Comments on: Leopard most likely on track for October release http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: weisheng http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-111184 weisheng Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:26:58 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-111184 I'm currently playing Warhammer 40k Dawn of War on Windows on my MBP. Being a Mac user does mean I'm quite behind when it comes to games. My copy of Leopard has shipped! Woot :) I’m currently playing Warhammer 40k Dawn of War on Windows on my MBP. Being a Mac user does mean I’m quite behind when it comes to games. My copy of Leopard has shipped! Woot :)

]]> By: Chris http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110563 Chris Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:42:15 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110563 On the MacBook Pro, gaming is supposed to be pretty good. It is a rather nice notebook which many people recommend for mobile gaming. It is the plain ol' MacBook (which I have, and love) which may not perform as some would like for high-end gaming. On the MacBook Pro, gaming is supposed to be pretty good. It is a rather nice notebook which many people recommend for mobile gaming. It is the plain ol’ MacBook (which I have, and love) which may not perform as some would like for high-end gaming.

]]> By: weisheng http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110562 weisheng Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:34:48 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110562 I've played WoW natively on my MacBook Pro as well as Medieval II Total War, LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth and Neverwinter Nights 2 through Boot Camp and performance has been excellent. I'm not a hardcore gamer though, I don't play graphic-intensive first person shooters. I’ve played WoW natively on my MacBook Pro as well as Medieval II Total War, LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth and Neverwinter Nights 2 through Boot Camp and performance has been excellent. I’m not a hardcore gamer though, I don’t play graphic-intensive first person shooters.

]]> By: Galley http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110545 Galley Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:31:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110545 ^ What he said. ;-) ^ What he said. ;-)

]]> By: Yong Hwee http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110526 Yong Hwee Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:41:17 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110526 I need a new laptop so the release of Leopard is timely. I need a new laptop so the release of Leopard is timely.

]]> By: Chris http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110512 Chris Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:02:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110512 @ Stuart: Apple has never (to my knowledge) given people the option of upgrading their software just because a new version was released a few days after they bought theirs. Unless you fall into the 10-14 day return window (I'm not sure which it is). So, you will probably want to wait until Leopard is officially released. Also, if you want to play more than just minesweeper or older games, you will want a MacBook Pro. The MacBook has an integrated grahpics chip that shares the physical RAM on the motherboard, it does not have it's own dedicated VRAM. So if you want to play modern games, especially anything released in the last year or so, you don't want the MacBook. Although, I don't have personal experience with this myself, so find someone with a MacBook who tried playing the games in which you are interested and see how it plays for them. @ Stuart:

Apple has never (to my knowledge) given people the option of upgrading their software just because a new version was released a few days after they bought theirs. Unless you fall into the 10-14 day return window (I’m not sure which it is). So, you will probably want to wait until Leopard is officially released.

Also, if you want to play more than just minesweeper or older games, you will want a MacBook Pro. The MacBook has an integrated grahpics chip that shares the physical RAM on the motherboard, it does not have it’s own dedicated VRAM. So if you want to play modern games, especially anything released in the last year or so, you don’t want the MacBook.

Although, I don’t have personal experience with this myself, so find someone with a MacBook who tried playing the games in which you are interested and see how it plays for them.

]]> By: Stuart http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110511 Stuart Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:42:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110511 After dealing with the terrible Dell service, and a few hardware issues, I'm getting rid of this piece and getting a Mac. Congratulations, you have a convert. So...I'm a student who still uses XP for videogames on occasion. Macbook or Macbook Pro? And wait for Leopard for bootcamp, or does Apple offer a guarantee that if I buy it now, I can get the free upgrade? After dealing with the terrible Dell service, and a few hardware issues, I’m getting rid of this piece and getting a Mac. Congratulations, you have a convert.

So…I’m a student who still uses XP for videogames on occasion. Macbook or Macbook Pro? And wait for Leopard for bootcamp, or does Apple offer a guarantee that if I buy it now, I can get the free upgrade?

]]> By: Leopard most likely on track for October release http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110508 Leopard most likely on track for October release Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:32:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110508 [...] Stan Schroeder wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI don’t remember the exact timeline of things with the release of Tiger, but if memory serves me correctly Apple had atleast a month or two of pre-ordering Tiger on their site…which hasn’t been the case of Leopard. Maybe Apple will be … [...] [...] Stan Schroeder wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI don’t remember the exact timeline of things with the release of Tiger, but if memory serves me correctly Apple had atleast a month or two of pre-ordering Tiger on their site…which hasn’t been the case of Leopard. Maybe Apple will be … [...]

]]> By: Jordan Tuwiner http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110506 Jordan Tuwiner Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:19:05 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110506 I was told that you weren't able to ore-order tiger last year?! I was told that you weren’t able to ore-order tiger last year?!

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110505 Josh Pigford Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:01:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110505 @Shannon: Well sure, everybody is saying that but Apple has yet to give any real indication or affirmation of even what part of the month it'd be. @Shannon: Well sure, everybody is saying that but Apple has yet to give any real indication or affirmation of even what part of the month it’d be.

]]> By: Shannon http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110504 Shannon Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:28:28 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110504 The Leopard Home pages says "Coming in October". The Leopard Home pages says “Coming in October”.

]]> By: Gerald Buckley http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110502 Gerald Buckley Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:13:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/10/04/leopard-most-likely-on-track-for-october-release/#comment-110502 Nah. They're going to spring it on us with a teensie bit of lead time. Can't have Amazon letting the cat out of the bag and spoiling Steve's reveal. Now can we? Nah. They’re going to spring it on us with a teensie bit of lead time. Can’t have Amazon letting the cat out of the bag and spoiling Steve’s reveal. Now can we?

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