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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 85

Verdict

The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Elegant backup via Time Machine
  • Finder offers powerful navigation tweaks
  • Novel workspace customisation through Spaces' virtual desktops
  • Integration with web data and applications
  • Cover Flow visualises file browsing
  • IChat Theater offers green-screen backgrounds and lets users access each others' desktops
  • Boot Camp included

Cons

  • Some new features, such as geotagging, aren't obvious to find
  • Users with older Macs can't run Leopard

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