Apple Releases Snow Leopard
Apple released Mac OS X 10.6 recently and the big question for users is whether to upgrade or not. Early adopters have the benefit of access to the new features but, as always, there’s the risk of breaking something unintentionally. Here’s one user experience you might be interested to read:
Running Leopard (10.5) takes 3 percent longer on the test than Snow Leopard/32, and 6 percent longer than Snow Leopard/64. The surprise here is that booting 64-bit Snow Leopard is faster; after all Photoshop CS4 is a 32-bit program. The difference suggests that the 64-bit Snow Leopard kernel is more efficient in general.
Hit the source to read more about what to expect. As always, a good backup will save you from the pains of reinstalling in case something breaks. For anything IT-related, taking the necessary precautions determines the difference between a half-hour’s work on upgrades and spending an entire afternoon restoring everything.
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