Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack

Upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard with Snow Leopard, a simpler, more powerful, and more refined version of Mac OS X. It delivers a wide range of enhancements, next-generation technologies, out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange Server, and new accessibility features. It's the world's most advanced operating system, finely tuned from installation to shutdown.

To upgrade your Mac to OS X Lion, you must be running OS X Snow Leopard. If you have OS X v10.5 Leopard, purchase OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard now and install it on your Mac. Then buy OS X Lion as a digital download from the Mac App Store. Learn more>

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Overview

Better, faster, easier Updated

Snow Leopard enhances your entire Mac experience. In ways big and small, it gets faster, more reliable, and easier to use.

  • Activate Exposé right from the Dock.
  • Wake from sleep and shut down your Mac faster than before.
  • Install it more quickly and get back 7GB of disk space.
  • Enjoy dozens more refinements for everything from iChat to Preview and more.

Next-generation technologies New

New core technologies in Snow Leopard unleash the power of today's advanced hardware and prepare Mac OS X for future innovation.

  • 64-bit support, the next big step for the Mac. All key system applications are now 64-bit so they can take advantage of all the memory in your Mac.
  • Grand Central Dispatch, a revolutionary new way for software to get the most from multicore processors.
  • OpenCL, a new technology that unleashes the power of graphics processors to accelerate application performance.

QuickTime X New

As the next generation of media players, it's built on new core technologies and advances modern media and Internet standards.

  • Watch your videos in a clean, uncluttered interface with the new QuickTime Player.
  • Record audio or video using the built-in iSight camera and microphone in your Mac.
  • Trim your media to the perfect length.
  • Easily publish your media to MobileMe or YouTube.

Out-of-the-box
support for Microsoft Exchange New

Mac OS X Snow Leopard delivers built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, something even Windows PCs don't have.

  • Use your Mac at home and at work and have all your messages, meetings, and contacts in one place.
  • Easily set it up using the Autodiscovery feature in Exchange.
  • Use Mail, iCal, and Address Book to access your work email, calendars, and the Global Address List alongside your personal accounts.
  • Take advantage of powerful Mac OS X features such as Spotlight, Quick Look, data detectors, and more.

Safari 4 New

The latest version of Apple's blazing-fast web browser delivers up to 50 percent faster JavaScript performance and is more resistant to crashes than ever.

  • Use Top Sites to view your favorite websites at a glance, see which ones have been updated, and visit them in a click.
  • Complete search queries as you type with built-in Google Suggest.
  • Flip through full-page previews of your browsing history in Cover Flow the same way you flip through album art in iTunes.

Universal Access Updated

Every Mac comes with built-in technologies designed to help people with disabilities experience it. Innovations in Snow Leopard advance accessibility even further.

  • Control your Mac using gestures on your Multi-Touch trackpad. And when you drag your finger across the trackpad, VoiceOver speaks the items you touch so you know how they're arranged on the screen.
  • Snow Leopard includes support for over 40 braille display models, including Bluetooth models.
  • New accessibility features make web browsing easier, faster, and more enjoyable.

What's in the Box

  • Installation DVD
  • Printed and electronic documentation

System 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.

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Language Support

Mac OS X v10.6.3 Snow Leopard is available in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, and Polish.

About the Family Pack

The Family Pack Software License Agreement allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that household. By 'household' we mean a person or persons who share the same housing unit such as a home, apartment, mobile home, or condominium, including students who are primary residents of that household but reside at a separate on-campus location. This license does not extend to business or commercial users.

 

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  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack

    5.0
    Snow Leopard - The OS
    • Written by SC from Sarasota
    • Nov 18, 2010

    First off, let me state that I was initially very disappointed that this product was not in fact a family of snow leopards. I know now that Snow Leopards, well any leopard, is an animal and they don't like getting shipped anywhere. I guess I was thinking it would be cool to have some snow leopards at my house in south Florida.

    After my initial disappointment wore off I inserted the Mac OS x 10.6 into my Macbook and the upgrade could not have been easier. The entire operation took about 20 minutes. After the upgrade I gained a little bit of disk space, my Mac runs faster and I feel it was well worth the price. All my add-on programs, like iStats, run perfectly.

    I upgraded my wife's Macbook too and she hardly yelled at me during the upgrade, which is saying something for her as she has the temperament of wasp.

    All in all, I can enthusiastically recommend this upgrade. It's cheap, it's fast, and gosh darn it, it's the right thing to do.     …More

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  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack

    5.0
    Best OS ever!
    • Written by BB from APO
    • Apr 28, 2010

    It's been 3 years since I made the switch to Apple. I regret not doing it a lot sooner. Talk about an OS that works for you and not the other way around where you have to tweak, update, (basically you doing all the work for the OS to work). I bought my wife a Macbook and she loves it. My PC sits and collects dust now. I am just saving up to replace my VAIO with that headache of an OS they call Vista. From now on, it is Apple for me. BTW, this OS is just amazing. No other word to describe it! Simple, ease of use, did I mention it simply works. Tiger was great, but Snow Leopard just made what was great in Tiger excellent! Get this if you are still on the fence. …More

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  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack

