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Summary: Significant Disappointment
Review: I can't begin to express my disappointment with Mac OS X. I recently upgraded my beige tower to OS X and now need to downgrade to 9.0 to make it work. There are three main problems. First, OS X disables the printer port so you have to buy a new printer in order to print. Second, it disables the floppy drive; it only allows for CD drives or zip drives. Finally, although my system exceeded the minimum requirements, it is very s-l-o-w. For instance, Netscape takes 30 seconds to open a new message window. I strongly recommend against upgrading to OS X. If you have a new computer, it might work, but for an old one stay with the tried and true. My next computer will use Windows; I am disgusted with the Mac.
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Summary: Well Worth It
Review: Though I experianced serious problems during the install that forced me to reinstall twice I believe this was because my current version of 10.1.5 was in bad shape. However, since the install I have experianced few problems, though it took me several days to download all the software updates. Virtually all problems I experianced in 10.1.5 have vanished, my isub no longer causes a kernal panic, and Internet Explorer no longer crashes after being launched. I have also found the Safari, Apple's new internet brower is far more stable and faster than Internet Explorer ever was. One of the main reasons I upgraded however was because so many programs required a minimal of 10.2, since then a wealth of new programs have been made availible to me. Jaguar was definitly worth the upgrade, anybody running an older version of Mac OS X should upgrade.
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Summary: Mac OS X A Giant Step Ahead of Classic Mac OS
Review: Have been using for months now. Have had only one Kernel Panic(Crash). Panther seems to be a lot more responsive than earlier versions of OS X. Still I really can't say it is better than Windows XP because on my four Windows machines I have yet to see a crash in the almost two years I have been using Win XP. For that reason I am giving Panther four rather than five stars.
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Summary: New user to Apple and Happy to be 1%
Review: Interesting to see all the whining about various things and user threatening to go use Windows. Go ahead. Deal with the Microsoft nonsense, the nonstop security updates and the constant virus updates for my virus scanner. I just bought an ibook with OS X 10.2 installed in it and I love it. I am a NT/2000 Systems Administrator and I have 2 Windows XP machines at home but I thoroughly enjoy using OS X. I use it exclusively to do work at home leaving my XP machines to be expensive doorstops. I recommend that users buy one of the OSX books that list the hidden features/recommended settings to get full functionality of the OS. We NT/2000/XP user's have to buy these books also because nothing in Windows is documented and Microsoft has everything turned on in it's OSs at install so everything (including security) is wide open which is bad because a lot of applications/services that ordinary home users have no need for is hogging a lot of memory. Although I must admit paying so much to upgrade to Panther when it comes out is something that I am not looking forward to.
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Summary: Stable system, pleasant to use
Review: After being ready to jump ou of "Windows" for years and making volumes of blue air over the "blue screens of death", I converted to Mac and OS X last year. It is like going to Heaven after years of pure purgatory. The transition was practically painless and my beautiful desktop was joined by a sturdy iBook this year. I have no problem sharing documents with my still be-shuttered Windows friends and my home office network works just fine with 2 macs and 3 PCs, all chatting comfortably together. Don't hesitate a minute!! Join 10.2 and stop defenestrating.
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Summary: the best operating system in the world!!!!!
Review: this is the best operating system period! the mac's had to change their operating system! its the best one out there. its cool because every application isn't apart of the operating system, so if the program crashes, your whole computer doesn't crash! if you have a mac/thinking about switching, you have to get this one!!!! or wait and get panther (10.3)
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Summary: two things I hate about OS X
Review: 1. The difference between OS X and OS 9 is greater than anticipated. I've been using Macs since 1987 and was a bit flummoxed at first. There's some non user friendly stuff you have to deal with. It's not like going from OS 7 to OS 8 or OS 8 to OS 9, where anyone reasonably Mac savvy can get acclimated quickly. OS X is way different, too different, and different in annoying nonMac ways. Yeah, think different, thank you Steve Jobs. 2. Font rendering. Jaguar has smoothed fonts THAT YOU CANNOT TURN OFF ABOVE 12 PT TYPE. It is absurd that the Mac, supposedly the computer for creative media artists yada yada does not give you the option to turn off font smoothing altogether. Anyone who loves to read clear sharp text will not like this.
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Summary: Proud member of the 1%
Review: I can do anything you can do only I can do it on the first try. I just completed my upgrade to Jaguar from 9.2. It was easy and more importantly problem free. To be honest I am a long time Mac user and as such I may be slightly biast in favor of all things Mac. However, my boyfriend was not, and he insisted that we have a PC in addition to our iMac. He is now a convert!!!!!!!!!! I took three people, all of whose jobs are to provide tech support to the unfortunate PC owner, to get his laptop up and running! I guess PC's provide lots of job security. More importantly as long as you have Microsoft Office for Macs you can switch back and forth between platforms no problem. Plus, according to Microsoft, their office suite for Macs is better than the one they make for there own operating system!
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Summary: Great OS
Review: I am recent to Mac. I started with OS X 10.1 about a year ago. I wish I had dumped my PC years ago and gotten an Apple. Anyway, I decided to upgrade to 10.2. At first I hesitated since I couldn't imagine Jaguar was much better than 10.1. I was wrong. What a wonderful OS. Makes my iMac even better. As would be expected, installation was simple. Now I will just wonder what more they will do with 10.3. My friend, a PC user saw my system and is asking me to burn his home videos, etc. He gave up on getting his Windows system to work right!
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: Best OS I have ever used and I have been in the industry for 25 years. If you haven't moved on from windows yet, now is the time that you really should. This is the OS that everybody should be using.
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