penger 14 Report post Posted July 29, 2009 Mmm I think so because the MS Office on my mac doesn't have it (2008 )? And my PC does (2007)? I've looked for it on Word many times and never found it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jinp6301 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2009 Formula support as in Equation Editor? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penger 14 Report post Posted July 29, 2009 That's probably it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GPH 3 Report post Posted July 30, 2009 Word equation editor is not that great anyway, use LaTeX like real men geeks do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uberburger101 10 Report post Posted July 30, 2009 Hmm, more reasons are needed for me NOT to blow my budget on a Mac. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blessingx 4,135 Report post Posted August 17, 2009 For those on either side of the Mac fence... Steve Jobs: The man who polished Apple - Times Online Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hopstretch 16,554 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Good news, everybody! Not only does Snow Leopard not require the entry of any serial numbers, but the standard version of Snow Leopard is a bootable Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grawk 7,522 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 just like I predicted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mirumu 1 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 I'd been hearing that too. Plan to try it out the full install option on the MBP with a new Segate 500GB 7200RPM laptop drive. Oh, and supposedly you hold down "6" and "4" on boot to install the 64-bit version. I hear it doesn't boot on all supposedly 64-bit capable Macs, but I plan to give it a try to see. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blessingx 4,135 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Short Snow Leopard review Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sherwood 1,077 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Any chance copies of the snow leopard will be in store Friday? I cancelled my Amazon preorder due to it's arrival in mid-September (according to my status email), and I'm itchin' for some grand central. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hopstretch 16,554 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 100% chance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sherwood 1,077 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 I like those odds, stretch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n_maher 10,065 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Sell me on the idea of upgrading - what's so great about snow? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sherwood 1,077 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 1) $29 2) Far superior multiprocessor and graphics card support (only for Apple applications right now until 3rd parties catch up) 3) Faster handling of large files/directories (think large itunes libraries or pictures) There's really no flash to it. Very little new functionality to the user, just a faster, more efficient experience. The big deal to my eyes is the new "Grand Central", which is the new method of dividing tasks between processor cores, trying to fully utilize them. Early reviews show a speed increase in almost every task, with significant (100%+) increases for very processor-heavy tasks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grawk 7,522 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 smaller memory footprint Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aardvark baguette 1,123 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 3) Faster handling of large files/directories (think large itunes libraries or pictures) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n_maher 10,065 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Ok, I'm sold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bperboy 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Also, Exchange support. Don't know if you use that, but I'll finally be able to ditch the third party calendar syncing with my windows laptop. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grawk 7,522 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 plus, chicks dig it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bperboy 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Rawr! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jinp6301 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 This is probably only relevant for myself but ONLY Adobe CS4 apps are approved to work with Snow Leopard. Probably doesnt mean that older versions won't work but its still a factor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sherwood 1,077 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 This is probably only relevant for myself but ONLY Adobe CS4 apps are approved to work with Snow Leopard. Probably doesnt mean that older versions won't work but its still a factor Interesting. I'll be testing CS2 on it tomorrow after I get it running. Some of my plugins don't cooperate with 4, so I keep 2 around (and in general prefer it for my limited applications). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bperboy 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 Just got a Macrumors post.. seems CS3 pretty much does work, but Adobe hasn't tested it rigorously enough to declare it 'supported'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blessingx 4,135 Report post Posted August 28, 2009 Apple OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - Full Review - PC Magazine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
