Upgrade to Panther now, or wait for Tiger?

iposter · July 1, 2004 7:11PM

I was just about to order Panther at the Apple Store, and had the thought whether people who have Panther think it's worth upgrading now, or should I just wait till next year and get Tiger?

I am currently running 10.2.8, which has been rock solid on my iMac so far...

wmf · July 1, 2004 8:44PM

Get Panther.

ryaxnb · July 1, 2004 10:11PM

Go for Panther.

But it's a hard choice...

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rok · July 1, 2004 10:14PM

are you kidding? panther is finally getting to a mature state (for it), and tiger is potentially a year away. and when tiger comes out, i guarantee there will be bugs not even apple saw coming. so buy panther now and enjoy...

johnq · July 1, 2004 10:33PM

My roomates don't have Panther. i'm constantly hitting the wall when I say do xyz feature but then realizing they can't do it.

Seems like Disk Utility has always had the ability to make disk images for example. But no. Or Finder's use of ZIP for compression. Or Fast User Switching...damn...Panther is great.

There's no turning back.

progmac · July 2, 2004 8:49AM

$85 on ebay. Sorta cheap

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...106024476&rd=1

if you are a student i think you can get it for $69 or so though

iposter · July 2, 2004 9:58AM

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Originally posted by progmac

$85 on ebay. Sorta cheap

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...106024476&rd=1

if you are a student i think you can get it for $69 or so though

That is right. Thanks for the advice everyone, I will go ahead and get it on student discount, looks like it is worth it.

progmac · July 2, 2004 10:45AM

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Originally posted by iPoster

That is right. Thanks for the advice everyone, I will go ahead and get it on student discount, looks like it is worth it.

yeah, plus the student copy is indistinguishable from a standard copy, with a full retail box and all. panther is nice, i'm sure you'll enjoy it. iLife '04 i would call a must-have as well. iPhoto 4 is awesome

kickaha · July 2, 2004 11:32AM

OTOH, you could spend $99, get a one-year student developer account, get Panther as part of your first mailing, and if Tiger is released before it expires, you get that *TOO*.

It's the best deal around.

progmac · July 2, 2004 11:53AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kickaha

OTOH, you could spend $99, get a one-year student developer account, get Panther as part of your first mailing, and if Tiger is released before it expires, you get that *TOO*.

It's the best deal around.

but is he a developer?

kickaha · July 2, 2004 11:59AM

Who the hell cares?

ANY student can get a developer account.

For $99 you get:

Current OS release, Xcode, a bunch of Dev CDs and a tshirt in your first mailing, then a CD every month with new dev stuff on it. Easily tossed if you don't care about it.

*AND* any OS release that happens during your one-year membership.

Time it right, and you can get 10.3 with your first mailing, and then 10.4 when it's released.

Both.

For $99.

hmurchison · July 2, 2004 2:06PM

Great advice Kickaha. Your brain is hung like a horse.

I just may do that myself.

nano · July 4, 2004 12:16AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kickaha

OTOH, you could spend $99, get a one-year student developer account, get Panther as part of your first mailing, and if Tiger is released before it expires, you get that *TOO*.

It's the best deal around.

How do you sing up?

kickaha · July 4, 2004 12:39AM

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I'm glad you asked Bob!

http://developer.apple.com/students/

</mode>

talksense101 · July 4, 2004 11:58PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kickaha

<mode=smarmy_gameshow_announcer>

I'm glad you asked Bob!

http://developer.apple.com/students/

</mode>

Ok!! Now you have me green with envy!. That is a great deal to say the least.

leonis · July 5, 2004 12:25AM

Go use Jaguar and never look back

xool · July 5, 2004 8:25PM

Another bonus of the student ADC membership is a one time hardware discount. As a student member you may make one purchase through the Developer Purchase Program whereby you may save as much as 25% on a new system!

The $500 / year premier membership level usually includes a discount when you renew. But the student program only permits one discount ever. (Students who later upgrade are again eligible for discounts via the new membership level.)

I saved almost $800 when I bought my Ti 500 and, with ADC, I got other good stuff too. It payed off for Apple too as now I pay far more than $100 per year.

Upgrade to Panther now, or wait for Tiger?

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