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Best Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6, and Mac Box Set Deals
2009.10.20
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- LEM's Leopard Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6.
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Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" is available as an upgrade to anyone with an Intel-based Mac. At $29 for a single user license or $49 for a 5-user family pack, we think everyone with an Intel Mac should upgrade from 10.5 to 10.6.
Apple announced the Mac Box Set at Macworld Expo - one box with Mac OS X, iLife '09, and iWork '09. The regular Box Set retails for just $40 more than a single copy of Leopard, and the 5-user Family Pack lists at only $30 more than a Leopard family pack.
Mac OS X 10.5 came to market in late 2007 and really raised the bar on what hardware was officially supported. Apple's stated requirements are a G4 or later CPU running at 867 MHz or faster, at least 512 MB of memory (1 GB recommended), and 9 GB of available hard drive space. Leopard is the first version of the Mac OS to ship as a "universal binary" that can run on both PowerPC and Intel-based Mac hardware.
Our readers discovered that Leopard can run on any Mac with a G4 CPU and AGP graphics, although you have to work around checks in the installer to put OS X 10.5 on unsupported hardware. Leopard can run on 350 MHz G4 Macs once you've worked around installation issues, although not with the same performance you'd see on a fully supported Mac. We even have reports of a few running Leopard with only 384 MB of RAM. See our article on Unsupported Leopard Installation for more details.
As it's now discontinued, OS X 10.5 is beginning to command a premium price.
Mac OS X 10.6 is arriving on August 28, 2009, and it further raised the bar - every Intel Mac with 1 GB of RAM can run it, but no PowerPC Macs can. It's the end of the Mac OS road for those G4 and G5 Macs.
Best Mac OS X 10.5 Prices (including shipping)
- Mac Box Set, 5-user family pack, $178, LA Computer, Small Dog
- Mac Box Set, 5-user family pack, $199, MacMall
- OS X 10.5 upgrade, $80, Mac-Pro
- OS X 10.5, single user, $108, TechRestore
- OS X 10.5, 5-user family pack, $165, LA Computer
- OS X 10.5 Server, 10 users, $265, Amazon.com
- OS X 10.5 Server, unlimited, $850, We Love Macs
Best Mac OS X 10.6 Prices (including shipping)
- OS X 10.6, single user upgrade, $25 shipped, Amazon.com
- OS X 10.6, 5-user upgrade, $45.49 shipped, Amazon.com
- OS X 10.6 Server upgrade, $448, MacMall
- Mac Box Set upgrade, single user, $130, Amazon.com
- Mac Box Set upgrade, 5 users, $179, Amazon.com
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Amazon.com
Free ground shipping. Amazon.com collects sales tax on orders shipped to KS, KY, ND, and WA.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Mac Box Set 10.5, 5-user family pack, $234 shipped
- OS X 10.5 Server, 10 users, $265 shipped
- OS X 10.5.4 Server, unlimited, $929.99 shipped
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, single user, $129.99 shipped
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $178.95 shipped
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $25 shipped
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $45.49 shipped
- OS X 10.6 Server upgrade, $461.99 shipped
Apple Store US
Free ground shipping. Apple collects sales tax on orders shipped to most states.
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, single user, $169 shipped
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $229 shipped
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $29 shipped
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $49 shipped
- OS X 10.6 Server upgrade, $499 shipped
Apple Store Canada
Free ground shipping.
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, single user, C$219
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, C$299
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, C$129
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, C$199
- OS X 10.6 Server upgrade, C$499
B&H Photo/Video
Free ground shipping.
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, single user, $169 shipped
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $229 shipped
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $28 shipped
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $46 shipped
Club Mac
Add $6 for Priority Mail shipping. Club Mac collects sales tax on orders shipped within California.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, single user, $143.99
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $192.48
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $24.99
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $42.98
- OS X 10.6 Server upgrade, $444.99 shipped
FastMac
- OS X 10.5, single user, $179.95
LA Computer Company
Shipping may add $8 or more. LA Computer collects sales tax on orders shipped within California.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- OS X 10.5.1, 5-user family pack, $165
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac Box Set 10.6, single user, $169
- Mac Box Set 10.6, 5-user family pack, $229
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $29
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $49
Mac Connection
Free ground shipping on orders over $100. Mac Connection collects sales tax on orders shipped to AL, CT, IL, MA, NC, NJ, NY, OH, TN, and TX.
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, single user, $144.99 shipped
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $199.99 shipped
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $25.99
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $45
- OS X 10.6 Server upgrade, $499 shipped
MacMall
Add $2.99 for ground shipping. MacMall collects sales tax on orders shipped to CA, IL, MN, TN, and WI.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, single user, $143.99
- Mac Box Set 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $192.48
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $24.99
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $42.98
- OS X 10.6 Server upgrade, $444.99
Mac-Pro
Shipping may add $10 or more. Mac-Pro collects sales tax on orders shipped within CA.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- OS X 10.5.1 upgrade, requires 10.4, $77.77
- OS X 10.5, single user, $197.87
- OS X 10.5, 5-user family pack, $197.77
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac Box Set 10.6, single user, $166.77
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $27.99
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $47.99
Other World Computing
Add $2.50 for First Class mail delivery, $6 and up for other shipping options.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Mac Box Set 10.5, 5-user family pack, $227.99
- OS X 10.5.6, 5-user family pack, $194.99
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac Box Set 10.6, single user, $164.99
- Mac Box Set 10.6, 5-user family pack, $227.99
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $28.79
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $49
Retro Software
Add $8 for ground shipping. RetroSoftware collect sales tax on orders shipped within Michigan.
- OS X 10.5.4 Server, 10 users, $299
Small Dog Electronics
Shipping may add $9 or more.
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, single user, $29.99
- OS X 10.6 upgrade, 5-user family pack, $49.99
- OS X 10.6 Server upgrade, $449.99
We Love Macs
Shipping may add $4.50 or more.
- OS X 10.5 upgrade, single user (OEM), with 3-port USB 1.1 hub, $74.95
- OS X 10.5.6, single user, $129.95
- OS X 10.5, 5-user family pack, $199.95
- OS X 10.5 Server, unlimited, $849.95
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