to downgrade a friend's system that was upgraded to Leopard because of how much slower Leopard performs on PPC Macs. According to xBench & GeekBench archives, Leopard's about 20-25% slower than Tiger for PPC Macs, while counterintuitively running about 15-20% faster for Intel Macs. The Macs I downgraded were G4 laptops in the 1.5-1.67 GHz range, not older slower PPC Macs. The possible reasons to upgrade to Leopard include: Time Machine, Spaces, and some newer software that isn't Tiger compatible. Are there other reasons? I don't think this is enough reason to upgrade myself, so I've left my G4 Mini with Tiger. I upgraded my G5 PowerMac to Leopard, and I'm too lazy to downgrade, so it's stuck, but luckily the G5 has enough horsepower for the slowdown to be not too bothersome until just recently. When I migrate onto an Intel machine I'll likely downgrade the G5 also. In my opinion, Tiger is the "best" OS for PPC Macs, and is with certainty the "fastest". Intel Macs likely need Snow Leopard now, but I have no experience with Snow Leopard, so I'm not certain. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
