That's pretty good. I just want to make sure my battery life won't decrease with installing SL. I'll be sure to tell my friend that too. Thanks!
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That's pretty good. I just want to make sure my battery life won't decrease with installing SL. I'll be sure to tell my friend that too. Thanks!
WHAT mac OS X snow leopard has come out??????????????
i wonder how different speeds will be between the macbooks that were created in 2008 between the white shells, and aluminum shells, cause i got a white one, then 3 months later, apple introduced the unibody!!!!!!!!!! ahhhhhh
i wonder how different speeds will be between the macbooks that were created in 2008 between the white shells, and aluminum shells, cause i got a white one, then 3 months later, apple introduced the unibody!!!!!!!!!! ahhhhhh
WHAT mac OS X snow leopard has come out??????????????
i wonder how different speeds will be between the macbooks that were created in 2008 between the white shells, and aluminum shells, cause i got a white one, then 3 months later, apple introduced the unibody!!!!!!!!!! ahhhhhh
No, September I believe. Some folks were Beta testers.
All sound promising and should be a big benefit to the MBA!
Joe
For some reason, the Apple store decided that they would charge my card $21.06 for my previous order ("up to date") for 2 Snow Leopard DVD's.
Not sure why they chose August 3rd to finally charge my card when I ordered over a month ago. Suspicious. Did Snow Leopard ship today?
Not sure why they chose August 3rd to finally charge my card when I ordered over a month ago. Suspicious. Did Snow Leopard ship today?
No - I just received another Beta from apple 3 days ago - so it's not finished yet...
They only just allowed pre-orders, so maybe that's why? Charge once Apple allows pre-orders from 3rd party retailers like Amazon.
Snow Leopard seed 10a432 is supposed to be the Gold Master - this has been reported all over the web.
Anyways just wanted everyone to know that Apple is sending all beta testers a dvd copy of 10a432 - for bug testing - and the usual error submission procedures are in place.
So either Apple is sending all testers a free copy of the new OS - or 10a432 is not the final build.
Since all Canadian testers won't be receiving their dvd's until mid next week via DHL - it seems odd if this was still a beta, because our feedback would not be seen until only a couple weeks before its formal release - which isn't really enough time for pre-release bug fixes.
Anyways - testers are also provided a direct download link for the dvd's - so if 10a432 IS the RTM - then expect some legitimate reviews of it on the MBA to be on this site BEFORE the official release.
Anyways just wanted everyone to know that Apple is sending all beta testers a dvd copy of 10a432 - for bug testing - and the usual error submission procedures are in place.
So either Apple is sending all testers a free copy of the new OS - or 10a432 is not the final build.
Since all Canadian testers won't be receiving their dvd's until mid next week via DHL - it seems odd if this was still a beta, because our feedback would not be seen until only a couple weeks before its formal release - which isn't really enough time for pre-release bug fixes.
Anyways - testers are also provided a direct download link for the dvd's - so if 10a432 IS the RTM - then expect some legitimate reviews of it on the MBA to be on this site BEFORE the official release.
I just want to report that the latest Snow Leopard release is running great still. Startup and shutdown times are a hair faster actually. I have had absolutely 0 beach balls or hangs. Everything is running smoothly.
I have XCode installed with the latest iPhone SDK (3.1) and did some compilation of applications I am working on. Overall it was very fast, and the system remained very responsive. I really like what I continue to see with SL.
I have XCode installed with the latest iPhone SDK (3.1) and did some compilation of applications I am working on. Overall it was very fast, and the system remained very responsive. I really like what I continue to see with SL.
I plan to get it the day it comes out since I JUST got my air. It will cost me $10 supposedly because I got it after June, and there is that whole update system...
I have SSD and 2.13GHz, boot up times are instant already, getting even faster would be crazy! I am excited for quicktime X. Is the new quicktime nice? Can it run AVI's?
I have SSD and 2.13GHz, boot up times are instant already, getting even faster would be crazy! I am excited for quicktime X. Is the new quicktime nice? Can it run AVI's?
My version B is running cool and fast also. Clean install, then migrated from Time Machine backup. Gained 14 needed GB.
