Filed under: OS, Retail, Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard set for release on August 28th
Amid the leaks and speculation, the online Apple Store went down this morning, only to return with Snow Leopard release information -- August 28th. It also turns out that the box photo that was leaked last weekend was legit, showing the Snow Leopard on the front. The pricing remains at $29US for a single user upgrade, or $49 for a Family Pack upgrade. You can only install the upgrade edition if you're using Leopard. If you're not, you'll need to buy the Mac Box Set, available for $169 for a single user or $229 for a Family Pack.
Before you install, check out our upgrade guide. Also, note that If you purchased a qualifying Mac on or after June 8, 2009, that does not include Mac OS X Snow Leopard, you can upgrade for $9.95.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Jax said 9:04AM on 8-24-2009
yay!
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kakapo said 9:05AM on 8-24-2009
Shipping on or before 28 August....
Delivery by 28th!
That is what my order says...
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Greg Avola said 9:10AM on 8-24-2009
I was under the impression it would ship Aug 28th - then arrive in 5-8 business days.
Izzy said 9:43AM on 8-24-2009
My order still says shipping in September (apple store).
jp said 9:09AM on 8-24-2009
wish they had a box set for leopard upgraders.
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Tom said 9:44AM on 8-24-2009
They do, it's just not as much of a deal.
Box Set = $169
Snow Leopard Upgrade + iLife + iWork = $29 + $79 + $79 = $187.
dagamer43 said 9:46AM on 8-24-2009
You can buy it anyway, as I doubt the OS X Installer is any different.
nanaky said 9:11AM on 8-24-2009
Does this mean we cannot do an "erase and install" with the upgrade price?
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Maxwell Ash said 10:27AM on 8-24-2009
I think it has been confirmed that you can do an erase and install. The disc just checks that you are running Leopard or Snow Leopard before installing. Just ordered mine!
Ryan Trevisol said 10:54AM on 8-24-2009
No, erase and install will still work if you were running Leopard. The installer will be able to tell by your machine's model number/serial number.
If you're one of the Intel-Based Tiger users, you need to buy the Box Set. Sucks, because it's a big price tag to swallow. However, you have to consider that if you're still using Tiger, you skipped the upgrade fee for Leopard (Wasn't it $79?), and you didn't get to have iLife 09 or iWork 09, because they were Leopard-only. So, while you're forced to buy them now, you didn't have to buy them before, and they give you a little price break.
JoeB said 10:25PM on 8-27-2009
An early release! (It was slated for Sept.) Nice job Apple.
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Marcello said 9:45AM on 8-24-2009
well... considering that it won't be really usable until 10.6.1. comes out, maybe they'll deliver the real OS by the end of september...
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Rene said 9:14AM on 8-24-2009
In the canada store there is no price and ordering procedures for iPod Classic, iPhones and MacBook's
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nicleT said 12:08AM on 8-25-2009
It's $35 in Apple Canada Store.
Josh Minzner said 9:14AM on 8-24-2009
I ordered Snow Leopard via the up-to-date program on the 21st. My order still says that it is shipping in September. Is it possible that up-to-date customers may have to wait until September instead of the 28th like everyone else?
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doc said 9:14AM on 8-24-2009
To all of the listeners of last night's talkcast and Mike Rose himself I must say..... "I told you so"
muahahahahaha! I can't wait to get this baby installed.
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MRCUR said 12:26PM on 8-24-2009
You certainly called this one sir! Nice job.
Alex said 9:14AM on 8-24-2009
I sure do hope this thing identifies your computer as one that came out after Leopard was released so that you can just do a fresh install from the Snow Leopard disc instead of an install-and-immediate-upgrade. That would suck.
Needless to say, I ordered my Up-To-Date back in July and I'm looking forward to playing with it on Friday.
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interconnect said 9:19AM on 8-24-2009
the main apple page has been updated with an announcement about snow leopard!
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Randy said 9:19AM on 8-24-2009
Does anyone else think there are soft updates for the MacBook /MacBook Pro hardware? Their "select" status in the order section of their respective pages are mysteriously missing.
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