The unofficial Snow Leopard compatibility list shows a very long (user-generated) list which is almost all green ticks (for fully compatible) – though it would be useful if the list could be sorted by OK, broken, unknown and minor issues. If your machine doesn't have 1GB RAM, then Snow Leopard simply won't install – as was pointed out on the Guardian Technology blog by maxmg: he wanted to put it on his two-year-old Mac Mini.) And, of course, it won't install if you have a PowerPC processor-based machine.Īs for software, Snow Leopard – given its purpose as a speed boost compared to its predecessor – apparently produces very few incompatibilities with existing third-party software. No matter: there seem to be plenty of happy Snow Leopard users out there, all reporting that "it's faster".īut there are a couple of potholes. And to top it all, if you want to install it on more than one machine, Apple doesn't seem to take any measures to prevent it – meaning the £39 "family" pack for a five-install version is a salve to your conscience, and Apple's bank balance, rather than a necessity.Īll three, apparently, are examples of Apple's munificence, though at Microsoft they would be seen as extreme incompetence. Unlike Windows there's no confusing Heinz-like 57 varieties (Windows Vista Home Premium/Professional/Ultimate) to choose from.
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