Legally, it is not. But the thing is, there are outlets that preloads their current Macbook stocks with Leopard but did not register it, and sell it to the customer. Their rationale is that once you have submitted the form either by fax or mail, and receive your CPU Drop-In DVD, you can register with that serial instead. Illegal for that period of time, until you get your Drop-In DVD.

Any idea when hardwares with Leopard preloaded arrives? I'm waiting or the iMac.

A wild guess, but it should be here when the Macbook Santa Rosa arrives here. The one i got only had the DVD dropped in, it is not preinstalled.

Anyone receive the Up-To-Date Program DVD yet?

Yeah, i got it today, airmail from Singapore! So excited, use me almost one and a half hours to install. But everything is worth the wait.

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Juz upgraded to leopard...
i got a problem hope someone could give me a hand with...

my hsemates using win xp in MSHOME workgroup

i tried to change my workgroup as well to MSHOME, but they cant see me only i see them, i tried the apple help menu, so far no luck...

anyone can help ?

thax in advance...

Awww...cool.

Alright, it is written "Upgrade DVD" there. I wanted the "CPU Drop-In DVD" one. Getting my iMac this coming Sunday with Tiger and then have to fill up a form.

Can anyone tell me which Apple Store does have iMac preloaded with Leopard?

Contact Apple help line? Only if you have purchase your Mac less than a year ago.

Is there any particular differences whether it is a "CPU Drop-in DVD" or an "Upgrade DVD"?

The issue fixed once i create myself a location for internet... n share files using SMB under sharing files option...
thax for helping...

ive a question. If we make a clean install, then ilife 08 will be deleted, no ?

IF that's the case, does that mean we have to fork out more money to buy ilife08 ?

You don't have to fork out additional money for iLife... You can find the installer for iLife in the DVD that you got when u bought your mac...

If you bought the mac recently, you will have 2 installation disc, just put in first disc and install bundle software only, choose for iLife, then it will prompt you for second disc for installation. So, you can have your iLife back!

IINM the ilife in the cd is ilife06, coz i think macstudio used their own cd to upgrade to ilife08. Should i ask them ?

I shall wait

Finally had some time free to go buy Leopard....

Bought a retail version from FreshGear at Digital Mall in Sec 14 PJ. No T-shirt but got a free screen protector for my iPhone. (Now if they gave away a free iPhone THAT would be the deal to-die-for).

Whilst my prior OS installs have always been clean installs; for some reason I just can't be bothered to do so this time. Have instead simply installed Leopard over Tiger on my MacPro. I've a cloned version of Tiger on a second hard-drive on the MacPro so reverting to state prior to Leopard upgrade won't be a problem.

So far everything seems to work fine. Microsoft should learn from Apple on how to roll-out a operating system upgrade. My absolutely regret buying Vista. Leopard however was money well spent.

Wow, everyone is so gian about Leopard.. check out this review:-
http://www.knocksomesense.com

Bought mine on 26th Oct 9pm .. and yeah, took more an hour to install.

Got the Leopard and took me around 30 minutes to install. Love everything, except the finder - the sidebar icon too small for me and it's not look as simple as previous OS. But it detect shared computer instantly and there's folder for downloads, mean that I don't have to create new and set the downloads to put in there as previous OS version. Oh yes, the widgets creator also cool, I can read ESPNsoccernet news headlines without need to open the browser iWork works well without update but iLife '08 works only after software update.

I have some question, in previous OS, if I do software update I can choose to install and keep package, Leopard also same but after restart when I search for the folder of the update, could not manage to find it. Before this it's in Packages folder. No more folder with that name. Or is there new place they put the update?

guys, what are the cons if i upgrade from tiger to leopard instead of a clean install ?

same here,
if i make an archive and install, can i import all my setting and applications back to leopard without reinstall it?
does anyone try to install through upgrade option ?
what's the use of archive and install beside save a copy of apps and docs ?

I've already asked the apple premium reseller. They said the mac with preinstalled with leopeard will coming this december 07. Better check it out at PIKOM PC Fair.