Will the Macbook Run Leopard?

Maybe this is a stupid question, but will it run Leopard adequately when it's released?

 

There are no known systen requirements for Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard) yet. Apple is very tight-lipped about it.

However, it would be in their best of interest if it worked flawlessly on the newly released MacBook and older MacBook Pro. Which I am certain it will.

 

What is leopard?

 

It's the updated version of Mac OSX, bringing the version number up to 10.5 (from 10.4.6).

 

all the intel versions will run it just fine. Same with most of the powerpc versions.

 

It should also be noted that Leopard will include a built-in version of Boot Camp, which should facilitate the Windows installation better than the one currently out. In addition, Leopard's version of Boot Camp should resolve some of the small, annoying issues that Apple Boot Campers are experiencing now.

 

Just to add one more opinion, from what I've read a Mac can be expected to run two new updates to the OS very well and then run later versions with some things turned off. There are people running Tiger on G3's so that should give you some idea.

 

Most software companies, including apple, usually design their products to work with computers at least 2-3 years old. Even high-end games can run on old machines...just really ugly looking. I only know a little about Leopard, but I can almost guarantee you all the intel mac lines will support it perfectly. It just makes common sense, too me... .

 

Yeah, it seems that with every OS update Apple releases, the computers get a bit faster. I'm running Tiger on my 600mhz g3 Ibook, and for general use its still fairly snappy. Nothing compared to my new Macbook pro though...

 

Guys can you just clear something up for me...

Getting my first mac next month, I'm unsure when they update their OS. Is it EVERY year? And I have to pay EVERY year?

Cheers! I'm confused

 

Minor revisions and updates are free, it's the major revisions that will cost you some buck

And, you don't have to upgrade. You have a choice, remember.

 

I think it is more like 1 1/2 to 2 years. Windows actually is only a little longer maybe 2-3 years. It's just that Vista has been heavily delayed.

 

XP came out in '01 or '02 not sure which, but that's more than 2-3 years until Vista, even it's original release date.

 

XP as released in October of '01 and Vista was originally expected in late '03.

 

well windows 98 came out in 98, 98 SE came out in 99 I Think, 2000 Pro/ME came out in 2000, and XP came out in 2001, Vista (long horn at the time) was supposed to be out in 2003 (2 years) it has just been really delayed.

OS X 10.0 came out in early 2001, since then they have had 4 releases (10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and now 10.4) with 10.5 scheduled to be out by this winter, Vista has been moved to early '07 now.

You do need to buy the different versions of OS X (10.x) but you dont need to buy the updates to the OS (10.x.y) those are free and usually fix minor security, driver, and hardware issues that people have. 10.4.3 was out within like 2 months of the release of 10.4 so the bugs are usually worked out quite fast.

 

i'm looking into getting a macbook in the next few weeks. and i'm just wondering if there were big difference between 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4? is it worth the extra buck?

 

IMO, I wouldn't upgrade on every one. I personally would do every other one, or something along that line. Unless of course the new one was significantly better.