My version B is running cool and fast also. Clean install, then migrated from Time Machine backup. Gained 14 needed GB.
I got a little over 13Gb back on my RevB SSD. Just did the update from DVD.
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did anyone install SL over remote disc
i have a rev A 1.6 HHD. i was wondering how is the experience of doing erase and install of SL over remote disc. is it doable? will it be very slow compared to using the external dvd drive? Thanks!
i have a rev A 1.6 HHD. i was wondering how is the experience of doing erase and install of SL over remote disc. is it doable? will it be very slow compared to using the external dvd drive? Thanks!
You gained about 7 GB of space just like everyone else. Nobody truly "gained" the space they're reporting.
I keep seeing all these people report that they gained anywhere from 13GB to 28GB of space back, but they're all seriously incorrect.
Snow Leopard counts the size of the disk differently than Leopard. This has been reported elsewhere, yet everyone keeps reporting how much space they "gained," even journalists who reviewed Snow Leopard.
Check your disk's capacity. It went up by 8.3 GB. You're not really recovering that 8.3 GB of space... the portion of your drive being used by your OS, apps, and files is still the same. So, an app or file that supposedly took 1GB of space before is now taking more than 1GB of space.
The more space someone reports "gaining" back is directly related to the size of the HDD/SSD. Everyone is really getting approximately 7 GB of space back. The rest is all disk reporting size differences between Leopard and Snow Leopard.
Instead of checking how much "available" space, people should be calculating the difference in how much space is being used versus the percentage of drive space that the used amount is. They could then calculate the true "gained" space.
The capacity change doesn't truly gain any space, it's just a way the disk is reported. Do a Google search and read about it.
hmm 5GB less used space, 8GB more drive space. My math says 13GB of more space to fill up on the exact same PC, I didn't delete any content, that space can be filled now. See my attachments above. I'm not really arguing, just seeing the glass half full.
No, you're flat out wrong. There is about 7 GB of "extra" space available now. Your apps and files are all reporting using more space than they were before. A 1 GB file before is now taking more than 1 GB. A 1 GB app before is now taking more than 1 GB. It's a reporting issue. You are freeing up the 7 GB of space that Leopard PPC files were on drive. That 7 GB is the only "extra" space available.
Do a simple Google search about it, and you should be able to do the math in your head in a few minutes. Snow Leopard is reporting disk size differently which is OBVIOUS. You see it in the "capacity" reported right there in your own screen shots. The capacity of your drive is NOT changing in ANY way. That extra capacity is NOT freeing space for files, apps, or OS. It's merely how the drive is reporting space.
The bigger the drive, the more supposed "free" space being reported. I cannot believe everyone is reporting this. You're all smarter than this... I know because you're using Macs.
True "gained" space is only the approximately 7 GB of PPC files being removed in Snow Leopard... the "gained" capacity of reported disk size change is NOT freed space but only a change in the way Snow Leopard reports drive's capacity. I cannot believe that this is not being pointed out.
Whilst agreeing with you both and just wanting to make it clear in case there was still any confusion, from bbotte's own screenshots:
Space Used Before: 61173301248 bytes
Space Used After: 51613122560 bytes
Difference: 9560178688 bytes
AKA 8.90GiB "old style" or 9.56GB "new style".
Which is still a sizeable chunk.
The developer of CoolBook has compiled a beta version that is compatible with SL. You can find the download link in the Coolbook.dmg file.
BootCamp 3.0 Good Stuff
I installed the new version of BootCamp on my Windows 7 partition on the MacBook Air. The biggest thing is the ability to read the Mac OS partition while in Windows which is a god send. I'm simply amazed at how well Snow Leopard and Windows 7 run on the Air, especially with an SSD drive. I believe this is a testament to solid hardware.
I installed the new version of BootCamp on my Windows 7 partition on the MacBook Air. The biggest thing is the ability to read the Mac OS partition while in Windows which is a god send. I'm simply amazed at how well Snow Leopard and Windows 7 run on the Air, especially with an SSD drive. I believe this is a testament to solid hardware.