Apple’s Chinese Web site showed that Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard will be on sale in China on September1. The upgrade fee is RMB248. Apple’s Taiwan and Hong Kong website is now officially allowing consumers to pre-order copies of Snow Leopard, with a ship and sale date of August 28th.
Product summary
The good: Interface enhancements like Expose in the Dock and better file and folder viewing in Stacks make finding apps and files much easier. A completely overhauled QuickTime X now sports a cleaner interface and recording tools. The much-anticipated Exchange support across Mail, the Address Book, and iCal is huge for those who take their Macs to work.
The bad: Snow Leopard works with Intel Macs only; PowerPC users are out of luck; requires $29 upgrade fee.
The bottom line: Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard’s smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the $29 upgrade fee.
General
• Operating System Apple Mac OS X 10.6
• Version:10.6
• License pricing: Standard
Operating System
• License Type: Complete package
• License Qty: 1 user
• License Pricing: Standard
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Package Type: Retail
System Requirements
• Min Processor Type: Intel
• Min RAM Size:1 GB
• Min Hard Drive Space: 5 GB
• Peripheral / Interface Devices: DVD-ROM