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Reports: Mac OS 10.5.7 release imminent
Update: EA has noted that The Sims 3, due in June, will require Mac OS 10.5.7. At least we know it will be by then.Several outlets are reporting today that Mac OS 10.5.7 is due to drop any time now. Build 9J47 was released on Friday, less than a week after 9J44, and build 9J50 is said to have been distributed on Tuesday. Until now, these updates have been delivered weekly. This accelerated distribution, along with a shortening list of fixes (the latest build only addresses three) are clues that 10.5.7 is nearly ready.
Additionally, some customers have reported that the ATI Radeon HD 4850-equipped iMacs that they ordered have had their ship dates bumped up to this week (there's a rumor that the graphics card requires 10.5.7).
We'll let you know when this shows up, and report any changes (or problems) we experience after installation.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
jax sedrin said 3:40PM on 4-15-2009
I can confirm the earlier delivery date for the Radeon iMacs... mine just arrived today :-)
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MacTipper said 3:59PM on 4-15-2009
What version of OSX is your iMac rockin'?
jax sedrin said 4:03PM on 4-15-2009
I actually won't be able to tell you until Friday. I'm currently out of town and was only informed by a family member that it had arrived.
Perhaps someone else can enlighten us?
A-style said 12:26AM on 4-16-2009
10.5.6 is what they are running.
dinesh said 5:17PM on 4-15-2009
bring it on!!!
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waiownsyou said 4:43PM on 4-15-2009
Damn it, Tuesday's still 6 days away!
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Freak Mojo said 4:56PM on 4-15-2009
So what's so great about this update that "6 days away" can't come soon enough?
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Matt said 5:09PM on 4-15-2009
"(there's a rumor that the graphics card requires 10.5.7)"
Nope, just got my new iMac today, and it has 10.5.6. Must be a special build.
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James Looker said 5:39PM on 4-15-2009
I have my Radeon 4850 iMac right here - it shipped over a week ago! :-)
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prisonnet said 5:56PM on 4-15-2009
i..want...it....
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Dano said 6:16PM on 4-15-2009
According to http://news.worldofapple.com/archives/2009/04/15/latest-mac-os-x-1057-release-suggests-release-nearing-seed-notes/, Safari 4 Beta still only installs on Mac OS 10.5.6.
Can the 10.5.7 release really be "imminent" if that is the case, or is this also an indicator that S4 will be delivered from beta as well?
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staniks said 6:44PM on 4-15-2009
Ok, I'm going to have to follow in Engadget's footsteps although not as eliquently and ask what happened to TUAW 5th birthday? Afterall this site is older than Engadget although a sister site.
Come on Apple fans lets celebrate TUAW belated birthday. Happy 5.4th Birthday
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Cupra said 8:22PM on 4-15-2009
I really hope 10.5.7 fixes the DFU problems that 10.5.6 brought.
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Stan said 8:34PM on 4-15-2009
Finally!! My homemade i7 920 system with a Sapphire Radeon 4850 are chomping at the bit for 10.5.7!
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FierceDeityLink1 said 4:47PM on 4-16-2009
My 4850 has been working fine for a few months thanks to netkas.
Joseph said 2:20PM on 4-17-2009
love that there's a hackintosh on a mac enthusiasts website.
required said 9:12PM on 4-15-2009
I'm hoping a revised 17" MBP with Blu-ray is imminent as I'd like to be able to burn all my video content to something a bit more contemporary and feasible than CD or DVD.
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required said 10:17PM on 4-15-2009
To those that don't want Blu-ray, please note that the blank media is less than $5/25GB. Also the quality of Blu-ray feature films and the ilk is impeccable, far surpassing digitally distributed content both aurally and visually. Plus they contain a lot more content, obviously.
Brand said 1:25AM on 4-16-2009
The MBP will not get a Blu-Ray drive before the Mac Pro does.
Dan said 8:47AM on 4-16-2009
Could someone elaborate on what the hoopla is for calling 10.5.7 "imminent"?
Is it the ATI Radeon support?
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