When can I buy with free Leopard included? On what date can I order a new iMac and have Leopard OS included free?
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I bought a 24" iMac last night (6th November'07) and Leopard wasn't pre-installed. I got a Leopard disk, and had to do the installation at home, which takes about an hour and half. The installation is a piece of cake, but I wish it came pre-installed.
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It's now 12/28/07. So what's the situation w/ leopard etc? Has any one ordered a macbook from Amazon since nov 25th 07?Amazon.com? What's the deal with not stating what OS comes with the Macbooks you are shipping out? It might be actually causing drop in Macbook sales for you guys. Get with it and state that 'yes they do come with Leopard now!' I'd rather purchase from Amazon (less scary return policy) but I might have to order from Macconnection.com as the price is the same (actually with them you don't have go thru the hassle of the rebate as their price reflects $100 discount) and their site clearly states that they do come with Leopard and iLife 08.... It's now 12/28/07. So what's the situation w/ leopard etc? Has any one ordered a macbook from Amazon since nov 25th 07?Amazon.com? What's the deal with not stating what OS comes with the Macbooks you are shipping out? It might be actually causing drop in Macbook sales for you guys. Get with it and state that 'yes they do come with Leopard now!' I'd rather purchase from Amazon (less scary return policy) but I might have to order from Macconnection.com as the price is the same (actually with them you don't have go thru the hassle of the rebate as their price reflects... » Read More It's now 12/28/07. So what's the situation w/ leopard etc? Has any one ordered a macbook from Amazon since nov 25th 07?Amazon.com? What's the deal with not stating what OS comes with the Macbooks you are shipping out? It might be actually causing drop in Macbook sales for you guys. Get with it and state that 'yes they do come with Leopard now!' I'd rather purchase from Amazon (less scary return policy) but I might have to order from Macconnection.com as the price is the same (actually with them you don't have go thru the hassle of the rebate as their price reflects $100 discount) and their site clearly states that they do come with Leopard and iLife 08.... « Show Less
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I called Amazon about this and the Mac Mini. I was told that computers will have the older version of ILife until they are sold out of those. As of yesterday, Apple has made no arrangements with Amazon for a "free version" upgrade on units sold after the release of ILife 11.
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Yes. My new Mac didn't even come with a disc drive. I downloaded everything from the website. Forewarned, it's a bit confusing as to what to download.
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Did you buy from Amazon? Are they including Leopard inserts with the shipment now, or do you still have to mail in for the DVD? Thanks.
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Taylor: One last comment, click on the link below, it will take you to the Amazon page where they are selling the "old version" of the Mac you referenced. Scroll to the middle of the page and you will see a link to the "new version" of the same Mac. I'll leave it to you to make a side by side comparison of the tech specs, software, enhancements. Interesting, Amazon does not list a price of the new Mac. Apple iMac MD093LL/A 21.5-Inch Desktop (OLD VERSION) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
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Lion was introduced in 2011, Mountain Lion 2012, Mavericks 2013, and this year Yosemite. but the upgrade to Mavericks is completely free if the laptop hasn't already been upgraded
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John. I guess Amazon is still selling Mountain Lion. The upgrade happened two weeks ago ... But if you buy from Amazon, you can make the upgrade later. It's free. I advice you to buy 256GB. I've bought 128GB and now I need an external HD.
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My exact question. I recently went up from an iMac G5 to a new iMac with Snow Leopard. Suddenly my 4 year old HP scanner is no longer compatible with my MAC. I need to know WHICH units are actually supported by Snow Leopard.
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To my knowledge, this item is still being shipped with 10.4. It might be better considering some of the kinks are still being worked out of Leopard.
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Yes, you can load Snow Leopard or just about any Mac OS. On Oct. 29 I upgraded my Mac Mini to Mavericks
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Mavericks, along with every OS upgrade from mavericks on is a free upgrade. This will most likely come with mountain lion but you can upgrade to mavericks for free right when you get it.
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You can install it without need for Tiger, Leopard, etc. I think that legally, you should have Tiger or Leopard to install Snow Leopard, but I wouldn't recommend upgrading over an existing system. It's OK if you don't have iLife or iWork, as when I bought my Mac over three years ago (had Tiger) that didn't have serial number for iWork, and so I'd assume that any 'bonus' software like that you'd have to pay for anyway. Hope this helps. Don't use Time Machine--just copy all your important documents and whatever else to the other drive manually. That's what I do. I don't trust backup programs (many people don't--I've read some horror stories in the past on data loss).
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Agreed. I'm wanting to upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard and then possibly Lion. Purchasing both Snow Leopard and Lion from the Apple site/Mac App Store is cheaper than buying Snow Leopard here. And Mac Store has free shipping on Snow Leopard at the moment. Together, both purchases are about $60, excluding any taxes. I'm sticking with Apple too. EmmKays
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Ah, this is interesting. I didn't know it would require an update to Snow Leopard, but I can see why it would. Then the update should come pretty soon, as Apple says (on the Apple Store) they will start shipping the mouse in "5-7 business days".
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Absolutely !!! and it is generally a free upgrade. I am running OSX10.9.5 and my iMac is a 2009
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All Mac OS DVDs shipped by Apple to date have been full versions. Technically, Apple's license specifies that one must buy the box set, (Mac OS, iLife and iWork), if one wishes to upgrade from Tiger rather than Leopard. Nevertheless, the Snow Leopard only DVD installs just the same for those with Tiger, and Apple does not police or punish those who choose this route. The installed OS is still eligible for all 10.6.X updates. Apple does not play the same games Microsoft plays with its OS upgrades. If you are attempting to install the Mac OS on a netbook PC to create a HacIntosh, though, I recall reading of Apple's move to prevent this. The installation program reportedly checks the processor type. If it's an Intel Atom, (i.e. a netbook), it halts all further installation. However, Apple cannot distinguish between Intel processors common to both Macs and PCs. Consequently, one can create a HacIntosh from a standard PC, (i.e. those without an Intel Atom processor), of recent vintage. You might wish to research this point further if this is your intent.