Mac OS X 'Leopard'-related Discussion

[.Neo]

I'm taking it :p. I'll wait for the next set of Macs. Many plans or rumors to update the Mac Pro?

The PowerMac (Mac Pro) has proven to be one of the most stable models what it comes to the addition of new hardware and/or features. In 9 out of 10 cases they only saw updates when new/faster CPUs/GPUs where released.

You might want to keep an eye on this site: http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

Product Mac Pro

Recommendation: Buy only if you need it - Approaching the end of a cycle

[DarkGashX]

Awesome, I'm guessing a new one is due soon then on that note. I'll wait thanks .Neo!

[.Neo]

what

Should be "when". Not sure why I wrote "what" down. :unsure:

[osirisX]

I hope finder gets a facelift in Leopard. I was thinking it would actually look really nice if it used the Mail interface. Unified toolbar, the sidebar becomes a source list but it doesn't use the plastic buttons.

[.Neo]

I hope finder gets a facelift in Leopard. I was thinking it would actually look really nice if it used the Mail interface. Unified toolbar, the sidebar becomes a source list but it doesn't use the plastic buttons.

I'm hoping for bigger UI changes than that. ;)

Mail's "pill" toolbar buttons are actually part of Xcode now (if I'm not mistaken), which means every 3rd party developer can start implementing them into their own applications. The question remains if Apple will be sticking with the current image resources.

[norseman]

LED LCD is NOT coming anytime soon, some people took the anouncement from samsung a bit too far. The displays they were showing are only capable of 262K colors http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode...mp;mn_name=news

http://laptopcom.blogspot.com/2007/01/tosh...st-toshiba.html

^^ Toshiba

I was not basing it upon tvs or what samsung is using...

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9671130-1.html

^^ Sony has one as well.

Apple will be using it in the 2nd quarter is the rumour.

http://laptoping.com/apple-and-hp-laptops-...ht-screens.html

Read some and then open your trap.

:shiftyninja:

[.Neo]

Yet another article claiming Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard will be released by the end of March:

http://www.macrumors.com/2007/02/20/mac-os...t-end-of-march/

[Southern Patriot]

http://laptopcom.blogspot.com/2007/01/tosh...st-toshiba.html

^^ Toshiba

I was not basing it upon tvs or what samsung is using...

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9671130-1.html

^^ Sony has one as well.

Apple will be using it in the 2nd quarter is the rumour.

http://laptoping.com/apple-and-hp-laptops-...ht-screens.html

Read some and then open your trap.

:shiftyninja:

Your first link is talking about a small OLED status display on the front edge of the Toshiba, and your other two links are talking about LED backlights (to replace the flourescent ones currently in use), not an actual OLED display. And FWIW, there is no such thing as an "LED LCD", as the two are totally different things. There are LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panels and there are OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) panels, but calling something "LED LCD" makes no sense at all from a technical standpoint.

[jackwanders]

Wiat for 45nm and LED LCD to be put into the iMAC or their future laptops... thats what im doing.. possibly ddr 3 will be in them as well :x

You do know that "LED LCD" simply means that the regular LCD screen is backlit by LEDs instead of fluorescent bulbs, right?

If you're gonna say "LED LCD", you might as well say "Fluorescent LCD".

[.Neo]

Apple seeded yet another Mac OS X Leopard build. As you might expect by now it packs nothing out of the ordinary.

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0702leopard9a343gallery.html

[Rudy]

they better be hiding something good....

[freedom77]

like a ######?

[PyX]

Meh... ThinkSecret?s server either sucks or is overloaded...

Anyway, yeah I hope they're hiding something. ATM, if 10.4.8 was in fact 10.4.08, I'd say that Leopard is 10.4.50... It's more like Tiger, but polished a lot.

[shodan]

Mmm i'm not so sure that Leopard it's a polished version of Tiger... remember that since now you've only see the 'under the hood' features, something like core Animation worth alone the update for me. Just think how new applications will be affected by this technology (iLife '07 in primisi... )

[osirisX]

Apple must consider this a practical joke or something but take a look at the new X11 icon =/!

[.Neo]

Yeah it looks awful. :x

[silverboy31]

you do relize that this build is from January 17 and a new release hasn't been issued to ADC members since, these screen shots are old news .Neo..... Apple is taking there time with the developer releases for some reason its not the same sched that the tiger betas where on last year..sort of strange really....

[.Neo]

you do relize that this build is from January 17 and a new release hasn't been issued to ADC members since, these screen shots are old news .Neo.....

As long as it hasn't been posted before and as long as there isn't a new build out it's not old news.

[Xero]

I believe Apple is deliberately making a lame GUI to throw us off as they did with the iPhone mockups. I believe Leopard will have a system wide new icons and a completely revamped GUI. I believe they gave their designers freedom to create a bunch of stuff they like, hence the matrix style.

[silverboy31]

actually it has been posted before...but removed at apple's request

[.Neo]

I believe Apple is deliberately making a lame GUI to throw us off as they did with the iPhone mockups. I believe Leopard will have a system wide new icons and a completely revamped GUI. I believe they gave their designers freedom to create a bunch of stuff they like, hence the matrix style.

Let's hope so. About everyone here thought the same thing during the Mac OS X Tiger betas tho. ;)

Edited February 28, 2007 by .Neo

[Xero]

Well, Apple has to already redesign things to be vector based. It doesn't make sense why they would redesign things to be indentical if not worse. Besides didn't Apple say Aqua is dead when they released iTunes 7? I dun think they will continue to use that design. Besides they already have a different GUI on the iPhone, which is said to run Leopard, in addition AppleTV has a darker glass like interface aswell. I strongly believe Apple is just throwing us off on purpose.

[Blaxje]

Apple must consider this a practical joke or something but take a look at the new X11 icon =/!

Take it easy. Both x11 and Terminal icon are temporary. Apple won't take these into a final edition. :)

[PyX]

Terminal isn't ugly, but it didn't really need this overhaul...

I have to admit that I was digusted by the iPhone mockups, even though I thought it was more practical because you could fit a 5" screen into a 5.5" iPhone.

The X11 icon is ugly because of what's surround the X IMO and because of its color.

[Quillz]

Well, Apple has to already redesign things to be vector based. It doesn't make sense why they would redesign things to be indentical if not worse. Besides didn't Apple say Aqua is dead when they released iTunes 7? I dun think they will continue to use that design. Besides they already have a different GUI on the iPhone, which is said to run Leopard, in addition AppleTV has a darker glass like interface aswell. I strongly believe Apple is just throwing us off on purpose.

I don't know if Aqua is dead or not, but iTunes 7 does seem to have a new take on it, and it only makes sense that said look would be implemented system wide.