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 - Not bad, but not revolutionary. This is what I consider to be a decent upgrade. I bought the family pack and had major installation problems on one of my four machines. Then I had to sit on the phone for a long time to even figure out how to fix it. The magazine MacWorld told me now to do it, btw. Anyway, it's fine, but no great shakes in terms of improvement over the older version. It's a little better, but not a light year leap ahead. Rating:  - Great ProductFantastic product!!! Everyone who owns a Mac and doesn't have Leopard needs to get it today. Rating:  - Stable PlatformI have found OSX 10.5 to be a stable platform. The new features of the system that I use are the stacking and the stationary for Mail. The COMMAND + F feature is upgraded and very useful. The one problem I had was easily solved by updating the software immediately after loading the program. Without this update my Mail program didn't work. When you begin to upload the new OS the computer verifies the integrity of the DVD. I skipped this step without incident and saved 45 minutes. I can't say that the new system is that much better than 0S 10.4 to justify the expense. To me it was a matter of keeping up to date with features and security. I am satisfied with the new OS. Rating: - A Good ExperienceUnlike some, I've had good luck with update. I'm not sure what is causing the problems that some are having. I did an erase and install, after backing up my data to another drive. That may have helped me avoid some of the problems others are having. Yes there are some apps or peripherals that won't work, probably because of the drivers. It's not Apple's fault if manufacturers have chosen to ignore this release. One way around this problem is to keep a second hard drive, (either internal or external, what ever works in your case) and keep your tiger install on that. I did that, and it's working fine. Spaces is working well for me,since I work in several apps at one time. I like the new mail app. , and Safari 3 is working well. You''ll either like or hate the dock, there doesn't seem to be much middle ground on this. There are many under the hood features in Leopard that are helping OS X mature, and subsequent updates with continue this process. All in all this update, especially the family pack is good value. And the critics will always find something complain about. SO, you decide, it doesn't cost that much, less then a third of most of Vista's 7 versions (what's that about), Rating: - It just keeps getting better.....What else is there to say? Mac OS X just keeps getting better - and faster, even in older computers - with each release. Well worth the price.
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