I'm using it on my PowerBook G4. No problems apart from not being able to run Adobe Photoshop Elements v2, which as the version number suggests is a few years old now. My advice, go ahead and install it now!
Read the thread on Time Machine if you intend running that though.
Mick – do you mean that Photoshop Elements 2 works on Leopard on your MBP? If so. why doesn't it work on Terry's machine? And does Toast 7 work on Leopard? I think Terry said it didn't?
And is anyone else getting a bit fed up with all the magazines and websites harping on about Leopard as though it is a tremendous advance. I am tempted to try it as a new toy but rationally – an occasional experience – I cannot really see it has any advantage for the humble user.Or is this heresy for which I should be imprisoned for 2 weeks in a foreign jail?
Sorry Alan - I was replying to Adrian, it's Leopard that works fine for me on my MBP. I'm afraid I don't have Elements 2, but Elements 4 works O.K.. I keep most of my software up to date so it all works as is or at least has been a free upgrade. I've yet to try Toast in full (that's one where I do have an oldie - v5) but it runs O.K., yet to see if it will burn.
The features of Leopard are well documented so it should be easy to see if it's worth the upgrade for you. Some features may be worth the upgrade price on their own. If you don't have a backup schedule at present then Time Machine could be just what you need; if you ever need help then the ability of iChat to allow someone to take over your screen and talk you through a procedure could be it or perhaps you have a small screen which is always cluttered - enter Spaces. But a "tremendous advance"? That's down to individual impressions.
From what we hear from those who have been early to install, the general impression seems to be ,"It's excellent - but!!!" Perhaps like me, you may feel that as your computer is working fine with Tiger it may be more comfortable to wait until some of the bugs have been shaken out of Leopard say version 10.5.4.
It is reported that Leopard was sent to market before many of the application developers had tried their software and developed patches and upgrades so some of the development is having to take place as we speak.
Adrian Walker 