Mac OSX Tiger Is a Big Improvement

[stepnw1f]

I have installed Tiger for the first time on my G4 and am presently happy with the speed improvement. I'm gonna like customizing my system...

anyone have the same experience?

[politicat]

1. Actually, no. I went back to 10.3.

I was having all sorts of weird performance issues, and crashes in three of my four favorite applications.

I didn't see Dashboard as such an improvement I was willing to deal with the instabilities.

For what it's worth, I'm on a 1 GHz 15 inch Powerbook with 1 Gb of RAM and an upgraded 80 GB 7200 hard drive.

The only problem I'm having now is that I can't auto log into the wireless network when I restart the machine. But having to type my 26 digit password is a minor issue in comparison.

[reprobate]

2. Yes there are some apps that needed updating.

I made the transition when tiger first came out, and had to wait a few weeks before all the software was compatible. Since then I've had no problems. All the programs I use were updated to Tiger fairly quickly and needed just a quick download to bring them up to date.

Which software were you having problems with?

[politicat]

3. iWork, NeoOffice, Mariner Office, Neverwinter Nights off the top o my head

There may have been others. Also I think I was having problems with the Corel imaging suite, but I can't remember for certain. And my copies of Dreamweaver and Fireworks never did run right.

We upgraded as soon as Tiger came out, (April, 2005) and I spent six months dealing with the bugs. I didn't revert to 10.3 until January of this year, and was still waiting for app updates on iWork and Mariner Office. Since I word crunching software is vital to what I do for a living, I really couldn't afford to wait the six months I did.

[NoQuarter]

4. Do you repair permissions when you install software?

I got Tiger the day it came out and have never had the issues I'm reading about other people having. Honestly, not one.

I first installed it on my G4 iBook 933Mhz / 640 RAM. After Spotlight indexed the HD and 2 external drives, I was off and running.

I got a G5 iSight 1.9GHz / 1G RAM in December. It just purrs.

Remember to use your install disc to repair permissions on the start-up disk.

[bullimiami]

5. i installed in on my old g4 as well as many others, g4 and g5s.

i didnt really see a huge difference. maybe a tad faster at some things, a few more bells and whistles.
havent had any problems to speak of either.

[Javaman]

6. I got it and love it.

I have a G5 1.8 single proc with 2 gigs of mem 5 hd's.
The first thing I noticed was start up was a lot faster.
I haven't had a single issue with the finder and love dashboard. I use it all the time. I keep a local movie listing, weather map, 5 day forcast, todays foxtrot comic and a few other things on there.
Just like any system, make sure you keep up with the updates (Tiger makes that very easy) and your security updates.

[realisticphish]

7. love it

i switched while on a 2 ghz iMac G5, and i've had no problems

[NV Whino]

8. I'm running 10.4.5

on my G4 tower 733 MHz and on my G4 iBook. I love it.

[Adelante]

9. Just installed Tiger 4 on my iMac G5

Way, way faster than Panther :thumbsup: