Mac OS X Tiger on the Mac Mini

Kratos · Kratos #1 (**permalink**)

04-12-2005, 09:12 PM

I was thinking of buying one of the Mac Minis but I don't know if I should wait for the new Tiger release. Will I have to pay for this new update or will come standard on the Mac Mini after April 29th. And if it does then why don't they give you the option to preorder your Mac with it? :baron:

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #2 (**permalink**)

04-12-2005, 09:25 PM

It will come standard after April 29th but will come with panther until that date. You will be eligible to upgrade for 20 dollars if you buy now

Ex_PC_Puke · Ex_PC_Puke #3 (**permalink**)

04-12-2005, 09:32 PM

Since I don't know doodly about macs --- what are the majorbenefits of Tiger :dummy:

Kokopelli · Kokopelli #4 (**permalink**)

04-12-2005, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by trpnmonkey41

It will come standard after April 29th but will come with panther until that date. You will be eligible to upgrade for 20 dollars if you buy now

Not that I enjoy being pedantic but it is 10 dollars U.S. (9.95 to be precise)

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #5 (**permalink**)

04-12-2005, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kokopelli

Not that I enjoy being pedantic but it is 10 dollars U.S. (9.95 to be precise)

Yea but there are taxes and shipping so it will turn out to be around 20 bucks

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #6 (**permalink**)

04-12-2005, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by PC_Puke

Since I don't know doodly about macs --- what are the majorbenefits of Tiger :dummy:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/compare.html

Kokopelli · Kokopelli #7 (**permalink**)

04-12-2005, 10:12 PM

You are half right.

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Originally Posted by Apple

*Covers product plus shipping and handling fee. U.S. customers add appropriate state sales tax.

But sales tax is what... 10%? That brings it up to $11

Kratos · Kratos #8 (**permalink**)

04-13-2005, 12:27 AM

So there is no way to preorder a Mac Mini with Tiger? I'm afraid I'm not the only one who is waiting until the 29th to buy and I'm going to end up having to wait a couple weeks for my Mini.

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #9 (**permalink**)

04-13-2005, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kratos

So there is no way to preorder a Mac Mini with Tiger? I'm afraid I'm not the only one who is waiting until the 29th to buy and I'm going to end up having to wait a couple weeks for my Mini.

No you can't preorder it with Tiger. You can order it now and get Tiger for 10 bucks when it is released (Only through mail I don't think you can do it in stores) or wait until the 29th to order it

BurntSmore · BurntSmore #10 (**permalink**)

04-13-2005, 01:25 AM

Is the upgrade to Tiger for like $11 also be available to me? I bought my iMac G5 on March 13, 2005. Can I still get the upgrade for the cheap price?

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #11 (**permalink**)

04-13-2005, 01:27 AM

Nope

http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/

Icicle · Icicle #12 (**permalink**)

04-14-2005, 06:47 AM

well thats lame, on or after april 12th? that was the day they announced the release...we bought ours a week ago.

dan828 · dan828 #13 (**permalink**)

04-15-2005, 02:08 PM

Yeah, you'd think Apple would have done something like Dell did when XP was about to be released. They shipped the computers with win 98 and provided a free upgrade coupon so that you could get XP for free when it was finally released. They did that for a few months prior to the release of XP.

technologist · technologist #14 (**permalink**)

04-15-2005, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Icicle

well thats lame, on or after april 12th? that was the day they announced the release...we bought ours a week ago.

Yeah, it sucks, but Apple never promised you free OS upgrades. You paid for a Mac with Panther, and you got one. Look at it this way: this gives Apple time to work out all the bugs.

trpnmonkey41 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	04-12-2005, 09:25 PM It will come standard after April 29th but will come with panther until that date. You will be eligible to upgrade for 20 dollars if you buy now Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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trpnmonkey41 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	04-13-2005, 01:27 AM Nope http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/ Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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Kratos #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	04-12-2005, 09:12 PM I was thinking of buying one of the Mac Minis but I don't know if I should wait for the new Tiger release. Will I have to pay for this new update or will come standard on the Mac Mini after April 29th. And if it does then why don't they give you the option to preorder your Mac with it? :baron:
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Kratos #8 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	04-13-2005, 12:27 AM So there is no way to preorder a Mac Mini with Tiger? I'm afraid I'm not the only one who is waiting until the 29th to buy and I'm going to end up having to wait a couple weeks for my Mini.
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BurntSmore #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 14, 2005 Posts: 275 Mac Specs: iMac G5 17", 1.8 Ghz, 1GB RAM	04-13-2005, 01:25 AM Is the upgrade to Tiger for like $11 also be available to me? I bought my iMac G5 on March 13, 2005. Can I still get the upgrade for the cheap price?
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Icicle #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 11, 2004 Location: Spokane Wa Posts: 178 Mac Specs: MacPro 2 x 3Ghz Dual Core Nvidia 8800, 7 gigs ram Macbook pro 2011 Intel i7 triple boots Ubuntu/Win7	04-14-2005, 06:47 AM well thats lame, on or after april 12th? that was the day they announced the release...we bought ours a week ago.
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dan828 #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2005 Location: Ceres, Ca Posts: 670 Mac Specs: iPad 32 GB 3G	04-15-2005, 02:08 PM Yeah, you'd think Apple would have done something like Dell did when XP was about to be released. They shipped the computers with win 98 and provided a free upgrade coupon so that you could get XP for free when it was finally released. They did that for a few months prior to the release of XP.
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