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I have an early model Intel 1.6 dual core with 2gb ram, upgraded 7200rpm hard drive.

I need to update some software I'm running on Tiger. The new software only runs on Leopard or higher.

Should I go to Leopard and call it good or make the jump all the way to snow leopard?

What can I expect as far as performance if I do a wipe-from-scratch-clean install?
 
Go strait to Snow Leopard. It runs on all Intel Macs and contains a lot of performance tweaks for x86 and dual cores. The speed up is pretty dramatic on the Core 2 systems. The Tiger to SL upgrade does cost more. You might want to do a clean install unless it's too inconvenient.
 
I agree with mmntech, just move to Snow Leopard. However, I would check and make sure the software in question works OK with Snow Leopard. There are some compatibility issues here and there with the new OS.

-KeithP
 
Originally posted by: mmntech
Go strait to Snow Leopard. It runs on all Intel Macs and contains a lot of performance tweaks for x86 and dual cores. The speed up is pretty dramatic on the Core 2 systems. The Tiger to SL upgrade does cost more. You might want to do a clean install unless it's too inconvenient.
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You can use the upgrade disk to do a clean install, so the OP can get away with just spending $29. In fact, it isn't even against the EULA.
 
Originally posted by: TheStu
Originally posted by: mmntech
Go strait to Snow Leopard. It runs on all Intel Macs and contains a lot of performance tweaks for x86 and dual cores. The speed up is pretty dramatic on the Core 2 systems. The Tiger to SL upgrade does cost more. You might want to do a clean install unless it's too inconvenient.
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You can use the upgrade disk to do a clean install, so the OP can get away with just spending $29. In fact, it isn't even against the EULA.
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Yah, I remember hearing something like that but I didn't want to give the OP the wrong info.
 
Just choose "Erase and install." - I don't even remember seeing it when I installed Snow Leopard as the default is just upgrade, you may have to look through the menus.
 
Yes, there is a trick... no not really.

Insert disk.
Select Clean Install.
Sip beverage.
 
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