guruuno1 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 I'm a PC convert. I built a 'Hackintosh' via these forums a year or 2 ago. Bought a MacBook. Converted from a 20 year + PC Guru to a Mac Newbie. I'm having all kinds of weird stuff, inconsistencies, etc., with the new Leopard. I've been 'spreading the word' for all of the old PC die hards that the MAC is the way, and now I feel like a fool. Lots of issues, hangups, freezes, incompatabilities, etc. Is it me, or am I misguided? I love my new 24" iMac, but all of these issues are burning me out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68866-big-disappointment/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcampisi14 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 There has been a much of hardware related issues with the new iMacs. Possibly a quality control issue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68866-big-disappointment/#findComment-489521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Fogge Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 In my opinion, Leopard needed another delay. It just does not have that "finished" feel that all of their other releases have. So much stuff is just not fully implemented, and that which is implemented is buggy at best. Take Frontrow for example, when connecting over the network to a shared library, it will not display metadata or artwork. One has to wonder why Apple did not just go with their AppleTV application as it shares so much in common with the new frontrow. Next up, we have ZFS which like the Airport cards a few months ago requires an "enabler" to use fully. It is completely working as a filesystem, however does not have the integration that one would expect. Then, we have QuickLook which disables audio in other applications when it runs. Also, we have a transparent menubar that is not really transparent. Try spawning a window beneath the menubar. You will just see the top of the window cut off. Same thing comes if you are using a third-party desktop background utility rather than the Apple supplied one. The old menubar transparency is retained with the new background. I could go on, but I am getting bored. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68866-big-disappointment/#findComment-489559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guruuno1 Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 And I thought it might be me. (My iMac is a July 2007 version, not the newest version). I'll keep hanging in there, but Steve Jobs better push his developers a tad harder, as the allure is fading fast. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68866-big-disappointment/#findComment-489616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conroe Mac Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I really wasn't that impressed by this release. The new features are nice, but there's nothing that changes the way I use the computer and quite a few new annoyances. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68866-big-disappointment/#findComment-489634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyanf Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 I would give it some time as this is the 1st release for multilib n multi platform support. By far i think this is the only os on dual platform distro... Bugs are there thats for sure but if you're only having problem on leopard might just sit back on tiger 1st until the patches arises... Btw it's a good excercise to report bugs to Distro... For your hardware what can we say it's mostly made in china nowadays, for me i'll give it sometime... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/68866-big-disappointment/#findComment-489661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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