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 says 10.5 (Leopard) because that is the installation requirement for 10.6 (Snow Leopard). As is stated, you cannot upgrade to Snow Leopard from an OS X version prior to 10.5 (Leopard).
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If Snow Leopard comes as 10.6.3 it will automatically upgrade to 10.6.8. It's very cheap, even from Apple (only $20): http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard. Snow Leopard is a very stable system and you will enjoy using it (as long as you have enough RAM -- at least 2GB, but preferably 4GB.
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Thank you for the update. Major bummer - Apple seems to be screwing Amazon and the other retailers by holding out inventory of the new iMacs from them. I don't want to wait another month + either, so I'll probably get one from the Apple store too, and suffer the $150 tax hit. Booooo to Apple on this one.
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Forget it, they dropped support a long time ago. I sold it as soon as I found out there would be no new driver for Mac. I think the latest one works with Leopard or something.
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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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I'd like to know if amazon's mac book pro will come with snow leopard too. It's already out on apple's website.
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It is a Mid 2007. It is a fantastic computer for basic needs. It will run OSX Yosemite 10.10.2 fairly easily,but Apple originally designed it for OSX Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Keep in mind that while it is upgradeable to 10.10.2 this is the last O/S that it will be eligible for. If you are looking for a Mac that can handle photoshop, lightroom, Indesign or anything else resource heavy, you may want to consider a newer model. This model can handle these programs, but at the cost of speed. I still own one and it was great to run my business from, but now as software updates, this iMac lags behind. ~PC/MAC Technician
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Thanks for your contact! We can offer any OS that you prefer/that the machine supports - but, by default, we do ship with the latest OS X (Mavericks). Yes, I have a few machines in stock. Please don't hesitate to call or message our office with any further questions. Thanks!
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Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.8 is the most recent OSX you can use. Anything newer won't install.
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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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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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That one on the photo look like the New version to me. Probably a newest version will come out ? But, if you are interested in buy a Mac, it will be a good choice. If you have an Amazon store card buy it because you will get up to a year without in interest charge . That's how I bought mine. No problems so far . Good Luck !
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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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hello michellewe just double check.... this imac is runing leopard 10.5thanksc.s. pat jones
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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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If your systems match or super exceed the system requirements stated below, then both of your mac machines will more than likely run the new Leopard Operating System. I hope this post helps MAC OS X Leopard System Requirements:  Processor must be any Intel, PowerPC G5 or G4 (at 867 MHz or faster)  DVD drive (for installation of the operating system)  Built-in FireWire  At least 512 MB of RAM (additional RAM is recommended for development purposes)  A built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card  At least 9 GB of disk space available