Apple Mac OS X Jaguar 10.2 Full Version (M8712LL/A)

Pros: Very stable; simple interface; built for networking; built-in applications are fantastic
Cons: Difficult at first for OS 9 fans; Clumsy migration path; Macs ain't cheap.

Every now and then, the folks at work are really kind to me. My most recent gift came in the form of Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar to replace my aging version of OS 9. While I've been a fan of Macs for years, I was truly amazed at how damn good this newest...

Pros: Cheap! The $129 is a full version, not an upgrade
Cons: Cryptic developer tools package

I am one of the latest victims of the "switch" campaign. After 15 years using PCs I decided I could not take it any longer and bought myself a 600 MHZ iBook and a 5GB iPod. The very first piece of software that I bought was Jaguar.

About a day...

Pros: Gorgeous to look at, fairly speedy, extremely stable
Cons: Expensive for an incremental upgrade, no official support for older upgraded Macs

Let me start off by stating out front that this is the first version of OS X that I have used. I cannot comment whether 10.2 is much improved over 10.0 or 10.1.x. My first contact with OS X was Jaguar, and I must say, I am incredibly impressed.
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Pros: Finally OS X has some zip
Cons: Did it have to cost this much????

One daily pleasure is going home to a Mac after a workday of using Windows. I use my home-based Macs for a variety of things.

I run a small publishing/books sales company part time from home. All of my work for that business (including...

Pros: Stability, Program selection at bottom, Works faster
Cons: None for a Macintosh, Still no eject button

Last summer I worked an internship at Northwestern University. I worked in one of the research group'scomputer labs most of the time. One wall was lined with work computers, one PC with Windows 2000, the rest Apple G4s with Mac OS 9.2 and then one Apple ...

Pros: Great marketing concept - who doesn't want a wild Jaguar OS?
Cons: Minor alterations, equivalent or poorer quality, exclusion of earlier OS X

I'm happy to say that I just bought my second G3 iBook laptop. If you read my review on this laptop, you'll see that I'm just nuts about these computers, and OS X in particular. However, I'm not all that crazy about Jaguar, the latest incarnation of OS...

Pros: Beautiful screens, excellent bundled software
Cons: Security system can be a hassle, loss of device drivers, speed

The original OS X came with my iMac and I upgraded to Jaguar when it came out. The automatic system upgrade has continued to raise it to the current level. I use both the iMac with OS X and a variety of Windows PCs and don't consider myself to be a...

Pros: Speed increase, interface extras
Cons: Many broken apps. Features still missing

[This review was written before Jaguar was officially released, since I received a preview copy from Apple. Since then, many of the applications listed have been updated and now work almost flawlessly. Scanner problems are still my #1 bug)

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Pros: Speed Increase, additional bundled applications
Cons: some incompatibilities, buggy 2D graphics speed

No X-pert needed...

Apple has finally gotten around to taking some public direction. It makes sense, right, in the business world; to provide a product for the consumer and react with the product with improvements based on customer feedback....

Pros: Nice User interface, Doesn't Crash
Cons: Just a tad bit hard to get used to

Jaguar is the newest version of Mac OS X. It Is very easy to use and has a lot of new features. One big feature is that Apple has developed a new system called Rendezvous. It allows any computer on a network (be that wired or wireless) to communicate...

Pros: Very stable, many features, Unix core
Cons: Unix core, not OS 9.2

Whether you like it or not, OS X is the future of the Mac OS, and if you don't take the plunge now you're going to get left behind. If you're a Windows user who's switching to Mac you're expecting some differences so moving to OS X will not be a big...

Pros: Rock solid
Cons: too soon to tel

We make our living and support 30 employees in a business running the MAC OS. Currently our day-to-day cash management software is written for the "classic" Macintosh environment, but here in the back office, we're running Jaguar.

On a DP...

Pros: Beautiful to look at, easy to use on the surface.
Cons: System lags on occasion, printing is STILL a problem, upgrade is full price.

I have been an OSX user since it's introduction and a Mac user since the late 80's. Let me start by saying that 10.2 was a MUCH needed upgrade. Prior versions were plagued with issues that non-UNIX "power users" like myself painstakingly endured....

Pros: Nice looking GUI, Unix terminal, easy to use, never crashes.
Cons: Parts of programs get hidden behind the dock at times.

I have been using Mac OS for my life, and this is the most solid version of Mac OS. The Classic Mac OS versions (pre-OS X) were great, and they had a nice and simple GUI, but Mac OS X takes it to a whole new level. The GUI is simple, and while it may...

Pros: Simple to use, stable, best GUI ever. A very powerful OS
Cons: Sometimes it gives the user too much control.

When comparing this to other Operating Systems I've used (OS 8.x OS 9.x, the windows 9x series, NT, win 2k), I can see a huge difference. After using the windows 9x series, along with NT and some win 2k, and trying out OS 8.x and OS 9.x. I was curious...