OS X Upgrades

Stainless_Steel

Hi all,

I heard its possible to install the €29 Snow Leopard upgrade on a Tiger machine, is this true?

Apple's site only says a mac with Intel processor is required.

Also, is it true that a copy of Snow Leopard will install on multiple machines, as in no product key is required?

I'm aware this probably violates the EULA, but aren't Apple naive???

James Hunt

From my experience, most, if not all, of the above is true.

Although you are technically required to upgrade to Snow Leopard from Tiger using the more expensive option, it will work using the €29 disc.

I did a clean install on my Tiger Macbook. It installed the OS no bother, it's like having a new machine - although I lost some of the apps that came as part of the original OS X on the machine such as GarageBand and one or two others that I can't remember.

But the machine flies along, boot and shutdown times cut drastically - and Snow Leopard itself has a much smaller footprint than Tiger.

Stainless_Steel

James Hunt wrote: »

From my experience, most, if not all, of the above is true.

Although you are technically required to upgrade to Snow Leopard from Tiger using the more expensive option, it will work using the €29 disc.

I did a clean install on my Tiger Macbook. It installed the OS no bother, it's like having a new machine - although I lost some of the apps that came as part of the original OS X on the machine such as GarageBand and one or two others that I can't remember.

But the machine flies along, boot and shutdown times cut drastically - and Snow Leopard itself has a much smaller footprint than Tiger.

I see, thanks.

I guess Apple see their software as a means to sell their hardware, they dont exactly ask much money for it either.

Another question, would people recommend doing a 'clean install' of a new OS? Or does it really matter?

Sad Professor

Apple aren't a software company like MS. So piracy is less of a concern for them. They make their profits from hardware sales. You pay for the OS when you buy the Mac.

Also, a serial number/activation system would just create added annoyance for users. For many years Apple have been trying to reach a point where all the user has to do is take the Mac out of the box and press the power button. This is what the iMac is all about. The less cables, installs and clicks required the better.

Another question, would people recommend doing a 'clean install' of a new OS? Or does it really matter?

I wouldn't bother. Just do a backup before. And use software update after to bring SL up to the latest version.

Stainless_Steel

Sad Professor wrote: »

Apple aren't a software company like MS. So piracy is less of a concern for them. They make their profits from hardware sales. You pay for the OS when you buy the Mac.

Also, a serial number/activation system would just create added annoyance for users. For many years Apple have been trying to reach a point where all the user has to do is take the Mac out of the box and press the power button. This is what the iMac is all about. The less cables, installs and clicks required the better.

I wouldn't bother. Just do a backup before. And use software update after to bring SL up to the latest version.

Thanks Sad Professor.

After some research, installing the disc on multiple computers does breach the EULA, so I will get the family pack to stay clean

Regarding the clean install vs. upgrade - I have a 160GB HD about 60% full with all sorts of rubbish. Would this sway people into doing a fresh install and transferring wanted files from a backed up disc??? Opinions appreciated.

doccy

To answer your question, yes installing Snow Leopard on more than one machine would be against their t & c's and yes you can install a single disc on multiple machines.