I have to say I'm somewhat disappointed. I've found Leopard to be somewhat buggy in my tests, especially with the upgraded apps like iChat and Mail. iChat has caused my CPU to run at 100% capacity more than once, and Mail has hung up on me on several occasions. WMV video support is crap and Quicktime hangs on me when I try to play a file. Quick Look is disappointing, considering I'd much rather hover over an icon to get it to play rather than hit a shortcut. Furthermore, attachments in Mail can be viewed with Quick Look, but both Mail and Quick Look hang up whenever I try. Quicksilver shows up in my dock now, even when I try resetting the settings multiple times (and now that it's open source, the website seems to be down). I think the interface is much more trite than previous iterations, focused more on the eyecandy factor than functionality. The fact that my docked Applications folder shows up as Address Book with additional layers behind it is MADDENING. Stacks are pointless, considering I have way more applications and documents than it actually lets you view, so now instead of one click, I have to click TWICE to view my files. Cover Flow is bulky and unintuitive, as is the sidebar in finder. The designers also darkened the blue that separates each file line in list mode, which I find distracting and hiders my reading ability (noticeably, and I'm only 20) I've also noticed that my battery life drains like crazy, and instead of the screen dimming, it goes completely black after 15 seconds of idle time. Furthermore, I've tried to get help with these issues on the discussion forums to absolutely no avail.
WHEW! I didn't realize I had so many issues with it. Regardless, it's still a lot smoother of an experience than any Windows PC i've had. Possibly its best redeeming quality (and probably the most important for me) is the fact that it connects almost instantly to a wireless network when I wake the computer up, as opposed to having to wait a few seconds for the computer to connect.
If anyone has solutions for any of these issues, let me know please.
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I have to say I'm somewhat disappointed. I've found Leopard to be somewhat buggy in my tests, especially with the upgraded apps like iChat and Mail. iChat has caused my CPU to run at 100% capacity more than once, and Mail has hung up on me on several occasions. WMV video support is crap and Quicktime hangs on me when I try to play a file. Quick Look is disappointing, considering I'd much rather hover over an icon to get it to play rather than hit a shortcut. Furthermore, attachments in Mail can be viewed with Quick Look, but both Mail and Quick Look hang up whenever I try. Quicksilver shows up in my dock now, even when I try resetting the settings multiple times (and now that it's open source, the website seems to be down). I think the interface is much more trite than previous iterations, focused more on the eyecandy factor than functionality. The fact that my docked Applications folder shows up as Address Book with additional layers behind it is MADDENING. Stacks are pointless, considering I have way more applications and documents than it actually lets you view, so now instead of one click, I have to click TWICE to view my files. Cover Flow is bulky and unintuitive, as is the sidebar in finder. The designers also darkened the blue that separates each file line in list mode, which I find distracting and hiders my reading ability (noticeably, and I'm only 20) I've also noticed that my battery life drains like crazy, and instead of the screen dimming, it goes completely black after 15 seconds of idle time. Furthermore, I've tried to get help with these issues on the discussion forums to absolutely no avail.
WHEW! I didn't realize I had so many issues with it. Regardless, it's still a lot smoother of an experience than any Windows PC i've had. Possibly its best redeeming quality (and probably the most important for me) is the fact that it connects almost instantly to a wireless network when I wake the computer up, as opposed to having to wait a few seconds for the computer to connect.
If anyone has solutions for any of these issues, let me know please.
go back to windows. you don't deserve a Mac.