Apple Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger (1000+ Volume Licenses)
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CNET editors' rating:
4.0 stars
Excellent
THE GOOD
New Finder features; better interface responsiveness and overall speed, even on legacy hardware; Safari includes improved performance and RSS; QuickTime 7.0 offers higher-resolution video; new Automator allows systemwide scripting; Core Data and Core Image open up new opportunities to developers; better cross-platform compatibility.
THE BAD
Most upgrades are hidden under the hood; features the average user will notice, such as Mail, clash with Apple's own user interface design; some features are unavailable on hardware older than a year or two.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Though its new user features have mixed appeal, Tiger's technological changes and speed improvements make this an enticing upgrade, especially for those who passed on Panther.
CNET Reader Reviews
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February 10, 2007 03:04
4.5/5
All round this operating system is quite easily the best I've used, and I've used them all. It's really easy to use. If you are a switcher and like me, you'll pick it up in no time. I could use most parts of the system in less then a week with littl... read more » -
February 11, 2007 01:20
4.5/5
For scientific visualization and software development, OS X is is hard to beat. It's BSD Unix foundation allows easy importing of open source software. Furthermore, OS X can run native MS Office. Hence it has allowed me to replace two computers ... read more »
