[DM-MUG] Fwd: Re: [MacLaw] Snow Leopard

[Jon Thompson]

64 bit will not help most people. Basically, if you ever open a 4 GB  
file, it will help you, otherwise, 64bit is actually slower.

However, the fact that everything is running in native Cocoa, non PPC  
code, and optimized means that _all_ users will see a speed increase.  
Furthermore, as applications you utilize get optimized for some of the  
new technologies, (OpenCL and Grand Central Station) you will see them  
speed up drastically, especially with processes that can be carried  
out in a parallel fashion (many image manipulation algorithms fit in  
this category.)

Everything I hear, this makes machines run very fast. Mail.app opens  
in a blink. Multiple videos play at once without frames dropped.

So is Snow Leopard worth $30- yes, absolutely. Should you wait a few  
weeks at minimum to install, so that you can not deal with early  
adopter woes- yes, absolutely. Is this install worth the normal  
upgrade price- yes, absolutely. Would Apple get the adoption rate with  
the normal upgrade price- no.

-- 
- Jon
On Aug 26, 2009, at 9:06 AM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:

> from another list
>>
>> Nope, Apple did it to keep its engineers busy during the recession.
>>
>> Seriously, though, if you have an Intel Mac, and specifically a 64- 
>> bit
>> processor (Core 2 Duo or Xeon) you will see a significant increase in
>> performance in basic operating system level tasks.  If you use
>> processor intensive applications that understand multi-threading, you
>> will see a performance increase in multi-core machines.  If you use
>> Exchange for Email and Calendaring, iCal and Mail are significantly
>> improved.
>>
>> It's primarily an internals-only release, which is why it's
>> inexpensive.  Keep in mind, though, you need to already have Snow
>> Leopard to make it work, plus you need an Intel machine.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Herman
>> Guetersloh<hgadvocate at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is there a reason to upgrade to Snow Leopard?
>>> -- Herman Guetersloh
>>>
>
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