Hello Snow Leopard! Mac OS X 10.6 Review!

I finally managed to get my grubby hands on a copy of Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Yay!

I wasn’t really planning on installing the upgrade so soon since I wanted all the kinks (if there were any, really) to be fixed. But due to fortunate events, I was able to get a copy. So here I am on Mac OS X 10.6 a.k.a Snow Leopard!

One of the first things you’re going to notice, of course, is the space you’ll be freeing up when you install Snow Leopard. From a measly free space of 8GB, I ended up with 18GB free after installation. Yay, more free space for my downloads!

Here are a couple of things and improvements I’ve noticed:

• Programs definitely launch faster now
• Waking up from sleep is almost instant now.
• Shut down is definitely way faster. (I had like 5 programs running, decided to shutdown and my MBP was off in like 5-10 seconds)
• Force quitting programs are definitely way faster. (See screenshot below!)
• Expose interface is cleaner and less cluttered. (See screenshot below!)

Well, that’s pretty much it for me. As a normal computer user (FaceBook, surfing, YM, watching videos, blogging, World of Warcraft), those are the novelties that I was able to appreciate upon installation of Snow Leopard.

I don’t really use any 64-bit applications, so all that hulabaloo about the Snow Leopard being 64-bit compatible didn’t really affect me much.

So my verdict: It’s not really a MUST to upgrade to Snow Leopard, but it would be a big PLUS. You’ll definitely feel that your computer is snappier, responds a little faster and of course, way lighter (hello 10GB free space!)

If you have $30 to spare, go ahead and get your upgrade! It’s always nice to be updated.

Read more: Apple – Mac OS X Snow Leopard

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