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<blockquote data-quote="6string" data-source="post: 1178031" data-attributes="member: 120039"><p>See Nick's advice.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>There are updates and upgrades.</p><p>Updates come throughout an OS, ie 10.5.0-10.5.1, 10.5.2-10.5.3, etc.</p><p>These are to address minor bugs or issues, as well as firmware, security, and individual application updates, and all of these are free.</p><p></p><p>Upgrades are a whole new OS, just like with Windows XP to Windows 7.</p><p></p><p>The upgrade from Leopard (OS X 10.5.x) to Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6.x) was only $29, however, it was more of an under the bonnet upgrade.</p><p>If it was going from Tiger (OS X 10.4.x) to Snow Leopard, then it was a major update, in which you purchased a box set, which came with iWork and iLife, as well as the features in the OS itself that Tiger didn't have, such as Time Machine.</p><p></p><p>Normally upgrades will be closer to the $130-$150 mark, or at least they have been in the past, however, we can always hope that the next OS (Lion OS X 10.7.x) will be as cheap as Snow Leopard was for us Leopard users, but I would not hold my breath on that one <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can spring for time capsule, or just any external HD, and format it for Mac, or partition it for Mac, Windows, Movies, Photos, etc.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>It will work on either, but perform better on the Macbook Pro.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pleasure <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6string, post: 1178031, member: 120039"] See Nick's advice. There are updates and upgrades. Updates come throughout an OS, ie 10.5.0-10.5.1, 10.5.2-10.5.3, etc. These are to address minor bugs or issues, as well as firmware, security, and individual application updates, and all of these are free. Upgrades are a whole new OS, just like with Windows XP to Windows 7. The upgrade from Leopard (OS X 10.5.x) to Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6.x) was only $29, however, it was more of an under the bonnet upgrade. If it was going from Tiger (OS X 10.4.x) to Snow Leopard, then it was a major update, in which you purchased a box set, which came with iWork and iLife, as well as the features in the OS itself that Tiger didn't have, such as Time Machine. Normally upgrades will be closer to the $130-$150 mark, or at least they have been in the past, however, we can always hope that the next OS (Lion OS X 10.7.x) will be as cheap as Snow Leopard was for us Leopard users, but I would not hold my breath on that one :D You can spring for time capsule, or just any external HD, and format it for Mac, or partition it for Mac, Windows, Movies, Photos, etc. It will work on either, but perform better on the Macbook Pro. Pleasure :P [/QUOTE]
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