On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally I'd go right on by 10.5 and look for 10.6, at least; if that's a > Core Duo system > that's the top limit you can get to; and there's not much that wasn't > compatible with 10.5 > on those that doesn't run in 10.6, and 10.6 is a noticeable performance > upgrade over 10.5.
I believe Bruce failed to mention the price difference. Snow Leopard (10.6) can still be purchased from online retailers for $30 (or less in some cases). Leopard (10.5) will typically run you around $90 or more on eBay. (At least that's the price range I'm used to seeing Leopard auctions finish at). There's also the fact that I believe Apple will still do (only) security updates to Snow Leopard until they release whatever 10.8 turns out to be. This ain't much, but it's something. Unless you have some special consideration such as PPC hardware which limits you to using Leopard, I would also suggest moving up to Snow Leopard. www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/27/apples_snow_leopard_disc_will_install_on_tiger_macs.html Just as a sanity check, you DID say you have an Intel version of the iMac, correct? Out of curiosity, which one? (Snow Leopard runs ONLY on Intel Macs). -irrational john -- 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
