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I finally upgraded to Tiger

Jan 3, 2008 2:14AM PST

Yeah, I know. I'm a day late and a dollar short, but my 17" iMac G4 is not really ready for OS 10.5. I figured Tiger will be the last OS for my computer until my baby dies and I need to buy an Intel Mac. But one question: Why is my Mac running so much faster and more efficient with 10.4.11 than it did with 10.3.9? Not only is it running faster, but all the programs, including my printer utility and web browser work better. Toast and Popcorn burn DVDs faster too. When I installed Tiger did it optimize the hard drive and get rid of scattered files?

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One reason is,
Jan 3, 2008 2:27AM PST

more efficient code was used in 10.4
This has been the case since 10.0 where each iteration of the OS has improved in speed over the last.

Pleased that you finally made the move and are probably thinking about why you did not go before.

You are right though, your iMac G4 would not be able to do justice to 10.5 and would not give you the same speed boost as you have seen in Tiger.

Enjoy it, I liked 10.4 and really had no problems with it.

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My 17 inch iMac G4 is running Leopard
Jan 3, 2008 2:40AM PST

though the CPU is constantly active. Some of the bells and whistles do not run smoothly but performance is pretty good overall. Tiger ran better on it I suppose, but I'm happy with Leopard.

Leopard has a lot of new features that are individually small but take their toll on the machine. If in the future you decide to upgrade it one last time, keep in mind that everything will work accordingly but performance may not be too responsive. Just thought you might like to know.

-BMF

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10.5 on G4
Jan 3, 2008 3:06AM PST

I figured my iMac could run 10.5 but I read somewhere else that the cpu would stuggle to keep up. At this time I don't do heavy tasks on my computer (MS Word, Excel, PP, web and primarily burning demo DVDs for work), and I don't have any need to run a PC at home, so I just can't come up with a good reason to load 10.5. One day I'll give my iMac it's last rites, then I'll get an Intel Mac. Just think: By the time I finally get a new Mac with Leopard, I'll be at step one of learning the software and the new Macs will have OS 12.5 and it will be called gazelle.

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Not quite true Dan,
Jan 3, 2008 3:14AM PST

When you get set to buy your new one, it will come with the current OS installed.

If you wait long enough, you may even skip the rest of OS X and go straight to OS XI

Happy


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Or Apple could ditch the numbers and call it "The OS"
Jan 3, 2008 9:04AM PST

LOL. Course I wouldn't want to wait too long. By then, all the internals of each Mac will fit into a pen, with a holographic screen and keyboard.

-BMF