Apple Inc released a press release August 24th that Mac OS X 10.6 aka Snow Leopard will be available on Friday, August 28th. It had been stated at the 2009 WWDC that it would be available “in September” and this allows them to hit that target.
While implied previously, it was clearly stated that Snow Leopard would be intel only at the same Developers Conference. Pricing and requirements follow…
if you bought a new Mac AFTER June 9th and before December 26th, 2009 and you didn’t get 10.6 with your machine then you qualify for the Apple Up-to-Date program http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/ which gets you Snow Leopard through the mail for $ 9.95.
Price for intel Leopard users –
$ 29 for single user license
$ 49 for family pack (up to five users in same household)
Snow Leopard is available to intel Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) users through the Mac Box set only. The Mac Box Set includes Mac OS X 10.6, iLife 09, and iWork 09.
Price for intel Tiger users –
$ 169 for single user license
$ 229 for family pack (up to five users in same household)
How to find out what system you have –
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/popups/upgrade-requirements-overlay.html
OS X Snow Leopard Feature-Specific requirements are available at the following link –
http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html
OS X 10.6 general requirements –
General Requirements
* Mac computer with an Intel processor
* 1GB of memory
* 5GB of available disk space
* DVD drive for installation
* Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
* Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
Mac Box Set requirements –
System Requirements
* Mac computer with an Intel processor
* 1GB of memory
* 11GB of available disk space
* DVD drive for installation
* Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
* Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and terms apply.
Additional requirements for the Mac Box Set http://www.apple.com/macboxset/requirements.html
