shall i pay 9.95 for leopard

i ordered my i mac on Oct 17th and I need to pay 9.95 for a leopard copy.. i dunno shall I do it or not. my friend probably can get me a copy 2 months later. Apple will send me a brand new Leopard dis or just an upgrade dis? can i use that 9.95 dis on my older mac instead?

 

They will send you a new disc, Apple doesn't do upgrade discs. There is always the option to do an OS upgrade on the discs, though.

Yes, technically, you could install it on your older Mac, but the disc they send you is for the new one that you just ordered, so it'd kinda be against the rules to install it on your older one.

 

Apparently they started with Leopard because the disc I got through the UTD program was an upgrade. During the install, it looked for an existing copy of Tiger on my system. After it did that, though, it let me do a clean format/install.

 

i see. thanks for the fast respond. umm does that mean once I installed Leopard on my new imac, I can never use it on my old mac? of course, I dont mean both of them having Leopard the same time. I will use the recovery dis and my new imac will go back to OSX 10.4 Because I really want to try out Leopard on my old Mac and make some decisions.

I am also trying to upgrade ram to 4GB. may I also ask what kind of ram works for the new i mac? PC 4200?

 

Yeah, that's what I've heard. Same thing goes for the Drop-In DVDs.

Leopard Spotlight: the upgrade disc gripe

You also don't get the retail packaging; just the DVD, manual and a sleeve. So you can install it on your older Mac if it already has Tiger. Though this would violate the EULA. If you want to install Leopard on multiple computers consider purchasing the Family Pack License.

 

your existing copy fo Tiger means any Tiger or the one you ordered? I am still a new Mac user. Can I do a clean install but keep photos in iphotos and music in i tune?

 

I don't think you're technically allowed by the EULA to use the Up-to-Date Leopard DVD on another Mac, but it should work. I'm not completely sure about this though.

Consult your iMac Manual for RAM specifications. It should be 200-Pin PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 RAM. Also see, Intel-based iMac: Installing and replacing memory (RAM) and iMac (Mid 2007): Memory Specifications.

 

You need to have Tiger (OS X 10.4) already install on the Mac to use the Leopard Upgrade DVD. Any Tiger.

The equavelent to a Clean Install is called "Erase and Install" on Macs. Everything will be erased with this installation option (except for the Boot Camp Windows Partition, if you have one) so you would need to first create a back-up of your files. There are other installation options however, Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5: About installation options.

 

well... im getting greedy... Although I am pretty sure I want the Leopard on my new mac, i would love to try the Up-to-Date Leopard DVD on my old Mac and new Mac just to compare their performance.