Mac Box Set

The Mac Box set includes Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard, the latest version of the world’s most powerful operating system, iLife ‘09, featuring the new iPhoto ‘09, iMovie ‘09, GarageBand ‘09, iWeb ‘09, and iDVD, iWork ‘09, Apple’s productivity suite for home and office including Pages ‘09, Numbers ‘09, and Keynote ‘09

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5 Stars Like buying a new Mac!
I had a 2006 iMac running Tiger OS and iLife HD. I never really had the desire to upgrade my OS until I changed jobs and the company that I work for now is using Leopard. Time Machine is such a wonderful feature, and best of all, I was able to use it with my external USB drive. No additional drives to buy. Not only that, but after seeing the new features of iLife09, especially iWeb and iMovie, I knew I wanted that software package too. I was amazed to see that you could buy all three bundled for over 40% off the cost of all three! It’s just like I bought an all new iMac for a fraction of the price! Sounds like a infomercial, but it’s true. Installation was simple, and I’m loving the OS and new software. Truly a great deal for us with a computer a few years old, and wanting to breath new life into it.

5 Stars Deal of the year!
OS X Leopard, iLife 09, iWork 09 for $149? It is a very good deal.

I already own Leopard, planning on getting iWork 09 and iLife 09.

If you have more than one Mac at home, better still buy the Family pack of Mac Box Set for $199… you can install upto 5 systems. Who gives operating system and work suite and digital work suite for $199 and also for upto 5 computers …

5 Stars Fantastic deal.
I was about to upgrade my early 2006 iMac to iLife 09 and to Leopard early January, when I saw this coming out. Waited for its release and bought it from Amazon at a cheaper price and even got iWork 09 thrown in. It was a great deal and should be the last upgrade for this tired old iMac, which should give me another 2 to 3 years of use.

5 Stars Great package
This bundle’s price on Amazon is GREAT ! Get Leopard for the price of iwork + ilife .

The version of Leopard on the dvd was 10.5.6 - the latest at the time… which is great! I wanted to update my machine and did not want any problems… so I was happy to see it had the latest rev on the dvd ready to go.

5 Stars Great Apps at an even better price
I purchased the Mac Box Set, and definetly happy with my purchase. Not only do you get the most up-to-date version of Leopard (10.5.6), but iWork 09 and iPhoto 09, cheaper than you would by buying both separately.

Both are great. Love the faces feature in iPhoto and the compatability of iWork with Office documents.

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Mac Box Set Family Pack

The Mac Box set includes Mac OS X v10.5.6 Leopard, the latest version of the world’s most powerful operating system, iLife ‘09, featuring the new iPhoto ‘09, iMovie ‘09, GarageBand ‘09, iWeb ‘09, and iDVD, iWork ‘09, Apple’s productivity suite for home and office including Pages ‘09, Numbers ‘09, and Keynote ‘09

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Very good deal
If you have more than one Mac at home buy the Family pack of Mac Box Set for $199… you can install upto 5 systems.

Who gives operating system and work suite and digital work suite for $199 and also for upto 5 computers …

5 Stars Worth the money.
I have a MacPro desktop, my sibling has a iMac, and my other sibling has an iMac and a Macbook Pro. Two of their computers are still running Tiger, but not anymore. I already have Leopard, so I just installed iLife and iWork ‘09 on my system, and they installed both suites on all of their systems.

We’re all up to date, I’ll be purchasing a new Macbook soon, and have I’ll an iWork license leftover for it.

I’m happy that my whole family of “Apples” are working at full top capacity.

This product is worth the money if you have multiple systems, and you get to install it in up to five computers. It’s a deal if you’re not flying solo.

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Apple Aperture 2 1 1

You can access your entire iPhoto library directly within Aperture 2, to import selected events, albums, or individual photos using the iPhoto Browser. Aperture 2 includes an all-in-one inspector that consolidates the Project, Metadata, and Adjustments panes and lets you switch between them simply by typing W. Quickly locate images in the innovative All Projects view with project skimming. The new Quick Preview mode provides rapid-fire photo browsing, letting you quickly compare, rate, and make image selections. Aperture also offers enhanced performance when making processor-intensive adjustments, such as Noise Reduction and Highlight and Shadows. Leveraging the next-generation RAW image processing in Mac OS X Leopard, Aperture 2 delivers images of astounding quality, offering superb color fidelity, increased shadow detail, reduced noise, and advanced highlight recovery. Aperture provides RAW support for the leading digital cameras and camera backs. It also supports DNGs made from the RAW files of most digital cameras. With a .Mac account, you can take advantage of new support for .Mac Web Gallery to create beautiful online portfolios even allowing clients, colleagues, or friends to download JPEG or RAW originals complete with embedded metadata. Aperture also lets you sync your Aperture library to an iPhone or iPod. Or enjoy your photos on a widescreen TV in glorious high definition using Apple TV.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great Product!
Fast and easy, load it and go, online tutorials if you need them. Just doesn’t get any better. Outstanding features and far easier than LightRoom or PhotoShop.

