A little earlier than expected perhaps, Apple have officially announced that the next release of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard will be released on Friday at Apple?s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Apple?s online store is now accepting pre-orders. The Unofficial Apple Weblog set tongues wagging earlier today when they noted that the Apple Store was down signaling something big was in the pipeline.
Bertrand Serlet, Apple?s senior vice president of Software Engineering announced:
Snow Leopard builds on our most successful operating system ever and we?re happy to get it to users earlier than expected. For just $29, Leopard users get a smooth upgrade to the world?s most advanced operating system and the only system with built in Exchange support.
To get an idea of what to expect in Snow Leopard, check-out my posts earlier this year about the new features and the sneak preview at the WWDC in June. If there’s one thing that will definitely make Snow Leopard worth upgrading for it can be summarized in one word - speed. For the modest sum of $29, I’m looking forward to an altogether faster and smoother OS X if not a particularly different one visually. For those with an eye to working with Microsoft Exchange, it’s an absolute must since it’s the first Mac OS to support it.
Here are just a few other good reasons to upgrade if Apple’s claims are to be believed:
- A more responsive Finder
- Mail that loads messages up to twice as fast
- Time Machine with an up to 80 percent faster initial backup
- A Dock with Exposé integration
- QuickTime X with a redesigned player that allows users to easily view, record, trim and share video
- A 64-bit version of Safari 4 that is up to 50 percent faster and resistant to crashes caused by plug-ins
- 7GB extra hard drive space - Snow Leopard is half the size of the previous version and frees up to 7GB
Look out for a full review coming soon!
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