My system is a PowerMac G5 PPC Dual 1.8 GHz, 6 GB RAM, ATI Radeon X800 XT, Dual 160GB HD RAID, 23' Cinema Display. I am currently running Tiger 10.4.11 and my most commonly used applications are: - Quicken 2007 - World Of Warcraft - Microsoft Office 2004 - Vuze (BitTorrent) - iLife '06 - Adobe CS2 I don't have a 'need' to upgrade to Leopard, but I would like to know if there is any benefit in doing so.
The two benefits I have been able to find are: - Better OpenGL support (which improves WoW gaming experience) - Support for Java 1.6 (which helps Java development and potentially some browsers) The main disadvantages include upgrading some applications (at least iLife '09, and perhaps Microsoft Office 2008 and Adobe CS3), and some potential decrease in performance. Are there any benefits that people can think of? Or should I just stay with Tiger? My system is a PowerMac G5 PPC Dual 1.8 GHz, 6 GB RAM, ATI Radeon X800 XT, Dual 160GB HD RAID, 23' Cinema Display. I am currently running Tiger 10.4.11 and my most commonly used applications are: - Quicken 2007 - World Of Warcraft - Microsoft Office 2004 - Vuze (BitTorrent) - iLife '06 - Adobe CS2 I don't have a 'need' to upgrade to Leopard, but I would like to know if there is any benefit in doing so.
Oct 23, 2013 - Content which benefits the community (news, rumors,. You can just download the iWork '09 trial version (links still available online, if you Google it). 3) Click External Mirror 1; 4) It will just be a DMG file so install like. I used the iWork 09 disk then the 9.3 update that apple provides on their website.
The two benefits I have been able to find are: - Better OpenGL support (which improves WoW gaming experience) - Support for Java 1.6 (which helps Java development and potentially some browsers) The main disadvantages include upgrading some applications (at least iLife '09, and perhaps Microsoft Office 2008 and Adobe CS3), and some potential decrease in performance. Are there any benefits that people can think of? Or should I just stay with Tiger? Thanks for your helpful replies. Wpc33, my main concern was whether my configuration was able to handle the performance demands of Leopard. You seem to have answered that question.
Eric, I don't use Classic. So, I am OK on that side. Dr.Pants, as far as 'legacy' applications, I am not aware of anything that I use nowadays that does not have a Leopard-compatible version. So, I do not see any reason to keep a Tiger partition around except for backup during the transition. My concern is whether I need to spend some additional money to get newer versions of my existing applications or if I can survive with 'glitchy' behavior of the existing versions. Especially, Microsoft Office 2004, iLife '06, and Adobe CS2.
I have found contradictory information about how well these applications behave under Leopard. Click to expand.On my Power Mac G5 2.0GHz, MS Office 2004, Word and Excel at least, are the same as always, performance is OK, but the applications suffer from the same problems they have always had. Using Leopard will not cause any additional problems, at least in my experience, using Word everyday in a Work situation. Can't say much about Powerpoint or the rest as I don't use them. ILife '06 and CS2 - no idea, sorry. I would just try it, and decide for yourself.
(Backup your Tiger installation by cloning to a USB or Firewire drive first). Clone or Image This may be a side question, but it has been recommended to me to either create a clone of the disk with the Tiger installation, or a disk image. I have about 166GB worth of data and my external HD is 186GB (200GB minus overhead). Is there any advantage of having direct access to the clone disk vs. Mounting a disk image that you open when needed? I have the impression that a disk image will use less space, but I am not sure how much I would save considering that the amount of space available in the external disk is not that much.
Dr.Pants, good point about the ability to boot from the drive directly. This makes me wonder, though. I was planning to use that drive to be my Time Machine backup after the installation and migration of old data. If the machines dies, will the Time Machine backup help you boot the system? Or can it be used only to recover the HD content after you are able to restart the system (e.g., new HD, reinstall Leopard, etc.)? Is it better to have both a clone of the HD for booting purposes and the Time Machine setup for individual file/folder recovery over time?
ILife '11 I ripped this (my own DVD) with disk utility, so it's safe, for those of you who might be concerned. Also it does not need a serial number. Apple doesn't require those for any of it's core products.
They assume you'll buy them and they don't need to lock you down.;-) But seriously though, if you like this you should consider buying it (not to get too preachy or anything). You do not need to burn the.dmg file in order to install.
Only do that if you want to back it up or install on a computer other than the one on which you downloaded it. Download link.