800 G4 running 10.3.9 - upgrade to Tiger or Leopard? Should I risk the upgrade to leopard, or upgrade to Tiger since I've hit a dead end and software compatibility with 10.3.9 may become an issue over the next couple years?
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Hi, I was at the Apple Store on Tuesday and the Genius told me that I probably would not get good results with 10.5 Leopard on my iMac 800 G4. It is running at 800 MHz. We are using Tiger and have had no problems other than when we upgraded the RAM. It wouldn't take a gig- so we are at 768. It is 10.4.10 now.
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The drive works well on my system, an iMac running OS 10.9 (Mountain Lion). I did a quick online search and found users reporting no problems using OS 10.5 (Leopard) and several versions in between. Check your OS and search for the drive and your specific OS
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Hey - I was going to tell everyone - DO NOT BUY LEOPARD FOR MORE THAN 29.00. Apple if you call them will sell you a copy of the Snow Leopard for 29.00. I just bought mine today due to some bought software that wouldn't work with 10.5.8
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Yes, you could buy Leopard, install it on a machine running Jaguar, Panther or Tiger, not have to buy any other version of MacOSX and smile. The normal caveat is that your machine must meet the requirements to install Leopard.
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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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You can buy now with leopard included... but buy from apple.com. But be for warned. They are not shipping their computers with leopard preinstalled, they are just putting the DVD's in the box and you'll have to install yourself. Unacceptable if you ask me. They should be shipping computers with leopard pre installed in about 2-4 weeks.
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I, too, agree with dosers and Mark B. Plus, I'd add that you're somewhat looking at the glass as half empty. You've got a Mac G4...that's still working...on Leopard, perhaps. That's got to be at least a 5 year old computer, if not older, that is still working to your satisfaction. There's something to be said for that! If and when you're ready to get a new Mac w/ Intel processors, it will be worth it. But rest assured that your current Mac has exceeded the average expectancy and expectations of personal computers.
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OSX 10.5 (Tiger) was the last operating system to support PowerPC-based software, and that is what this game is. I don't believe there's any way to get it to run on 10.8 (Mountain Lion) unless the developer releases an updated version. It's a bummer.
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bought mine Saturday, came with old leopard (but i bought snow leopard)best macbook pro ever. snow leopard really makes it come alive (with speed)my adobe and pro apps load up with the greatest of ease (it's scary how fast they run now), heck, even firefox doesn't slow down the system anymore! (though it does take it's time)and now you can add more than 10 items to you dock (when dragging a folder down), soo awesome!
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Yes. Upgraded Snow Leopard to Lion without a problem but this Mac OS X shut down stalling still a problem (nothing to do with Parallels?). It happened after 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) update, so it could be an issue there. (Again, irrelevant to Parallels.)
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Thanks, Jaygyver. I'm still on OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), too, so it sounds like I should be up-to-date with my Java software. I'll revisit the Brother Mac firmware site and give the update a go.
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Yes, I am running 10.8 Mountain Lion on this model and it runs great! It's very fast and I've never had a problem with it since I updated!
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I have tried contacting Amazon to find out when the iMacs with Leopard be available and no one seems to know... does anyone know when it will be?
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I don't use MACs. However, Canon's web site indicates support for quite a few MAC OS's, including 10.3 Panther, See http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/scanners/canoscan_series/canoscan_lide_30#DriversAndSoftware
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I don't use MACs. However, Canon's web site indicates support for quite a few MAC OS's, including 10.3 Panther,See http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/scanners/canoscan_series/canoscan_lide_30#DriversAndSoftware
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I just had the same problem, but no one seems to have offered you helpful advice. I'll put myself on your "receive e-mail when new posts are made," because I'm NOT a techie and the idea of someone walking me through what needs to be done sounds like the answer to a prayer. (Step by step, please, someone!) But I do think I know what my problem is -- I have the new Leopard operating system, and apparently I need to install some update before it will be compatible. I looked at the directions on how to do THAT, and they are beyond me. Maybe my husband, who is better than this sort of thing than I, can help me. If you have the same operating system, you may need to go the same path. I just had the same problem, but no one seems to have offered you helpful advice. I'll put myself on your "receive e-mail when new posts are made," because I'm NOT a techie and the idea of someone walking me through what needs to be done sounds like the answer to a prayer. (Step by step, please, someone!) But I do think I know what my problem is -- I have the new Leopard operating system, and apparently I need to install some update before it will be compatible. I looked at the directions on how to do THAT, and they are beyond me. Maybe my husband, who is better than this sort of... » Read More I just had the same problem, but no one seems to have offered you helpful advice. I'll put myself on your "receive e-mail when new posts are made," because I'm NOT a techie and the idea of someone walking me through what needs to be done sounds like the answer to a prayer. (Step by step, please, someone!) But I do think I know what my problem is -- I have the new Leopard operating system, and apparently I need to install some update before it will be compatible. I looked at the directions on how to do THAT, and they are beyond me. Maybe my husband, who is better than this sort of thing than I, can help me. If you have the same operating system, you may need to go the same path. « Show Less
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I rec'd my iMac 11/6 and it still had Tiger installed. I ordered the $10 + tax upgrade from Apple and it arrived within a few days. Installation took about 90 min. and was very easy. However, if I had it to do over I might stick with the Tiger system a little longer. The reason is Tiger being a mature OS is virtually bug free, where as the brand new leopard will have some bugs to work. Therefore, I would suggest ordering iMac with Tiger and wait a few weeks to order the grade. By then Apple should have fixes in place for a problems that may arrise.