4 Stars powerful, but don’t get in a hurry
This is a powerful program. There are so many ways to adjust pictures and bring out all the detail of RAW shots. The ones I have edited in Aperture are definitely better than in iPhoto. Before you go hog wild and download all your photos into Aperture from iphoto, take some time to read the instructions online and think about how you want your photos organized. If you are coming over from iPhoto this isn’t a slam dunk. You will have to learn how the projects, folders and albums all work with each other. The built in keywords were annoying to me because they didn’t fit my photography or my organization scheme. Working with sets of keywords getting a little used to. Some of the features seem like they should be obvious, but are not. The LOOP feature isn’t as friendly as the old slider to magnify shots. Some of the little icons are almost impossible to see and figure out what they do. I think it will be awesome once I get used to it and learn all about it. If you like using keystroke shortcuts, you’ll have lots to play with here. I didn’t have a steep learning curve with iPhoto. It came quick and easy. It’s going to take longer with Aperture for sure.

Oh yeah, I upgraded the RAM on my 20″ late 2007 iMac to 3 GB from 1. It helped the program run faster. I recommend doing this.

3 Stars Nice Interface but Performance Issues
The program is very easy to use and very powerful. It takes a lot fewer steps to post process files than in photoshop and I can process dozens or hundreds in a sitting and very rarely have to turn to photoshop because Aperature’s own tools are powerful. The interface is elegant too. The problem is speed. I have a dual core 2.8ghz iMac which is well above the minimum spec for the program. Most of the time Aperature is very fast but sometimes it will grind to an absolute halt. It might take three minutes to load one image. The problem seems to be one that is getting worse as I add more and more pictures. When it goes down the whole system gets so unresponsive that I feel like i’m on a 1986 Mac Plus again.

5 Stars LOVE LOVE LOVE Aperture
I use a Canon XSi, and Aperture converts RAW images so easily. I use Aperture 2 on a PowerBook G4, 1.67Ghz, 2 GB RAM; it’s slow at times esp. with exports; but it works great. I can do other things in Aperture while is exports. I’ve never used Lightroom, but I have no need for it. I only have Photoshop CS2 (this computer does not run CS3 well at all); so I must convert RAW to DNG before I can use Photoshop. Aperture does that for me. Look into some plug-ins for exporting to Flickr/facebook etc, as that will speed up the process; and even for DNG conversion if you want/need to use Photoshop and Camera Raw doesn’t support your camera. But Aperture supports more than Camera Raw anyway. I love the Vault feature, and I have my Aperture Library backed up on a few drives - it’s easy and thoughtless with Aperture. I’m not a pro, just a serious hobbyist.

1 Star Slow, stalls out, not PhotoShop
After a long time using Photo Shop on my MacBook Pro, I was persuaded to buy and try Aperture 2. After a week of using this product, I have encountered numerous problems, including: It stalls out for no apparent reason when cloning; It is incredibly slow. Also, it has locked up several times to the point that I had to restart my computer to clear the problem.

Stick with Photo Shop. Aperture 2 does not measure up.

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Windows Vista Home Basic with SP1 32 bit for System Builders 1 pack

Item #: T03913. Windows Vista Home Basic is the edition of Windows for basic home computing needs. If you only want to use your PC for tasks like browsing the Internet, using e-mail, or viewing photos, then Windows Vista Home Basic may be the right edition for you. While it won’t provide as many benefits as Windows Vista Home Premium, it will help you use your PC more easily and more safely than you could with Windows XP.Windows Vista SP1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also addresses some management, deployment, and support challenges. Product Description: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic w/SP1 - license and media
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1
License Type: License and media
License Qty: 1 PC
License Pricing: OEM
Language(s): English
Media: DVD-ROM
Licensing Details: 32-bit
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1 Star vista 32bit vs mac osx
yes i agree that this is the cheapest way to get vista…vista has problems to the point where people are going back to xp,save yourself the hastle and buy a mac,mac os x is extremely stable and never crashes.Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A 15.4-inch Laptop (2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD SuperDrive) for the macbook pro and Apple MacBook MB466LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Slot Loading SuperDrive) for cheap macbook

3 Stars cheapest way to get vista
This is the cheapest way to get vista that I know of. However, of course it has all the faults that microsoft is famous for. Buy a mac and make your life easier.

Not sure if the developers version installs easily on a barebones pc, but it installed without trouble on a second partition on a macbook. In that situation at least it is not worth buying the non-developers version

I give it five out of five for price, and 1 out of five because its vista, making three out of five overall.

4 Stars Works For Me !
No Problems loading or setting up. Occasional ” Stack over flow “error encountered, but has stopped as time accumulated on operating system. Runs Smoothly and suprisingly quickly on custom built 1.25 MHZAMD w/512 MB. ram, Not sure about mother board and BIOS. Fairly standard 2004 desktop. SiS 741 Host CPU Bridge , SiS 964 PCi to LPC Bridge.

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