    5.0
    Snow Leopard is a Cool Cat
    • Written by KS from FORT STOCKTON
    • Apr 25, 2010

    Hard to believe that I am the first to write a review of Snow Leopard; almost as hard to believe that it's been 17 years since I bought my first Mac (Classic Pro with TWO megabytes of RAM!).
    Since my entry into the wonderful world of "Everything Apple" I am still a Mac enthusiast and I hold Snow Leopard at center stage. Apple's iPod, iPhone and now the iPad are all wonderful extensions of this awesome operating system. Yes, these mobile Macs will work on PC but loose something when they do; that something is Mac OS-10.6—Snow Leopard.
    Sure thing, I've read to heady critics who can find fault in shape of a circle. They will nitpick Snow Leopard but at the end of the day, this OS remains the best fifty bucks that I have ever spent. Yep, worth every dollar and my only question is, how is Apple going to improve on perfection?     …More

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  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack

    5.0
    Faster and Better
    • Written by NE from Weaverville
    • Jun 28, 2011

    Enjoyed the many improvements and the beautiful new back grounds. Over all a real bargain for the price.

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  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack

    2.0
    wanted dock access to app store
    • Written by EB from New Canaan
    • Feb 22, 2011

    a salesperson at an apple store told me this would enable me to use my previously purchased apps on my mac. NOT true. This enables you to purchase new apps for the mac but most of the ones listed are of poor quality and already have unfavorable reviews. I purchased pocket yoga. Although it has a session for beginners like me, the app assumes you already know a lot about terminology and/or positions. I am in great shape but am not a yogi and this app does nothing to orientate me. Moreover, I would rather view a live person than a poorly animated character. I do not feel I am getting much more with this upgrade. …More

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  • Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack

    5.0
    Best OS out there ever!
    • Written by MH from ACCORD
    • Feb 11, 2011

    Snow Leo is the VERY BEST OS available!
    Its very fast, perfectly compatible with all other PCs or devices and I never had a problem with it. My windows machine I need to reinstall 5x a year, my Mac NEVER in 2 years now, and I do the same stuff..

    On windows there are 1000 apps on one thing, on Mac only 2, but those two are very good, and you don't need to download 10 of them like on Win to find one that does what you wanted.

    all people writing about "the wifi is searching to slow"... etc are probably doing something wrong.

    HIGHLY RECOMMEND!     …More

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  • Does snow leopard support appleworks 6? (leopard does)    thanks  dc
    • Asked by DC from San Francisco
    • Jan 7, 2011

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    10.4 is the last OS to run Appleworks. Using 10.5 or 10.6 slows it down. 10.7 kills it.

    • Answered by RR from Taylorsville
    • Feb 8, 2012
  • If I have os x 10.4.11, what should I upgrade with?
    • Asked by JM from Springfield
    • Feb 6, 2012

    1 Answer

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    You need to make sure your Mac supports the newer OSX versions.

    Snow Leopard requires a Mac with any Intel Processor and at least 1GB of memory; Lion requires a Mac with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor plus at least 2GB of memory. Snow Leopard must already be installed if you wish to upgrade all the way to Lion.

    When I upgraded from 10.4.11 to Snow Leopard, here are the steps I took:

    1) First, keep (or clone to an external bootable drive) your old bootable partition with the old OS on it. This allows you to have a backup and still be able to start up with OS 10.4.11, if you wish to, after Snow Leopard is installed.

    2) Start doing a clean install of Snow Leopard to a fresh partition. In order to do a clean install with the $29 DVD, you will have two options when you start up from the DVD... "Utilities" or "Continue". Select "Utilities" and when the Mac restarts, select "Disk Utilities" from the "Utilities" menu. Do a format of your "fresh" partition and then QUIT "Disk Utilities".

    3) Now Snow Leopard will begin installing. During the install, it will search your Mac for all other partitions with an older OS and then ask you if you want to import your OS Settings, Applications and Files from one of those other partitions. Do this for a very smooth upgrade transition to the new OS. (If you decide to not import, then you will end up with a clean install of Snow Leopard instead.)

    4) After restarting with the newly installed Snow Leopard, go to the Apple Menu and do Software Updates to bring your system up to OS 10.6.8.

    5) All my Apps from OS 10.4.11 continue to work in Snow Leopard, but some of my printer drivers and scanner utility did not. Until I found those upgrades, I was still able to start up from the OS 10.4.11 partition to use my printers and scanner. To change the Start Up partition, either use the Start Up Disk in System Preferences... or press and hold "option" while your Mac starts up.     …More

    • Answered by EW from Vancouve
    • Feb 7, 2012
  • My MacBook is currently running Mac OS X 10.5.8. Can I upgrade directly to Mac OS X Lion, or do I have to go through Mac OS X Snow Leopard first?
    • Asked by JM
    • Feb 4, 2012

    1 Answer

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    You need to upgrade to Snow Leopard, and then go to Lion.

    You will need to make sure that you have enough RAM.... a minimum of 2GB is required for Lion. …More

    • Answered by RW from Niddrie
    • Feb 6, 2012

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I want to to create a snow leopard partition on an iMac running Lion. Can I use a MacBook Pro 10.6 install disc on an iMac?
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  • Nov 17, 2011
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